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1679

#10958

Les nouvelles descouvertes sur toutes les parties de la medecine. Recueillies en l'année 1679.

BLÉGNY, Nicolas de (1652 – 1722)

Blégny edited the first medical periodical published in the vernacular. To begin with it reported only the transactions of a medical society that Blégny organized. The periodical continued only until 1685, and the tit…

1801 –1821

#6750.3

Repertorium commentationum a societatibus litterariis editarum. 16 vols.

REUSS, Jeremias David (1750 – 1837)

A classified subject index to the contents of learned society journals to the end of the 18th century. Vols. 10-16 deal with medicine and surgery. Reprinted, New York, Franklin, 1961.

1817 –1848

#107

Isis, oder encyclopädische Zeitung (verzüglich für Naturgeschichte, vergleichende Anatomie und Physiologie), VON OKEN. 41 vols.

OKEN, Lorenz (1779 – 1851)
OKEN, Lorenz (1779 – 1851)

Lorenz Oken, a leading light in the Nature-Philosophical School in Germany, produced important work in the field of biology. He founded the journal Isis, which published articles of great value; its incursion into the…

1867 –1925

#6760

Catalogue of scientific papers. Compiled and published by the Royal Society of London. 19 vols.

ROYAL SOCIETY, [The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge] (1660 – )

An author index to scientific papers contained in the transactions of societies, journals, and other periodical works, published from 1800 to 1900. Continued by the international catalogue of scientific literature, wh…

1879 –1899

#6762

Index Medicus. A monthly classified record of the current medical literature of the world. Vols. 1-21.

BILLINGS, John Shaw (1838 – 1913)
BILLINGS, John Shaw (1838 – 1913) FLETCHER, Robert (1823 – 1912) U.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE

"Functionally, however, the greatest difference between the two publications [Index Medicus and the Index-Catalogue] was that the Index-Catalogue was a government publication and Index Medicus was not. For its entire …

1880 –1961

#6763

Index-catalogue of the library of the Surgeon General’s Office. Vol. 1-16; 2nd ser., vol. 1-21; 3rd ser., vol. 1-10; 4th ser., vol. l-11(A-Mn); 5th ser., vol. 1-3.

U.S. WAR DEPT. SURGEON GENERAL'S OFFICE
BILLINGS, John Shaw (1838 – 1913)
BILLINGS, John Shaw (1838 – 1913) U.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE

In 1836 Surgeon General Joseph Lovell established a small collection of medical books for the use of his staff. This was the origin of the “Surgeon General’s Library.” John Shaw Billings did much to develop the librar…

1881

#11416

Nederlands Tijdschrift tegen de Kwakzalverij. Vol. 1- .

VERENIGING TEGEN DE KWAKZALVERIJ

Founded in 1881, this Dutch organization is the oldest skeptical organization in the world investigating alternative medicine and quackery. It has published its periodical since 1881. The archive of the periodical may…

1886

#7387

Index to the periodical literature of dental science and art, as presented in the English language.

TAFT, Jonathan Collins (1820 – 1903)

Digital facsimile from the Medical Heritage Library, Internet Archive, at this link.

1892 –1982

#355

Index-catalogue of medical and veterinary zoology.

HASSALL, Albert (1862 – 1942)
STILES, Charles Wardell (1867 – 1941)
STILES, Charles Wardell (1867 – 1941) & et al.

An index to the world's literature on parasites and parasitisms of man, of domestic animals, and of wild animals whose parasites may be transmitted to man and domestic animals. It also contains references to fur-beari…

1896

#6660

JANUS. Archives Internationales pour l’Histoire de la Médecine, 1-

Subtitle changed to Revue Internationale de l’Histoire des Sciences, de la Médicine, de la Pharmacie, et de la Technique.

1897 –1899

#9005

The adult: A journal for the advancement of freedom in sexual relationships. 3 vols.

ELLIS, Henry Havelock (1859 – 1939)
BEDBOROUGH, George
BEDBOROUGH, George SEYMOUR, Henry Albert (1861 – 1938)

When I created this entry in February 2017 there was, inexplicably, no digital facsimile of this rare periodical on the web; however, there was an exceptionally excellent and most comprehensive finding aid available f…

1897

#10296

A catalogue of scientific and technical periodicals, 1665-1895. Together with chronological tables and a library checklist. 2nd edition.

