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an oversized flat file within the Center. They are arranged in two separate divisions: as Non-
Photograph materials (posters, prints, blueprints, etc.) and as Photographs.
e). Photographs- The Photograph Collection contains approximately 25,000 photographs [as of July
1, 2012] on a variety of subjects relating to the history of family medicine. Copies of photographic
prints may be requested from most of the photos in our collection at a cost. (For more details on
prices for reproductions and services, please see Appendix 3.) The Photograph Collection is also
subdivided into two major categories: regular-size photographs, negatives and extra prints, which are
located in acid-free (tan) archival boxes in the Center; and Oversized original photographs, which are
located within the oversized flat file in the Center. Both regular-size and oversized photographs are
indexed and arranged under the Center’s uniform subject headings. (Note: at present, all individual
photographs have not yet been inventoried, but the subjects under which they are contained have
been listed for purposes of this Catalog. For more details, see the Photographic Collections section
later in this Guide.)
2). LIBRARY COLLECTION
The Library Collection contains over 600 volumes [as of July 1, 2012] on the following subjects:
a.) Books by or about family medicine or family physicians;
b.) General works on the history of American medicine; and
c.) General reference works.
Books within the Library Collection are organized and subdivided into three categories: books in the
Main Collection; Rare Collection (classified as such due to their age, value or if signed by the author
or presenter); and the Reference Collection.
In addition, the Library Collection also includes periodicals as well as more than 1,400 [as of July 1,
2012] individual reference (clip) files containing extracted and photocopied materials on a variety of
subjects related to family medicine. These files are classified and arranged under the same uniform
subject headings as are used for the Archives Collection (see Appendix 1 for more details on the
uniform subject headings).
3). MUSEUM COLLECTION
The Center’s Museum Collection consists of artifacts or other three-dimensional objects, textiles,
and framed or other exhibit materials that are of value in interpreting the history of family medicine
in the United States or that are of value for use in permanent or temporary exhibits on the history of
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