An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform


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This is a catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of rare books dealing with 'popular medicine' in early America which is housed at the University of Rochester Medical School library. The books described in the catalogue were written by physicians and other professionals to provide information for the non-medical audience. The books taught human anatomy, hygiene, temperance and diet, how to maintain health, and how to cope with illness especially when no professional help was available. The books promoted a healthy lifestyle for the readers, giving guidance on everything from physical fitness and recreation to the special health needs of women. The collection consists of works dealing with reproduction (from birth control to delivering and caring for a baby), venereal disease, home-nursing, epidemics, and the need for public sex education.




Official Catalogue


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"In various sections photographers and photomechanical exhibitions are listed. Among the exhibitors of note are Heliotype Printing Co., E. Bierstadt, Rockwood. The Graphic Co., and the Leggo Brothers. [This is] an important list of the various firms displaying at the Centennial. The firms are the first serious photomechanical printers in this country." -- Hanson Collection Catalog, p. 55.



















Portland Transcript


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