On June 19, 1866, the first Juneteenth commemoration was held at Emancipation Park, on land in Houston that had been purchased by newly free African Americans, but freedom did not convey equality.
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Ghāyat al-Bayān: A Master Storyteller of Medical Knowledge Transmission
By Ayman Yasin Atat ~ During my recent visit to the National Library of Medicine (NLM), I had the privilege of exploring a manuscript, MS
Dr. Margaret Craighill: First Woman Commissioned Officer in the Army
In the course of her long and distinguished medical career, Margaret D. Craighill served as dean of the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, and became
“St. John’s Court Is No More”: Code Enforcement and The Baltimore Plan for Housing
By Daniel G. Cumming ~ It was an unusual commute. In the late 1930s, Dr. Huntington Williams, commissioner of the Baltimore City Health Department, and
Mission and Mandate: Navigating the History of Science Administration at the NIH
By Todd M. Olszewski ~ As a historian, I study the intersections among clinical medicine, health research, and health policy. What interests me especially is
Stanley Stein and The Star
Circulating Now welcomes guest author Elizabeth Schexnyder, curator of the National Hansen’s Disease Museum in Carville, Louisiana, to share the story of The Star magazine,
Preservation at the National Library of Medicine
Preserving a collection of material objects that represents the knowledge of many individuals and creates meaning for diverse communities is a fundamental part of the
(Un)fit to Nurse: Efficiency and Discipline at the Philippine General Hospital, 1898–1916
An interview with Ren Capucao, MSN, RN on his NLM History Talk and his research on the Philippine General Hospital at the turn of the 20th century.
A Brush with the History of the Dental Hygienist
By Lindsay Franz ~ Springtime means spring cleaning, but do you include cleaning your teeth as part of your annual efforts, and overall dental health?
Revealing Data: Navigating Historical Biomedical Technology Research with Digital Humanities
By Brice Bowrey ~ Historians must sometimes grapple with deafening silence in the archival record. They can just as easily find themselves drowning in the