A Tale of a Dentist and His Books: Classic Dental Books in the Becker Medical Library
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2015
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Author:
Elisabeth Brander |
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Journal of the Medical Library Association
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103
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2
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| Pagination |
107-08
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| Abstract |
The Henry J. McKellops Collection in Dental Medicine is 1 of 9 rare book collections housed at the Bernard Becker Medical Library of Washington University in St. Louis. It currently contains 760 titles that cover 500 years of dental history, ranging from 1532 up to the mid-20th century. The heart of the collection is the personal dental library of St. Louis–based dentist Henry Jerome Byron McKellops, which was assembled between 1850 and his death in 1901 and was greatly admired by his colleagues.
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