What does it take to understand the human body? For centuries, physicians, anatomists, artists, and students have relied on observation, illustration, dissection, and increasingly sophisticated technologies to explore the structures...
How have people understood illness, healing, and the human body throughout history and what happens when beliefs about medicine intersect with religion, culture, nature, and society? For students in Dr....
The Laupus Library History Collections recently had the privilege of welcoming Carol Quigless, daughter of Dr. Milton D. Quigless Sr., for a special visit to explore her father's archival collection...
This June, Laupus Library History Collections welcomed a new cohort of students from the Brody School of Medicine’s Medical Humanities & Ethics Distinction Track, directed by Dr. Sheena Eagan, for...
This year, Preservation Week takes place April 26th through May 2nd. It is a time to celebrate the methodical work of protecting our historical records. Although this usually takes place...
On February 17, 2026, Dr. Erin Prophet’s RELI 1200: Introduction to Medical Humanities class visited the History Collections at the Laupus Health Sciences Library for a hands-on experience that explored...
The Country Doctor Museum has a new exhibit on display in Brody School of Medicine, blending history, travel, medicine, and whimsy! Where in the World is Dr. Pittman? takes viewers...
On July 18th, the Medical History Interest Group, sponsored as part of the Ruth and John Moskop Lecture Series and the Laupus Library History Collections, hosted Civil War Medical Care...
If you’ve ever been curious about how medicine and healthcare has shaped the lives of eastern North Carolinians over the last few centuries, look no further than Laupus Library’s History...
Laupus Library History Collections is offering an unpaid internship for history undergraduate and graduate students. If you are interested in working in an archive or library someday, or if you...