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exhibitions, faculty, history, orr exhibit, orthopedics, rare book room, Special Collections and Archives

A Behind-the-Scenes Look for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation Faculty

McGoogan Library was pleased to host the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation faculty on November 11, 2024. The department held their regularly scheduled meeting in the library and then toured one of the library’s rare book rooms on Level 8 to get a sneak peek at historical orthopedics texts from the H. Winnett Orr […]

Jan 13, 2025

Faculty members of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation in the library's south rare book room.
American College of Surgeons, exhibits, H. Winnett Orr, history, Orr, rare books, research

Orthopedics and Beyond: The H. Winnett Orr Rare Book Collection at a Half-Century

Discover the world of health sciences through rare books. Hiram Winnett Orr, MD, FACS, spent his career practicing medicine in Nebraska. He was influential in orthopedic surgery, helping to establish it in the state and promoting its military medical applications during World War I.   An avid rare book collector, he donated his extensive collection […]

Oct 28, 2024

Antique yellow paper background with a photo of H. Winnett Orr, MD, FACS and title of the exhibition in black and blue Orthopedics and Beyond: The H. Winnett Orr Rare Book Collection at a Half-Century A celebration of the 50th anniversary of the American College of Surgeons loan of the H. Winnett Orr Rare Book Collection
author, events, exhibit, history, Lydia Kang, pick your poison, substance misuse

Miracle to Menace: A Conversation with Dr. Lydia Kang

Date: Thursday, November 7 Time: noon–1 p.m. CSTLocation: McGoogan Library (WHM 6032) and via Zoom  Join McGoogan Library on Thursday, November 7, for a conversation with physician and author, Lydia Kang, to discuss her research related to substance misuse and its varied acceptance in society as seen in her writing, Opium and Absinthe, Quackery: A Brief History […]

Oct 24, 2024

Background: Scientific drawing of the plant Papaver somniferum (opium) with a gold antique frame. Dr. Lydia Kang's photo. Event title in green From Miracle to Menace: Discussing the Class Divide of Substance Use
classes, dianna hemsath, events, faculty, health sciences history, health sciences history hour, history, instruction, McGoogan Sessions, staff, students, unmc women, women's history

Stories from the Collection: Women of UNMC a McGoogan Sessions Health Sciences History Hour

McGoogan Sessions Health Sciences History Hour: Stories from the Collection: Women of UNMCDate and time: Tuesday, March 26, 2024, noon–1 p.m. CDTLocation: Online (Zoom) Join DiAnna Hemsath, archivist, at McGoogan Library, on Tuesday, March 26 from noon–1 p.m. CDT and peek into UNMC’s past. This session will explore women who shaped UNMC’s early history and […]

Mar 15, 2024

McGoogan Sessions Health Sciences History Hour: Stories from the Collection: Women of UNMC with DiAnna
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Plague, Pox and Pestilence: How Humans Interpret Disease a McGoogan Sessions Health Sciences History Hour

McGoogan Sessions Health Sciences History Hour: Plague, Pox and Pestilence: How Humans Interpret DiseaseDate and time: Thursday, March 21, 2024, noon–1 p.m. CDTLocation: Online (Zoom) Join Erin Torell, rare books librarian, at McGoogan Library, on Thursday, March 21 from noon–1 p.m. CDT to learn how humans describe and understand disease through scientific writings, medical illustration, […]

Mar 13, 2024

McGoogan Sessions Health Sciences History Hour: Plague, Pox and Pestilence: How Humans Interpret Disease with Erin

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