Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Cora and Webb Mading Collection on Public Health
Date(s)
- 1767-1988 (Publication)
Extent
172 linear feet
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Cora and Webb Mading Collection focuses on public health and contains over 1,500 books and pamphlets on urban sanitation in the United States and communicable diseases. Two important aspects of the collection are the large number of early twentieth century city and state health department reports and the nineteenth century pamphlets on specific contagious diseases.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Open for research. Reading Room access only.
Physical access
Materials in good condition.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright restrictions may apply. Reproduction depends on condition of the item.
Languages of the material
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Available through library catalog.
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
A gift from the Cora and Webb Mading Foundation of more than 1,000 titles on sanitation and communicable diseases circa 1950.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Accruals may occur for this collection.