History of Medicine Library
Our History of Medicine Library, located at our head office in Sydney, has a leading collection of medical history items from Australasia and around the world.
The College established the Library in 1939 as a clinical library. The focus of the library changed to medical history in the mid 1950s. The Library continues to grow through the contributions of our College members.
The Library holds medical history items, including:
- monographs, journals and artworks
- manuscripts – war diaries, private physician papers
- photographs – Fellows, historical medical sites
- historical medical pamphlets
- antique medical instruments
Our unique collections have been recorded in our online catalogue.
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Featured catalogue items
Injector and instruction manual.
Leather folding case containing samples of Burroughs Wellcome & Co. Travelling kit
Borrow with us
If you’re a RACP member you can borrow items directly from the History of Medicine Library. Items can also be posted on request.
Search the catalogue and Contact us to request a book.
Members of the public are able to borrow items as inter-library loans. Enquire at your local library about the inter-library loans process.
Rare materials, or items dated before the 1900s, are not for loan but can be viewed and photocopied in-person at the Library.