Osler Library of the History of Medicine
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The Osler Library of the History of Medicine is a renowned special collections library in Montreal dedicated to the historical study of medicine, built around the personal collection of physician Sir William Osler.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Osler Library of the History of Medicine canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic library
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medical history library ⓘ special collections library ⓘ |
| administrativeTerritorialEntity |
Quebec, Canada
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surface form:
Quebec
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| affiliatedWith | McGill University ⓘ |
| city | Montreal ⓘ |
| collectionBuiltAround | personal collection of Sir William Osler ⓘ |
| collectionSize |
over 100000 items
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tens of thousands of monographs ⓘ thousands of rare books ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | historical study of medicine ⓘ |
| fieldOfCollection |
history of medicine
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medical humanities ⓘ |
| foundedBy | William Osler ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
archival materials
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ephemera ⓘ historical medical instruments ⓘ incunabula ⓘ manuscripts ⓘ photographs ⓘ portraits ⓘ prints ⓘ rare books ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
preserve rare and historical medical materials
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provide access to special collections for scholars and students ⓘ support research in history of medicine ⓘ |
| hasNotableCollection |
early printed medical books
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historical medical portraits and prints ⓘ medical manuscripts from the Middle Ages and Renaissance ⓘ works by and about William Osler ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Osler Room
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rare books vault ⓘ reading room ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.mcgill.ca/library/branches/osler ⓘ |
| inception | 1929 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
McGill University
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Montreal ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding | McIntyre Medical Sciences Building ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Osler ⓘ |
| operatedBy | McGill University Library ⓘ |
| partOf | McGill University Library ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
opening of the library in 1929
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relocation to the McIntyre Medical Sciences Building ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly research on history of medicine ⓘ |
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