Primary contact
145 Macquarie Street, Sydney
Sydney, New South Wales 2000
Identity area
Identifier
daa/146
Authorized form of name
History of Medicine Library, Sydney
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians History of Medicine Library
Type
- Medical
Contact area
Librarian
Type
Address
Street address
145 Macquarie Street, Sydney
Locality
Sydney
Region
New South Wales
Country name
Postal code
2000
Telephone
1300 697 227 (or 02 9256 5444)
Fax
See form at: https://www.racp.edu.au/contact-us
Note
Description area
History
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians' History of Medicine Library, located at the head office in Sydney, has a leading collection of medical history items from Australasia and around the world.
The College established the Library in 1939 as a clinical library. The focus of the library changed to medical history in the mid 1950s. The Library continues to grow through the contributions of College members.
The College connects, trains and represents over 30,000 medical specialists and trainee specialists from 33 different specialties, across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. For further information, see https://www.racp.edu.au/about/the-racp
For info re college structure, see https://www.racp.edu.au/about/college-structure
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer in charge: Librarian
Records management and collecting policies
Material relating to medicine and health in Australia and New Zealand mostly donated by Fellows of the Royal Australian College of Physicians, together with records of the College.
Buildings
Holdings
The Library holds medical history items, including:
- monographs, journals and artworks
- manuscripts - College minute books and correspondence, 1938- ; biographical files on Fellows; war diaries, private physician papers
- photographs – Fellows, historical medical sites
- historical medical pamphlets
- antique medical instruments.
Finding aids, guides and publications
The collections have been recorded in an online catalogue.
Access area
Opening times
Open by appointment.
Access conditions and requirements
Access to closed records requires approval of the Chairman and Archives Committee.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
General reference assistance available.
Record material, rare materials, or items dated before the 1900s, are not for loan but can be viewed and photocopied in-person at the Library.
RACP members can borrow books directly from the History of Medicine Library. Items can also be posted on request.
Members of the public are able to borrow books as inter-library loans. Enquire at your local library about the inter-library loans process.
Reproduction services
Copying services available for books, journals and original records to A3.
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 20 June 2024
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Medicine and Health (Thematic area)