BOLTON, Henry Carrington (1843 – 1903)
BOLTON, Henry Carrington (1843 – 1903)

Includes one of the most comprehensive listings of scientific periodicals, including medical, up to the time of publication. The chronological tables show the runs of the various journals within a time frame. There ar…

1907 –1951

#11297

Bulletin of the International Association of Medical Museums, Vols. 1-32. Edited by Maude E. Abbott, Alfred Scott Warthin, and others.

WARTHIN, Aldred Scott (1866 – 1931)
ABBOTT, Maude Elizabeth Seymour (1869 – 1940)
ABBOTT, Maude Elizabeth Seymour (1869 – 1940)

Digital facsimile from the Hathi Trust at this link.

1920 –1938

#8898

Medical life. Edited by Victor Robinson. (214 issues were published, beginning with vol. 27 and ending with vol. 45 because Robinson considered this a merger of five earlier medical periodicals.)

ROBINSON, Victor (1866 – 1947)

"the first monthly journal in English to be devoted to the history of medicine. Robinson opened the pages of Medical Life to eminent historians and beginners. A number of outstanding European medical historians contri…

1921 –1969

#3698

Index of the periodical dental literature in the English language.

BLACK, Arthur Davenport (1870 – 1937)

Retrospective from 1839; discontinued in 1969. Later known as Index to dental literature. Digital facsimile of the early volumes from the Hathi Trust at this link. Black spearheaded the project and supervised the comp…

1924

#6653

ARCHIWUM HISTORII MEDYCYNY. 1-

Original title, Archiwum Historii i Filozofii Medycyny; title shortened 1957.

1934

#6774

The medical and scientific periodicals of the 17th and 18th centuries, with revised catalogue and check-list.

GARRISON, Fielding Hudson (1870 – 1935)
GARRISON, Fielding Hudson (1870 – 1935)

Addenda and corrigenda by D.A. Kronick, Bull. Hist. Med. 1958, 32, 456-74.

1936 –1941

#6662.1

MEDICAL CLASSICS. 1-5

KELLY, Emerson Crosby (1899 – 1977)

Reprints of classic texts, with English translations where necessary. Includes biographical notes and full bibliographies.

1937

#6775

British periodicals of medicine. A chronological list.

LEFANU, William Richard (1904 – 1995)

Covers British periodicals published in the British Empire. Published in book form, Baltimore, 1938. Supplement, 1938-61, by A. M Shadrake, Bull. med. Libr. Ass., 1963, 51, 181-96, covers Gt Britain and Ireland, but e…

1939

#6654

BULLETIN OF THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE. 7-

Vol. 1-6, 1933-38 entitled Bulletin of the Institute of the History of Medicine. Recent issues may be viewed from Project Muse at: http://muse.jhu.edu/journal/24 .

1942

#6651

ACTA HISTORICA SCIENTIARUM NATURALIUM ET MEDICINALIUM. 1-, Kobenhavn, Odense,

Monographic series.

1943

#6657

GESNERUS: Vierteljahrsschrift für Geschichte der Medizin und der Naturwissenschaften. 1-

The latest issue may viewed at www.gesnerus.ch.

1943

#7895

GESNERUS: Revue Trimestrielle publiée par la Société d'Histoire de la Médecine et des Sciences Naturelles. Current title: GESNERUS: Swiss Journal of the History of Medicine and Sciences. 1-

1946

#6662

JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND ALLIED SCIENCES. 1-

The latest issue may be viewed at http://jhmas.oxfordjournals.org .

1946

#6652

ANNALS OF MEDICAL HISTORY. 1-10; New series, 1-10; 3rd series, 1-4, 1917-42. Index (1917-42),

1949

#7896

ASCLEPIO. Revista de Historia de la Medicina e cienca. 1-

1950

#6655

CENTAURUS. International Magazine of the History of Science and Medicine. 1-

1951

#6658

HISTOIRE DE LA MÉDECINE. 1-

1952

#7898

CUADERNOS DE HISTORIA DE LA SALUD PÚBLICA. 1-

Recent issues may be viewed at http://bvs.sld.cu/revistas/his/indice.html.

