International Association of Medical Museums

International Association of Medical Museums, Association Internationale de Musées Médicaux
Founded: 1907
Sources: HB 1921, HB 1923, HB 1925, HB 1929, HB 1936, HB 1938

Officers

• Dr. Maude Elizabeth Seymour Abbott Secretary-Treasurer (Secretary) 1921
• Dr. W. W. Beattie Adjoint Secretary (Secretary) 1923-1925
• Prof. William Michael Coplin President 1921-1923
• Virgil H. Cornell President 1938
• James F. Coupal President 1925-1938
• Dr. H. Goldblatt Secretary 1921-1923
• Dr. L. Gross Secretary 1921-1923
• F.-B. Mallory President 1923-1925
• Dr. H. N. Segall Adjoint Secretary (Secretary) 1923-1925

Seats

• The Medical Museum: McGill University: Montreal: Canada
  The Bureau for the Conservation of the Results of Original Research and the Exchange Bureau are at the Army Medical Museum, Washington, D.C., HB 1929

Members in these countries

The members of Germany and Austria gave up their activities in 1914.
Algeria (since 1921) , Australia (1921-1929) , Australia (since 1936) , Belgium (1936-1938) , Belgium (1921-1929) , Brazil (since 1921) , Canada (since 1921) , China (since 1925) , Denmark (since 1921) , Egypt (since 1921) , France (since 1921) , Germany (1929-1936) , Hungary (1929-1936) , India (1929-1936) , India (since 1938) , Italy (since 1921) , Japan (since 1921) , Netherlands (since 1921) , Norway (since 1921) , Philippines (since 1921) , Republic of Cuba (1929-1936) , Siam (since 1925) , South America (1936-1938) , Spain (since 1938) , Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States (since 1938) , Sweden (1921-1929) , Sweden (since 1936) , Switzerland (since 1921) , Union of South Africa (since 1938) , United Kingdom (since 1921) , United States of America (since 1921) ,

Object

En général rendre utile et pratique le musée médical et s'en servir comme d'un instrument qualifié pour l'enseignement et les recherches. Échanger les spécimens; discuter au moyen d'un bulletin les meilleurs plans à adopter pour établir les catalogues et les classements. Créer des bureaux centraux dans les divers pays pour les recherches et l'échange de matériel. To promote the general utility and practical value of medical museums and to encourage their use as an appropriate instrument for instruction and research ; to exchange specimens ; to discuss by means of a bulletin the best plans to be adopted in drawing up catalogues and classifications ; to create central bureaux in various countries for research and exchange of materials (HB 1929) In general, to promote the general utility and practical value of medical museums and to encourage their use as an appropriate instrument for instruction and research; to exchange specimens, to discuss by means of a bulletin the best plans to be adopted in drawing up catalogues and classifications, to create central bureaux in various countries for research and exchange of materials; publication of the Medical Museums Bulletin or Journal of Technical Methods. (HB 1938)

Finances

Revenus de la dotation Strathcona de $5000, cotisations. Dépenses , du 30 mars 1918 au 14 juin 1919: $1.026,42. Income from the Strathcona Endowment of $5,000, and subscriptions. (HB 1929) Revenus de la dotation Strathcona de 5.000 dollars, et cotisations. (HB 1936) ncome from the Strathcona Endowment, $5,000, and revenue from donation from the Carnegie Corporation of New York: $5,000, making $10,000 in all; subscriptions. (HB 1938)

Publications

Bulletin of the International Association of Medical Museums, and Journal of Technical Methods. (HB 1929) Bulletin de l'Association internationale de musées médicaux et Journal of Technical Methods. (HB 1936)

Activities

Publication d'un bulletin; réunions et expositions annuelles. Publications ; meetings and annual exhibitions ; international exchange of pathological information and exchange of material ; establishment of International Index of Medical Museums. (HB 1929) Publications; réunions et expositions annuelles; échange international d'informations pathologiques; établissement d'un Index international des musées médicaux. (HB 1936) Publications, meetings and annual exhibitions; international exchange of pathological information; establishment of an International Index of Medical Museums. (HB 1938)

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