News and Notes
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“A Mind Prostrate”: Physicians, Opiates, and Insanity in the Civil War’s Aftermath
November 6, 2018
New research points to an opiate addiction epidemic from the nineteenth century.
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Linda Hall Library 2019-2020 Fellowships
October 9, 2018
The Linda Hall Library is now accepting applications for its 2019-20 fellowship program.
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Fall 2018 Fellows Update
October 6, 2018
See the latest news from Consortium fellows.
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October 2018 Newsletter
October 3, 2018
In the October 2018 Newsletter: Caltech joins Consortium. New fellowship program and funding. New fellows for 2018-19.
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CFP: “Networks: The Creation and Circulation of Knowledge from Franklin to Facebook”
October 3, 2018
June 6-7, 2019
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California Institute of Technology Joins Consortium
September 26, 2018
The Consortium is delighted to welcome the California Institute of Technology as its newest member.
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Doctrine of the Skull: Phrenology and Popular Knowledge in Antebellum America
September 21, 2018
In the nineteenth century, phrenology transformed the relationship between scientists and the public.
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The H. W. Lende Manuscript Collection
September 11, 2018
The Smithsonian Libraries’ Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology has recently acquired the splendid manuscript collection of the late Henry Willard Lende, Jr, notable history of s
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The Records of the Consumer Health Information Center and the Records of Philly Health Info
September 11, 2018
The Historical Medical Library is pleased to announce that the Records of the Consumer Health Information Center (CHIC) and the records of its successor, Philly Health Info (PHI), have been fully processed and are ready for researcher use.
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Of Mythical Families in Mythical Cities: Small Family Propaganda and the City in India, 1954-77
August 23, 2018
How changing medical technologies helped change Indian families