Traditions & Culture of Collecting Articles by and about Collectors, Librarians, and Booksellers

History of Science Book Collecting

The History and Bibliography of Science in England, the first phase, 1833-45 by A.N.L. Munby
This pioneering study was issued in 1968. In the period It concerns—the first half of the nineteenth century—the history of science and medicine first became a topic of organized collecting not only in England but also on the continent of Europe.
Scientists’ Libraries: A Handlist of Printed Sources by Ellen B. Wells
References to about 1200 titles concerning the libraries of about 880 scientists, including physicians. The author described this study, which was originally published in 1983, as preliminary. However, to the best of my knowledge, no more comprehensive list has yet been published.

The Letters and Libraries of Irving S. Cutter and Harvey Cushing by John F. Fulton
Harvey Cushing and his Books by John F. Fulton
The Doctor and His Books by Harvey Cushing

The Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology at 25 Years: Celebrating a Collector’s Vision and Its Legacy

Exhibition of Epochal Achievements in the History of Science by Herbert M. Evans
Great Firsts of Science by Herbert M. Evans
Herbert McLean Evans 1882-1971 by E. C. Amoroso and G. W. Corner

How to Collect Old Medical Books in Europe by Fielding H. Garrison, M.D. and Felix Neumann

My Education as a Bibliophile by Haskell F. Norman, M.D.
from The Haskell F. Norman Library of Science & Medicine
This Catalogue and its Predecessors by Jeremy M. Norman
from The Haskell F. Norman Library of Science & Medicine
Wisdom and Achievements—A Celebration of Haskell F. Norman (1915–1996) by Jeremy M. Norman

Collecting Rare Medical Books: A Dealer’s Perspective by Jeremy M. Norman
William Withering and the Purple Foxglove: A Bicentennial Tribute by Jeremy M. Norman
Darwin’s Century: The Jeremy Norman Collection by Jeremy M. Norman
Towards Expanding the Canon of Classics of Modern Science and Technology: The Harvey Plotnick Library on the Development of Quantum Physics and the Theory of Relativity by Jeremy M. Norman
Collecting the Foundations of Molecular Biology—Records of Discovering the Secrets of Life by Jeremy M. Norman
This is the introduction to the offering of my Archive on the History of Molecular Biology that was sold to the J. Craig Venter Institute in August, 2005. Some of the highlights in this unique collection are identified in the Timeline below.
Discovery of the Secrets of Life Timeline by Jeremy M. Norman
This is a draft of a project that I began in association with my Archive on the History of Molecular Biology. References in the right column are to original manuscripts and documents in the Archive that are pertinent to the discoveries in the timeline. In 2007 this draft outline still has practical value for anyone collecting the history of molecular biology because of the lack of a good bibliographical reference for that subject.
Listing of Jeremy Norman’s publications on book collecting in the sciences

Background on the Bibliotheca Osleriana: Osler as a Book Collector by Leonard M. Payne
Reprinted from Oslerian Anniversary. The record of the 300th meeting of The Osler Club of London held jointly with the Royal College of Physicians of London. London: The Osler Club, 1976, 38-47.
Books for the Bibliotheca: A Study of Sir William Osler’s Book Bills by Ellen B. Wells
Reprinted from Osler Library Newsletter, No. 26, October 1977. Montreal: Osler Library, McGill University.
Illustrations of the Book-worm by William Osler
The Gay of Heart by Thomas S. Cullen, M.D.
Reprinted from Archives of Internal Medicine, 1949, Vol. 84, 41-45. Chicago: American Medical Association.

Interview with Bernard M. Rosenthal, by Daniel J. Slive
Reprinted from RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage, Vol. 4, no. 1 (Spring 2003).