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About the Collection

The Robert L. Brown History of Medicine Collection was established in 1972. The collection was named in 1985 for Robert L. Brown, MD, former Associate Dean of the School of Medicine, in recognition of his strong support of the Abbott Library for more than twenty-five years.

The collection includes historical materials in all areas of the health sciences, including dentistry, medicine nursing, pharmacy, & public health.

B5 Abbott Hall
3435 Main Street
Buffalo, New York 14214-3087

historyofmedicine@buffalo.edu
716-829-5737

History of Nursing Collection

This collection was established in 1985 by Bonnie Bullough, former Dean of the UB School of Nursing, and Vern Bullough, SUNY Distinguished Professor of History at Buffalo State College, the collection features historical materials in all fields of nursing.

News & Events
  • James Joyce Fellowship & Charles D. Abbott Fellowship
    5/19/26

    The UB Humanities Institute supports two programs offered by the Special Collections Libraries for visiting scholars and graduate students to use the UB Libraries’ outstanding special and distinctive collections.

  • History of Medicine Collection Adds McKinley Autopsy Archive to Digital Holdings
    8/18/25

    The Robert L. Brown History of Medicine Collection has made the rare Matzinger Collection available online.

  • Buffalo’s Forgotten Fort: New Exhibit Unveils Fort Porter and Its Medical Legacy
    3/18/25

    A long-buried piece of Buffalo history is being brought back to life through a new exhibit.