College of Physicians of Philadelphia

The Historical Medical Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia will use funds to conserve, digitize, and increase access to its History of Vaccines collection. The collection contains materials related to the history of vaccination between 1702 and 1920, including medical pamphlets and promotional materials, governmental decrees and letters from physicians to elected officials, physician letters and notes, and scrapbooks documenting the history of both vaccination and anti-vaccination campaigns and efforts. For the project, staff will work with a conservator to treat and rehouse objects in the collection. Additionally, staff will create finding aids for the collection and make digital versions of the collection materials discoverable on online research platforms.