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Digital Collections

Digital Collections

The digital collections of the UAMS Library Historical Research Center (HRC) provide access to a selection of materials related to the history of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the health sciences in Arkansas. Images of items from the physical holdings of the HRC constitute the bulk of these collections. For any items not held by the HRC, the specific repository or owner is listed in the Repository field in the item record. Digitization of historical materials is on-going for those collections which feature an RSS feed.

Images of Health Sciences in Arkansas History

Images of Health Sciences in Arkansas History

P.O. Hooper, M.D., one of the eight founders of the medical school.

 

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This collection contains a selection of photographs and other graphic materials related to the history o of UAMS or the health sciences in Arkansas. Images include UAMS grounds, buildings, and employees; UAMS College of Medicine class composites ca1890-1946; the first graduating class of other UAMS colleges or programs; scrapbooks; medical instruments; antique pharmaceuticals; memorabilia and souvenirs; medical illustrations; campus maps; certificates and diplomas; ephemera.

Titles for items related to UAMS reflect changes in both the institution’s name and location. Founded in 1879, the medical school was known as the Arkansas Industrial University Medical Department until 1899; University of Arkansas Medical Department, 1899 to 1918; University of Arkansas School of Medicine, 1918 to 1975; and University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Campus, 1975 to 1980. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences was adopted as the official name in 1980. The campus was referred to informally as the University of Arkansas Medical Center ca1947 to 1974. The medical school was previously located at the following four sites: 113 West Second Street (remodeled Sperindio Hotel), 1879 to 1890; Second and Sherman Streets, 1890 to 1912; 300 West Markham (Old State House), 1912 to 1935; McAlmont and Twelfth Streets, 1935 to 1956. The medical school moved to its present location on 4301 West Markham in 1956. The UAMS Northwest Campus was established in Fayetteville in 2007.

Mystery Photos

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Mystery Photos

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Images in this digital collection contain unidentified subjects or have incomplete identifications. Anyone with information about people, places, events, or objects in these images should contact Archivist Suzanne Easley at easleymyra@uams.edu or 501-686-6882.

 

Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society

Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society

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This collection contains text searchable volumes of the Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society and related titles from 1870 to 1922. The digitization of the journals was made possible by a federally funded 2011 Digital Preservation Award from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, under Contract No. HHSN-276-2011-00007-C with the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library.

The text in this digital collection was extracted using OCR software. Accuracy varies due to the print quality and physical condition of the original as well as the font sizes and types. Therefore, in addition to keyword searches, users are advised to always review the page images for the time period being researched.

ABOUT THIS PROJECT:

The approx. 14,984 page images in this collection were photographed by five Library staff members from May to December of 2012. The images were captured with a BookDrive Pro system equipped with two Canon Rebel T2i EOS 550D cameras. The camera settings were ISO 400; 1/100; F5.0; and automatic white balance. Using Canon’s Digital Photo Professional software (DPP), the RAW image files were visually inspected for clarity, skew, and completeness. DPP was also used for renaming batches of files when necessary. After inspection, the RAW files were rotated, cropped, deskewed, & exported as color, 300 ppi master Tifs (archived) using the BookDrive Editor software. Copies of the Tif files were processed with OCR software [ReadIris Pro-version 12], and exported as compressed PDFs (Image-Text) for upload to CONTENTdm. The collection in CONTENTdm was set to display the uploaded PDFs as compound objects. For further details about this project, contact Suzanne Easley easleymyra@uams.edu.

Research Aids

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Research Aids

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Items in this digital collection include bibliographies, research guides, indexes, UAMS class rosters and box lists for the UAMS Archive collection in the Historical Research Center.

UAMS Publications & Records

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UAMS Publications & Records

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This text searchable collection contains a selection of materials produced by UAMS, its colleges and departments, faculty, staff, and affiliated organizations.  Items may include personal and office papers of faculty and staff; journal issues; newsletters; official reports & self-studies; school catalogs; organizational charts; pamphlets & brochures; class notes; and news releases. NOTE: Yearbooks will be in a separate digital collection.

 

Ephemera

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Ephemera

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This digital collection highlights a selection of printed materials in the Historical Research Center’s collections that were not originally intended to be saved or preserved.  Items include advertisements for health related products or services; medical supply catalogs; product packaging; calendars; posters; class attendance tickets.

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