Duke Medical Center Library & Archives - Medial Center Archives actively collects the official records of DUMC and DUHS departments and divisions, including a variety of materials that provide evidence of the business, interests, and activities through of the years. Centralizing materials and relieving individual offices of the burden of storing and servicing records promotes greater and more efficient use of records. Archives is supported by the School of Medicine and is administratively part of the Medical Center Library.
Duke University Medical Garden - Herbal treatments are a long tradition in medicine for treatment of diseases and conditions. The Medical Garden was created so faculty, students and staff could explore the common herbs and plants used to treat illnesses over the years.
Historical Images in Medicine (HIM) - Encompass photographs, illustrations, engravings, and bookplates from the history of the health and life sciences.
Apothecary jars - These tin-glazed earthenware jars were collected by Dr. Josiah C. Trent from about 1945 until his death in 1948 and are on loan at the Medical Center Library & Archives from the Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans Foundation.
The Richmond House Room - Houses medical artifacts from the Medical Center Library & Archives collections.
Elizabeth Blackwell's "A Curious Herbal" - Digital edition from the British Library.
Country Doctor Museum Collections - The oldest museum in the United States dedicated to the history of America's rural health care. It was created in 1967 by a group of energetic women from North Carolina, whose initial interest was to build a lasting memorial for rural physicians. Over the decades, the Museum's collection grew to over 5,000 medical artifacts and many volumes of historic texts gathered from across the nation. The interpretive range also expanded from rural doctors to include topics such as nursing, pharmaceuticals, and home remedies.
The Disability History Museum - The Disability History Museum hosts a Library of virtual artifacts, Education curricula, and Museum exhibits. These programs are designed to foster research and study about the historical experiences of people with disabilities and their communities.
Medical Heritage Library - The MHL’s growing collection of digitized medical rare books, pamphlets, journals, and films number in the tens of thousands, with representative works from each of the past six centuries, all of which are available here through the Internet Archive.
Transforming Vesalius - Extensive images from the newest translation of "De humani corporis fabrica".