Artifacts, Photographs, Records, Medical Equipment and Instruments
Adrienne Drapkin, Director
- Artifacts
- Photographs
- Medical Equipment and Instruments
- Records
Artifacts
| The Medical Museum has a collection of about 5000 artifacts. The artifacts in the collections are donated as gifts. The museum also borrows items for display from others museums and organizations. Ranging from 18th century medical books to a 1950s nurse's uniform to a straightjacket, the Medical Museum's artifacts represent centuries of medical advancement. |
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2. Binaural stethoscope,
1874. On loan from
The University of
Iowa College of Medicine |
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Photographs
| Photographs make up a large part of the Medical Museum's collection. Both black and white, and color photographs, are used in exhibitions on various subjects. The photographs often depict medical professionals, hospital staff, patients, medical buildings at the University of Iowa and medical equipment. |
4. Egyptian mummy, 26th Dynasty (663 to 525 BCE). Loaned by the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago. #3001 |
5. Kate Daum, The University of Iowa College of Medicine,
and Director, Nutrition Department, University Hospitals,
1926. Courtesy of the Dietary Department, the University of
Iowa Hospitals and Clinics |
6. Corset, circa 1900. On loan from Iowa State University,
Department of Textiles and Clothing |
Medical Equipment and Instruments
| The Medical Museum's collection of medical equipment and instruments includes a wide range of items from the 19th and 20th centuries. Forceps, dental keys, medicine bottles, scalpels, saws and many other instruments make up the collection. |
7. X-ray apparatus, 1896. Courtesy of the Physics Department, Grinnell College |
8. Scarifier, c. 1840-80. Donated by Mrs. D. O. Bovenmyer |
9. Eye surgical tool set, circa 1900, from the
collection of Thomas A. Farrell, MD,
Department of Ophthalmology, UIHC |
Records
| The Medical Museum has a variety of medical records from previous decades. Documentation of births, deaths, the Admission Requirements for Nurses at University Hospitals in 1908, a pamphlet from the University's dedication ceremony and much more. Some of these records are displayed in exhibitions with artifacts and instruments. |
1. Infant footprints,
November 22, 1921,
courtesy of Ann Walker |
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