Historical Collections & Services

Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Phone: (434) 924-0052 or (434) 982-0576

Historical Collections will be closed for the holidays, November 26-27, 2009 and December 23, 2009 - January 1, 2010

Historical Collections sampling of objects in collection

Historical Collections and Services is dedicated to the preservation and presentation of the history of the health sciences at UVa and around the world.

We invite you to visit us. For more information, please contact Joan Echtenkamp Klein, Alvin V. and Nancy Baird Curator for Historical Collections.

The objects shown in the picture at left are a small sample of our collection.

Faculty and Staff

Name	Title	E-mail	Phone (434)
Joan Echtenkamp Klein	Alvin V. & Nancy Baird Curator for Historical Collections[detail] Joan joined the Library in January 1982 and became the first professional curator for Historical Collections & Services. Joan actively seeks to make Historical Collections materials visible and accessible by encouraging and incorporating new technologies such as digitizing rare holdings and creating Web exhibits. She organizes the annual History of the Health Sciences Lecture Series, promoting a greater understanding of the historical and philosophical foundations of today’s health care disciplines. She holds a dual appointment with the School of Medicine and works closely with the Center for Humanism in Medicine.	jre@virginia.edu	924-0052
Janet Pearson	Historical Collections Assistant [detail] Janet joined Historical Collections as a part-time assistant in 1998. She works on Web exhibits, special projects, and processing collections and assists in public services.	jsp4a@virginia.edu	982-0576
Sonya Coleman	Historical Collections Specialist [detail] Sonya began work at Historical Collections in 2008. She provides reference and basic research support to patrons. She also works on exhibit planning and display and assists in digitization initiatives. :	sjc9t@virginia.edu	982-0576
Victoria Meyer	Historical Collections Assistant[detail] Victoria joined Historical Collections as a part-time assistant in 2009 while she finishes her doctorate in History at UVa. She works on digitalizing the photograph collection and assists in public services.	vnm5e@virginia.edu	982-0576

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