I am currently interning at the Montgomery County Historical Society in Rockville, MD, where thery have an entire Civil War eras doctors office and many of the original contents on display. I don't know if that is of help but if it is you may contact Karen Yaffe Lottes at 301-340-6534. Patsy GWU-MEP On Thu, 21 Mar 1996, CANDY CARLSON wrote: > I am doing a research project on the Historic Medicines & Instruments of > the Oakland Museum of California, with the goal of archival storage and > preservation. If you have such a collection at your institution, I would > appreciate a few minutes of your time responding to this survey. You may > reply off-list to me at: [log in to unmask] > > Did you, or do you, have any medications, drugs or instruments in any > form in your collection, especially from the 19th century? > > Are there reference materials available containing period terminology of > what was then the common name of substances, giving 20th century chemical > names? > > Are there any standards for storage of medical collections? What type of > containers are used? Are the contents as historically significant as the > containers? > > Are there guidelines/resources for visible signs in recognizing toxic > dangers to prioritize materials before doing chemical testing? > > What criteria was used for retaining and/or disposing of medicines? If > toxic medicines were disposed of, how was this done? > > How were containers cleaned that were kept? What if the contents were not > removable? How were labels kept in tact during cleaning? What was the > procedure for handling, cleaning, sterilizing containers? Were employees > inoculated or otherwise protected against contaminates? > > Thank you for any information you may be able to share! >