by Meg | Feb 12, 2016 | Archives, History of Maryland Med, Library & Books, Magic Wand
Now, I know that you’re thinking, why is she talking about a music hall when this is a medical archives blog, but stick with me for a moment. When I was searching the pre-1900 Maryland Medical Journals, I came across an advertisement for the AMA Conference which was...
by Meg | Feb 3, 2016 | Art, Building, Cultural Exchange, History of Maryland Med, Magic Wand
Taking advantage of the the new craze of coloring books for adults, the New York Academy of Medicine has organized a #colorourcollections fest! They have asked other organizations to participate in this, and we thought we’d like to be part of the crowd. I’ve selected...
by Meg | Dec 16, 2015 | Architecture, Building, Magic Wand
As I was hunting for some evidence of when MedChi first publicized our phone number, I came across two photographs of the construction of the 1909 building. They were taken in October,and November of 1908.The notes say that from beginning to end, the construction only...
by Meg | Dec 7, 2015 | Archives, Magic Wand
As I was doing a spot of research this afternoon, I came across this fascinating piece of trivia. Now to figure out when phone service came to Baltimore!
by Meg | Nov 17, 2015 | Archives, Ex Libris, Library & Books, Magic Wand
From an article in the September 1890 issue of the Maryland Medical Journal! And so interesting that they’re talking about climate change in 1890, too!
by Meg | Aug 27, 2015 | Art, Ephemera, Magic Wand
In looking through some 1960’s and 1970’s Maryland Medical Journals, I recognized some of the sketches as having been done by local artist, Aaron Sopher. He was born in East Baltimore in 1905 and attended the Maryland Institute College of Art. He started his career as...
