Curative Corpus Archives

Sep 20, 2018
  • ECU Contributor

Models of Care: Stories of Eastern North Carolina Physicians and Nurses from The Country Doctor Museum’s Collections

Chartered in 1967, The Country Doctor Museum (CDM) holds over 4,500 artifacts and documents related to rural healthcare in America. Because many of these objects were donated by heirs and...

Sep 17, 2018
  • ECU Contributor

Medical History Interest Group Lecture on Monday, September 24

The Medical History Interest Group invites you to attend "Paleopathology: Rewriting the History of Plagues and Diseases with Modern Molecular DNA Methods" presented by Richard J. Baltaro, MD, PhD, Professor...

Aug 15, 2018
  • Layne Carpenter

Medical History Interest Group Lecture on Tuesday August 28

The Medical History Interest Group invites you to attend The Health Principles Practiced at John Harvey Kellogg’s Battle Creek Sanitarium presented by Roman Pawlak, PhD, RD, Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition...

Photo of Country Doctor Museum Medical Implements
Apr 04, 2018
  • Layne Carpenter

Fighting for their Lives: Medical Practices During the American Civil War — An Online Exhibit

Online exhibit featuring highlights from the Civil War Medicine exhibit....

The History of PTSD - MHIG Lecture Banner
Mar 29, 2018
  • Layne Carpenter

Medical History Interest Group Lecture on Monday April 9

Presentation by Dr. Sheena Eagan, "The History of PTSD: How Cultural Narratives Affect the Patient Experience" to be given on Monday April 9 at 4:30PM in Laupus Library. ...

Historic Photo of Medical Professionals on the Western Front
Feb 22, 2018
  • Michael Tucker

Laupus Offers a Glimpse Into the Role of Medical Workers During War

Exhibit engages visitors with displays of artifacts, photographs and paper materials to demonstrate how the medical field responded to WWI. Exhibit runs from January 17 - March 18....

Feb 14, 2018
  • Layne Carpenter
Dec 11, 2017
  • Layne Carpenter

From the Archivist: Winter Patent Medicine Trade Cards

The Laupus Library's History Collections has many Patent Medicine Trade Cards.  Each advertises a product that claims to relieve a variety of maladies. ...