At the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, each school in the health sciences has representation, thanks to Digital Publishing. Items in the collections for the College of Nursing, the College of Pharmacy, and the School of Medicine now feature refined metadata to improve findability, with outdated media formats updated to support long-term preservation. Additionally, the History of the Health Sciences and the Eccles Health Sciences Library History collections have undergone a similar revamping. Work is ongoing to build out the collections for the College of Health and the School of Dentistry.
In the archive of the College of Nursing at the University of Utah, users can explore course bulletins, programs, photographs, and other miscellaneous publications.
The collection also includes digitized materials relating to the history of the Salt Lake County General Hospital School of Nursing. In the 1930’s, the University of Utah extended its nursing education partnership to the Salt Lake County General Hospital School of Nursing. Following its founding in 1948, the College of Nursing at the University of Utah continued to maintain a strong affiliation with Salt Lake County General Hospital. Pictured at left is a student named Mildred Sorenson, SLGH School of Nursing, Class of 1943.
In the College of Pharmacy collection, one can find course bulletins, A.Ph.A. student chapter, Pharmic Ute periodicals, newsletters, photographs, and other publications.
The photo to the right depicts Joel Jolley preparing for an experiment with a rat in the year of 1948.
That and more can be investigated in this archive.
Much like the collections of the College of Nursing and the College of Pharmacy, the archive of the School of Medicine also includes course bulletins, historical photographs, and miscellaneous publications.
Full-page spreads of entire classes can be found, along with digital copies of beautiful paintings of former faculty members and department chairs.
To the left is a portrait of Dr. Hashimoto, Professor of Anatomy, who is featured prominently in the EHSL digital collections through archival resources connected to his career and contributions.
The Eccles Health Sciences Library digital collection includes media and publications that detail the historical evolution of the health sciences library at the University of Utah.
To the right you can see a newspaper clipping announcing the plans for construction of the health sciences library in November of 1969.
Along with newspaper clippings and newsletters, users can view pictures of the earliest libraries on the university campus, such as the Administration Park Building Library and the George Thomas Library.
Also available from Digital Publishing is a collection of interviews with prominent people across the health sciences campus throughout the history of the university. The oral histories chronicle significant innovations in education, research, and healthcare in the mountain west.
Image Credits
Featured Photo: Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Cancer Research Building, courtesy of Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah.
Mildred Sorensen, Salt Lake County General Hospital, Class of 1943, courtesy of Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah.
Joel Jolley, 1948, courtesy of Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah.
Edward I. Hashimoto, M.D., 1970, courtesy of Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah.
Construction of medical library set, The Daily Utah Chronicle, 1969, courtesy of Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah.
