Historical Collections

These collections encompass records and publications of Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Medical College (founded 1824), as well as rare medical books, personal papers, medical artifacts and photographs.

The University Archives and Special Collections are housed at Scott Memorial Library.

Browse the Historical Collections Collections:

• Jefferson History
• Jefferson Medical College Catalogs
• Jefferson Medical College Yearbooks
• Thomas Jefferson University - tradition and heritage, edited by Frederick B. Wagner, Jr., MD, 1989
• Thomas Jefferson University - A chronological history and alumni directory, 1824 - 1990, edited by Frederick B. Wagner, Jr., MD, and J. Woodrow Savacool, MD, 1992.
• Rare Medical Books
• A manual of military surgery, by S.D. Gross, MD, 1861
• A manual of military surgery, [Confederate States Army], 1863
• On the anatomy of the breast, by Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1840