Primary contact
Health Sciences Library,
Health Sciences Centre 2B,
McMaster University
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1
Identity area
Identifier
ON00425
Authorized form of name
Health Sciences Archives, McMaster University
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- HSA
- Health Sciences Archives, McMaster University Health Sciences Library
Type
- University/College
Contact area
Type
Address
Street address
Health Sciences Library,
Health Sciences Centre 2B,
McMaster University
1280 Main Street West
Locality
Hamilton
Region
Ontario
Country name
Postal code
L8S 4K1
Telephone
(905) 525-9140 Ext. 22928
Fax
(905) 528-3733
hslarch@mcmaster.ca
Note
Description area
History
Previously known as the Archives of Hamilton Health Sciences & the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
The Health Sciences Archives collects, preserves and makes available records documenting the history, life, and people of McMaster University’s Faculty of Health Sciences as well as Hamilton Health Sciences and its predecessor institutions.
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
The archives is located on the lower level of McMaster University’s Health Sciences Library in the C. Barber Mueller History of Health and Medicine Room.
Holdings
The Archives contains a rich collection of textual records, photographs, oral histories, artifacts, architectural drawings and audio-visual material thoroughly documenting the history of medicine and medical education in Hamilton from the late 1800s to the present. Our collection contains information on a diverse range of topics including: the history of public health and medicine in Canada, the evolution of medical education, the birth of evidence-based medicine at McMaster, hospital architecture, the development of midwifery and nursing education, healthcare during wartime, the treatment of disease, the history of occupational therapy and, developments in women’s and children’s healthcare.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
In-person research appointments are available on Wednesdays and Fridays. Please contact us to schedule an appointment.