Publications by Cécile and Oskar Vogt and letters by Oskar Vogt now available in the Bernard Becker Medical Library
If you were to look at where all of the pre-1800 books in our collections were published, you would notice that some cities show up over and over, such as Venice, Paris, Lyon, Basel, and Frankfurt. Garth’s work is a satirical take on the traditional epic poem, and is perhaps one of the better examples of the “medical poetry” genre. What better way to celebrate National Poetry Month than by taking a closer look at this work and its author? Dear Sir: – Before I left St. Louis last Spring, I spoke to you about certain aspirations of mine towards a Fellowship with the National Research Council. You may not remember the conversation, but I am taking advantage of your offer to help me if I should need advice. Our rare book collections hold several editions of Ambroise Paré’s surgical works. This is not unusual. Paré (1510-1590) is one of the most famous early modern surgeons, and his writings were very popular during that time period. While he published short treatises on distinct subjects beginning in 1545, the large folio editions of his collected [Read more] This article continues the Becker Brief of March 17, 2016 on the events surrounding the 1931 kidnapping of Dr. Isaac Kelley, a St. Louis area physician. During the trials of his kidnappers three years later, a St. Louis socialite was implicated in the plot to abduct Dr. Kelley. Her trail for the kidnapping was followed by accusations of illegal baby purchasing and blackmail. April 20, 1931, a night which would eventually set into motion a kidnapping, a murder, the theft of a baby, and multiple trials, was appropriately dark and stormy. March is Women’s History Month! Here in Archives and Rare Books, we’re going to celebrate by highlighting some of the remarkable women represented in our collections. Alisha Rankin, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of History at Tufts University, will be the guest speaker for the 50th Historia Medica lecture on Thursday, March 10. Dr. Rankin will present, “Poison Trials: Testing Antidotes in Early Modern Europe.” December 1, 1981 Eli Robins, M.D. Department of Psychiatry Dear Doctor Robins:A Spanish Edition of Dioscorides
National Poetry Month – Samuel Garth’s The Dispensary
In her own words: Caroline Whitney
Women in the Print Shop
A Socialite, A Baby, and Blackmail: Scandal and High Society in Prohibition Era St. Louis
A Doctor, A Reporter, and A Kidnapping: A Physician’s Abduction in Prohibition Era St. Louis
Women’s History Month: Mary Putnam Jacobi
50th Historia Medica Lecture – Alisha Rankin
A letter from George E. Murphy to Eli Robins in the Eli Robins Papers, Washington University School of Medicine on cognitive behavioral therapy
![Archives and Rare Books A Spanish Edition of Dioscorides By Elisabeth Brander — May 20, 2016 If you were to look at where all of the pre-1800 books in our collections were published, you would notice that some cities show up over and over, such as Venice, Paris, Lyon, Basel, and Frankfurt. Archives and Rare Books National Poetry Month – Samuel Garth’s The Dispensary By Elisabeth Brander — April 14, 2016 Garth’s work is a satirical take on the traditional epic poem, and is perhaps one of the better examples of the “medical poetry” genre. What better way to celebrate National Poetry Month than by taking a closer look at this work and its author? Archives and Rare Books In her own words: Caroline Whitney By Martha Riley — March 31, 2016 Dear Sir: – Before I left St. Louis last Spring, I spoke to you about certain aspirations of mine towards a Fellowship with the National Research Council. You may not remember the conversation, but I am taking advantage of your offer to help me if I should need advice. Archives and Rare Books Women in the Print Shop By Elisabeth Brander — March 28, 2016 Our rare book collections hold several editions of Ambroise Paré’s surgical works. This is not unusual. Paré (1510-1590) is one of the most famous early modern surgeons, and his writings were very popular during that time period. While he published short treatises on distinct subjects beginning in 1545, the large folio editions of his collected [Read more] Archives and Rare Books A Socialite, A Baby, and Blackmail: Scandal and High Society in Prohibition Era St. Louis By Caitlin Crane — March 23, 2016 This article continues the Becker Brief of March 17, 2016 on the events surrounding the 1931 kidnapping of Dr. Isaac Kelley, a St. Louis area physician. During the trials of his kidnappers three years later, a St. Louis socialite was implicated in the plot to abduct Dr. Kelley. Her trail for the kidnapping was followed by accusations of illegal baby purchasing and blackmail. Archives and Rare Books A Doctor, A Reporter, and A Kidnapping: A Physician’s Abduction in Prohibition Era St. Louis By Caitlin Crane — March 17, 2016 April 20, 1931, a night which would eventually set into motion a kidnapping, a murder, the theft of a baby, and multiple trials, was appropriately dark and stormy. Archives and Rare Books Women’s History Month: Mary Putnam Jacobi By Becker Staff — March 10, 2016 March is Women’s History Month! Here in Archives and Rare Books, we’re going to celebrate by highlighting some of the remarkable women represented in our collections. Archives and Rare Books 50th Historia Medica Lecture – Alisha Rankin By Stephen Logsdon — March 1, 2016 Alisha Rankin, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of History at Tufts University, will be the guest speaker for the 50th Historia Medica lecture on Thursday, March 10. Dr. Rankin will present, “Poison Trials: Testing Antidotes in Early Modern Europe.” Archives and Rare Books A letter from George E. Murphy to Eli Robins in the Eli Robins Papers, Washington University School of Medicine on cognitive behavioral therapy By Martha Riley — March 1, 2016 December 1, 1981 Eli Robins, M.D. Department of Psychiatry Dear Doctor Robins:](https://becker.wustl.edu/sites/default/files/Lewandowsky_Vogts_Brodmann circa 1903.JPG){kind=link}