By Kyle G on September 8, 2020
A collection of letters written by and to Florence Nightingale.
By Kyle G on September 6, 2020
Two collections of letters, written to and by Charles Darwin.
UBC Woodward Library acquired two collections containing letters to and from Charles Darwin, the well-known evolutionary biologist and originator of the concept of natural selection.
By Kyle G on August 31, 2020
While there is nothing resembling a museum in the Memorial Room area, there is a modest collection of artifacts. Notable among these are infant feeders, largely the gift of Miss Alice Wright of Vancouver. There are some sets of older surgical instruments and a few nineteenth century microscopes and pharmaceutical kits.
By Kyle G on August 31, 2020
The first major acquisition of historical medical material occurred in 1963 when a grant from the Mr. and Mrs. P.A. Woodward Foundation enabled the University to purchase a well-chosen collection of rare medical books from Dr. C.D. Leake.
By Kyle G on August 30, 2020
Dr. Webber was an undergraduate and medical student at UBC (class of ’58). He went on to be a Professor of Anatomy and Dean of the Medical School at UBC.
By Kyle G on August 30, 2020
Dr. Gibson arrived at UBC in 1949 where he became professor of neurological research. From 1963 he was professor of the history of medicine and science.
By Kyle G on August 30, 2020
Dr. Friedman arrived at UBC as Professor of Anatomy in 1950 where he stayed for his entire career.
By Kyle G on August 30, 2020
Dr. Zbarsky joined UBC in 1949 from the University of Minnesota. He was a professor in the Department of Biochemistry for his whole career.
By Kyle G on August 30, 2020
Dr. Robertson studied medicine at McGill and served as the first Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Shaughnessy Hospital and Chief of Surgery at Vancouver General Hospital. On a few occasions he was Acting Dean of the UBC medical school. In 1959, he moved to Montreal where he continued his medical and academic career.
By Kyle G on August 30, 2020
Dr. Kerr joined UBC in 1950 as Professor of Medicine and Head of the Department of Medicine.