The Cordell Collection

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Behles, Richard J.
Date
2015
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The Cordell Historical Collection
Abstract
Historical information on the Cordell Collection in the Health Sciences and Human Services Library. Highlights influential authors and texts in the collection. The collection is the largest book collection in the Historical Collections Department.
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The Cordell Collection is named after Dr. Eugene F. Cordell, the first library of the University of Maryland's School of Medicine Library. This write-up was created for the Historical Collections' website by former librarian, Richard Behles. The collection's scope covers the full spectrum of the medical sciences, with holdings in a variety of languages and spanning several chronological periods. This description explains the history of the Cordell Collection as well as the library generally and highlights influential texts in the collection.
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Historical Collections
Book Collections
Rare Books
Medical Collections
University of Maryland, Baltimore. Health Sciences and Human Services Library.
University of Maryland, Baltimore
University of Maryland at Baltimore
Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, 1843-1913
Medical libraries--Maryland--Baltimore--History
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