The Visual Culture Program at the Library Company of Philadelphia recently held a reception at the Philadelphia Museum of Art where Trustee William H. Helfand gave a personal tour for Library Company members of a selection of the Helfand Collection of Proprietary Medicine Pamphlets.
Elizabeth Bennett Library for History and History of Science Princeton University Library 
Princeton University Library has recently acquired a substantial collection of material on phrenology. The collection includes about 350 items and was originally assembled in England by a private collector, Denis Gahagan, who was at one time connected with the Sociological Research Unit of the University of London.
Tamara Gaskell Historian & Director of Publications and Scholarly Programs Historical Society of Pennsylvania The Historical Society of Pennsylvania holds the records of the Engineers’ Club of Philadelphia, an organization founded to promote the study and practice of engineering through social intercourse among the city’s engineers. 
Illustration from Proceedings of the Engineers’ Club of Philadelphia, August 1886 In the late 19th century, Philadelphia was growing politically,
Aelwen Wetherby, University of Oxford
2011 to 2012 Research Fellow
The Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, will host its seventh annual History of Women’s Health Conference on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. They would like to invite interested persons to send a one to two page proposal or abstract of your topic by Friday, November 11, 2011 for consideration. The History of Women’s Health Conference focuses on women’s health issues from the late 18th century to the present. This conference encourages interdisciplinary work.
The Center offers one- or two- month Dissertation Research Fellowships and nine-month Dissertation Writing Fellowships for students in the history of science, technology and medicine. More information and online application here.
Amanda Bevers, University of California, San Diego
2011 to 2012 Research Fellow
The Barbara Bates Center for The Study of the History of Nursing would like to announce a new round of fellowships and research awards. For infomation about applying for a Bates Center Fellowship please visit the Bates Center website.
The Center offers both short- and long-term fellowships, as do several members of our consortium. Here is a partial list of scholars—most of whom are graduate students—who have received fellowships from the Center and its consortium partners to study history of science, technology or medicine during the current academic year, 2011-2012.
Rima Apple
University of Pennsylvania (School of Nursing) Lillian Sholtis Brunner Fellowship
Negotiating Public Health: A Study of the Lives of Public Health Nurses.
