About the records
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| Title | Records of Medical History Museum |
| Date Range | 0450 - 2004 |
| Extent | 8,917 items |
| Repository | Medical History Museum, The University of Melbourne |
| Abstract | The Medical History Museum was established by a grant from The Wellcome Trust and opened on the 13th April 1967. It holds over 4000 items which include objects, photographs, archives and ephemera. The Museum houses the reconstructed 1849 Savory and Moore Pharmacy. Three ornate display cases from the Melbourne Internal Exhibition 1880 hold microscopes, microtomes and surgical instruments from the early 1800s to the 1950s. |
Administrative Information
- The records have been allocated to 66 series. The codes used to uniquely identify each series range from MHMS001 to MHMS066.
- Through the processing of the records, 317 provenance entities were identified. The codes used to uniquely identify each provenance entity, i.e. records creator or custodian, range from MHMP001 to MHMP317.
- The inventory covers 8,917 items, and may include records of continuing value, records sentenced for destruction and records that have been destroyed. The codes used to uniquely identify each inventory item range from MHM00001 to MHM04426. The total collection occupies linear cm of shelf space (or its equivalent).
- The documentation of the records at inventory level started on 28 February 2002. The latest additions were made on 25 November 2004. The latest modifications were made on 15 December 2004. This collection profile was updated on 3 October 2007.
Scope and Content
A small selection of items have been digitally imaged, including:
- Lamp: kerosene microscope lamp
- Microscope: Zeiss compound monocular
- Photograph: Australasian Medical Congress, 1908
- Illuminated address, acknowledging Harry Brooks Allen, 1889
- Photograph: portrait of H.B. Allen, (sepia)
- Photograph: black and white photo of Sir Harry Allen's grave with new gravestone
- Photograph: Sir Harry Allen's grave decorated with floral tributes, 1926
- Photograph: portrait of Professor H.B. Allen, (in photographic studio)
- Photograph: portrait of Professor H.B. Allen, (sepia)
- Annual Report, Church of England Grammar School, Melbourne, 1869
- Letter of recommendation, Passport for Professor H.B. Allen to travel on the Continent, 1890
- License, to Practice Anatomy, issued to H.B. Allen, 1882
- Certificate, medical registration, for H.B. Allen, 1890
- Letter (anon.) to H.B. Allen concerning plans for a proposed laboratory, c.1900
- Photograph: portrait of H.B. Allen wearing a striped tie, c.1890
- Photograph: studio portrait of H.B. Allen with his wife, c.1890
- Invitation for conferral of Honorary Degree for H.B. Allen, 1912
- Photograph: of photo-reproduction of Harry Brookes Allen, lecturing, early 1890s
- Sign, square wooden
- Photograph: (colour) of painted portrait of Sir Harry Brooks Allen, c.1915
- Photograph: Intercolonial Medical Congress, Melbourne, 1889
- Testimonial: Harry Brookes Allen, for position at the Melbourne Hospital, 1876
- Letter from James Williams, Secretary to the Melbourne Hospital, to Harry Brookes Allen, concerning application for the position of Demonstrator of Morbid Anatomy, 1876
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Published by the Centre for the Study of Health and Society, December 2004
Listed by Ann Brothers, Kate Naughton and Louise Murray HTML edition Updated 3 October 2007 http://www.jnmhugateways.unimelb.edu.au/mhm/about.htm The template for this finding aid is part of the Heritage Documentation Management System |
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