Drew Bourn

Histories of Race and Gender at Stanford Medicine

A collection of original historical documents on activism related to race and gender at Stanford Medicine is now available in the Medical History Center in Lane Library. The collection includes materials from groups such as the Black Advisory Committee, La Alianza Latina, the Stanford Raza Medical Association, and Professional Women of Stanford Medical School. There are… Read more Histories of Race and Gender at Stanford Medicine

Holman Papers Now Open for Research

A collection of the personal papers of Dr. Halsted Holman (1925-2024), Emeritus Professor of Immunology and Rheumatology at Stanford Medicine, is now open to researchers in Lane Medical Library. Lane Library staff worked with Dr. Holman from 2019 through 2023 to acquire his papers. The finding aid for the collection, which provides an inventory of… Read more Holman Papers Now Open for Research

Newly Digitized Historical SOM Press Releases

When Stanford’s School of Medicine moved from San Francisco to Palo Alto in 1959, its news bureau began to issue press releases about developments at the school. Lane Library has now digitized nearly 6,000 pages of press releases from 1959 through 1986, allowing for full-text searching of names, dates, and key terms. Explore the digitized… Read more Newly Digitized Historical SOM Press Releases

Histories of Latino/a and Latinx Medicine in California – A New Exhibit in Lane Library

At Lane Library, we are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a new exhibit from our Medical History Center. In 1883 Mariano Edward Gonzalez received his MD degree from Cooper Medical College – the school that later became Stanford University’s School of Medicine. He was one of the school’s first Latino graduates. But the histories of… Read more Histories of Latino/a and Latinx Medicine in California – A New Exhibit in Lane Library

Stanford Medicine Narratives: New Online Exhibit

The black granite benches that line the path from the Clark Center to the Center for Clinical Sciences Research are the work of artist Susan Schwartzenberg. The project was commissioned in 2008 by then-Dean of the School of Medicine, Dr. Phil Pizzo. You can now read and enjoy the panels from those benches in a… Read more Stanford Medicine Narratives: New Online Exhibit

Celebrating AANHPI Heritage Month: Join Us in Exploring Medical History

May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and the Medical History Center in Lane Library has resources to explore this rich history. Resources include: An online exhibit features one of the earliest Asian graduates of Cooper Medical College (the school that later became Stanford Medicine). Dr. Iga Mori (毛利伊賀) received his… Read more Celebrating AANHPI Heritage Month: Join Us in Exploring Medical History

Celebrate Women's History Month

You can celebrate Women’s History Month by exploring two recent projects of the Medical History Center in Lane Library. An exhibit on Dr. Mary Bennett Ritter can be found in Lane Library and on the Library’s website. Dr. Ritter received her MD in 1886 from Cooper Medical College in San Francisco- the school that later… Read more Celebrate Women's History Month

Color Our Collections

Do you like to relax or express your creativity by coloring in images? If so, check out our submission for this year’s Color Our Collections project! Every year the New York Academy of Medicine calls for libraries and archives to contribute historical images from their collections for people to color. The Medical History Center has… Read more Color Our Collections

Public Domain Day 2024

January 1st, 2024, is Public Domain Day. Copyright laws vary by country, but in the United States, works registered or first published in the U.S. in 1928 enter the public domain on January 1st, 2024! The Public Domain and You Did you know that copyright can expire? When the copyright of a work expires, the… Read more Public Domain Day 2024

Celebrate Women’s History Month

March is Women’s History Month! This year we are sharing information about three incredible women in the history of medicine. Read below to learn more about Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler–the first Black woman to receive an MD in the US, Dr. Elizabeth Yates–one of the first women to graduate from Stanford Medicine’s predecessor, Cooper Medical… Read more Celebrate Women’s History Month