Digital and Gallery Exhibits
Most Recent Exhibit
Legacy of Achievement – Washington University School of Dental Medicine – 2006 Chronicles the history of the first dental school west of the Mississippi River and includes a timeline and biographies of prominent faculty and alumni. |
Online Exhibits
Exploring Object Virtual Reality – 2006 The Object VR digital collection presents 3D digital representations of twenty historic hearing devices from the Central Institute for the Deaf-Max A. Goldstein Historic Devices for Hearing Collection at Washington University Bernard Becker Medical Library. |
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Washington University School of Medicine Oral History Project – 2006 A series of recorded interviews and transcripts dating from 1959 providing first person accounts and reflections on the history of the medical school, medical practice in St. Louis, and developments in the field of medicine. |
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Deafness in Disguise – Concealed Hearing Devices of the 19th and 20th Centuries – 2005 Showcases select historic hearing devices from the Central Institute for the Deaf-Max A. Goldstein Historic Devices for Hearing Collection at Washington University Bernard Becker Medical Library. Deafness in Disguise was originally published in 2002 and extensively revised in 2005 with over 300 new images and new sections. |
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Origins and History of the Washington University School of Medicine – 2005 A digitized version of an exhibit mounted at the Bernard Becker Medical Library in 1991 celebrating the Centennial of the Washington University School of Medicine. The exhibit contains maps, illustrations, photographs, ephemera, and includes numerous faculty profiles. |
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Beyond TLC: Missouri Women in the Health Science Professions – 2005 An exhibit celebrating the achievements and careers of women in Missouri who made an impact on the health science professions during the 20th century. Drawing principally upon the collections of the Becker Medical Library, the exhibit highlights the accomplishments of women who served pioneering roles in health science fields such as medicine, nursing, dentistry, and health administration. |
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Student’s Guide to the Pelvis and Perineum – 2004 This interactive online teaching module provides a three-dimensional functional picture of the pelvis and perineum region in human anatomy. The images applied were selected from rare anatomical atlases that provide clear demonstration, add esthetic value, and – because of their age – could be used without copyright restrictions. |
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Medicine in Times of Need: 21st General Hospital/Base Hospital 21 – 2003 Documents the military service of the army medical units affiliated with Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes Hospital during the First and Second World Wars. |
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Gems of Italian Medical History – 2003 Showcases early medical history volumes by Leonardo da Vinci, Niccolo Leoniceno, Antonio Scarpa, Johannes de Ketham and many others. The exhibit is presented in PDF format – use the Page Down and Page Up keys to navigate through the presentation and press ESC to exit. |
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We’ve Come a Long Way, Maybe: Some Pioneering Women in Medicine at Washington University – 2002 A tribute to the early women scientists and researchers at Washington University School of Medicine – based on an exhibit designed and written by the Academic Women’s Network of Washington University School of Medicine. |
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Powerful Grace Lies in Herbs and Plants – 1997 A joint exhibit between Becker Medical Library and the Missouri Botanical Garden Library that showcases works on herbal medicine dating from the 15th to the 19th centuries. |
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Bernard Becker Collection in Ophthalmology & Optics – 1996 A digitized edition of the print annotated catalog of the Bernard Becker Collection in Ophthalmology at Becker Medical Library – a collection which contains over 600 rare book volumes dating from the 14th century to the 20th century. |
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Oil Portrait and Major Art Gallery – 1995 The Portrait Gallery contains images from the Library’s collection of more than 120 framed portraits and other major display artifacts owned by the Washington University School of Medicine and other member institutions of the Washington University Medical Center. |
Glaser Gallery Exhibits
The Exhibits listed below were presented in the Robert J. and Helen H. Glaser History of Medicine Gallery on the 7th floor of the Library.
- The 21st General Hospital Goes to War
January 2006 – - Manuscript or Print? A Book Exhibit on the Renaissance Wars in Media Technology
October 2004 – December 2005 - New beginnings: The first decade of the Medical Campus
February – October 2004 - We've come a long way, maybe: 10th anniversary of the Academic Women’s Network
March – December 2002 - Muses and the Healing Art: An Exhibition on Medicine and the Arts
January – December, 2001 - Age of Smoke and Starch: Washington University School of Medicine in the 1950’s
1999-2000 - Dream city: Viennese Medicine as a Benchmark for St. Louis Doctors
April – October 1997 - Honor Crown the Worthiest: early 20th Century Perspectives on Medical Education from the Schulenburg and Bulger Collections
August, 1996 – April,1997 - The Keenest of Senses: Celebrating the Becker Rare Book Collection in Ophthalmology
May, 1995 – July, 1996 - Paracelsus: 500 years
March – December, 1994 - Realizing the Dream: Honoring the 75th Anniversary of Women’s Admission to the School of Medicine
October, 1993 – March, 1994 - Everything Nice: Sugars and Spices in Medical History
July—September, 1993
January – April, 1995 - Bodies, Bones, and Belligerence: China Perceived by Westerners
February – June, 1993 - Unpathed Waters, Undreamed Shores: The World of Renaissance Medical Discovery
October, 1992 – February, 1993 - The 21st General Hospital Goes to War
June – October 1992 - The Book as Patient: Crisis of the Printed Text
January – May 1992 - The Binding Influence: A Celebration of the Medical School Centennial
October – December, 1991 - A Tooth is a Sensible Bone: An Exhibit on Progress in Dental Medicine
May – September 1991 - McDowell’s College and Pope’s College: The Prehistory of Washington University School of Medicine
February – April, 1991 - Caliban’s New Master: An Exhibit on Renaissance Medicine
September, 1990 – January 1991