Maude Abbott Medical Museum
History
The museum originally consisted of collections of "interesting specimens," owned by university professors. In the late 19th century, the collection included dissection room specimens from the collection of F.J. Shepherd, skeletons, bones, and models made of papier-mâché, wax, and plaster. William Osler donated almost 500 post-mortem specimens. The specimens came from the Université de Montréal Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and the Montreal General Hospital. Wyatt Johnson also contributed to the collection. The museum was curated by a junior faculty member. In 1894, the museum was located in two rooms at the medical building. In 1898, Maude Abbott became assistant curator of the museum. She is credited with organizing the collection via catalogue system. In 1899, she was named curator.
Collection
The Osler Collection
The Osler collection once consisted of 180 specimens by 1899, though only about 130 remained by 1935.
The Abbott Collection
The Maude Abbott collection consists of specimens from animals and humans with cardiovascular anomalies.
References
- ^ "Maude Abbott". Physicians. McGill University. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ Joseph Hanaway; Richard L. Cruess (19 January 2006). McGill Medicine: The Second Half Century, 1885-1936. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. pp. 12–15. ISBN 978-0-7735-2958-8. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Collections". Maude Abbott Medical Museum. McGill University.
External links
- Official website (in English and French)