1954

#6451.1

Current work in the history of medicine. An international bibliography. No. 1-.

WELLCOME INSTITUTE FOR THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE

A quarterly subject index to periodical literature on the history of medicine. Also lists new books alphabetically by author. Discontinued. See No. 6451.11

1955

#7913

VESALIUS: Official Journal of the International Society for the History of Medicine. 1-

Past issues may be viewed at: http://www.vesalius.org.uk/issues/past-issues.

1955

#9037

Biographical memoirs of fellows of the Royal Society.

ROYAL SOCIETY, [The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge] (1660 – )

http://rsbm.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/by/year/royobits "November 1955 "Obituaries of Royal Society Fellows first appeared in 1830, in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Initially obituaries were read…

1957

#6663

MEDICAL HISTORY. 1-

The latest issue may be viewed at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/medical-history/latest-issue. Vols. 1-60 (1957-2016) are archived at PubMedCentral at this link.

1962

#7905

HISTORY OF SCIENCE. 1-

1964

#6664

MEDICINA NEI SECOLI - Arte e Scienza. 1-

1964

#7907

MEDICINA E HISTORIA. 1964-75, 1984-

1965

#6656

CLIO MEDICA. Acta Academiae Internationalis Historiae Medicinae. 1-

1966

#7909

MEDIZINHISTORISCHES JOURNAL. 1-

1967

#7902

HISTOIRE DES SCIENCES MÉDICALES. 1-

Issues may be viewed online at http://www2.biusante.parisdescartes.fr/hsm/?do=list.

1967

#7903

HISTORIA HOSPITALIUM. 1-

Journal of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Krankenhausgeschichte e. V.

1968

#6661

JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF BIOLOGY. 1-

The most recent issue may be viewed at this link.

1969

#6666

Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftsgeschichte. 53-

SUDHOFF'S ARCHIV

Formerly Archiv für Geschichte der Medizin, 1-20, 1907-28; Sudhoffs Archiv für Geschichte der Medizin (und der Naturwissenschaften), 21-52, 1929-68.

1970

#6665

NEUE MÜNCHENER BEITRÄGE ZUR GESCHICHTE DER MEDIZIN UND NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN; MEDIZINHISTORISCHE REIHE. 1-

Monographic series. Continuation of Münchener Beiträge, etc., 1-17, 1926-29.

1976

#6786.20

A history of scientific and technical periodicals. The origins and development of the scientific and technical press, 1665-1790. 2nd ed.

KRONICK, David A. (1918 – 2006)

“Includes much of medical interest and contains several tables indicating comparative numbers of periodicals on various subjects at different dates” (L.T.Morton).

1976

#10100

The Watermark. The quarterly publication of Librarians, Archivists and Museum Professionals in the History of the Health Sciences (LAMPHHS).

http://iis-exhibits.library.ucla.edu/alhhs/index.html "Librarians, Archivists, and Museum Professionals in the History of the Health Sciences (LAMPHHS) membership is open to librarians, archivists, and museum professi…

1978

#7897

BERICHTE ZUR WISSENSCHAFTSGESCHICHTE. 1-

Organ der Gesellschaft für Wissenschaftsgeschichte.

1979

#6667

TRANSACTIONS AND STUDIES OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF PHILADELPHIA. MEDICINE AND HISTORY. Series V, 1-

1979

#7904

HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF THE LIFE SCIENCES. 1-

1979

#10208

Serial publications containing medical classics. An index to citations in Garrison/Morton (3rd edition, 1970). Compiled by Lee Ash in collaboration with Michael A. Murray. 2nd edition, revised & enlarged.

ASH, Lee

An index to periodical citations in the 1970 printed edition of this bibliography. It is, however, still useful for references to 19th century, early 20th century, and earlier citations.

1979

#14345

An annotated bibliography of Canadian medical periodicals, 1826-1975.

ROLAND, Charles Gordon (1933 – 2009) POTTER, Paul M. J. (1944 – ) CRAWFORD, David Sullivan

In 2002 David Crawford began updating this work online as Bibliography of Canadian health sciences periodicals 1826-1980. This and other related writings by Crawford are available at https://internatlibs.mcgill.ca/.