The Osler Library Tour

Join us on April 13th when we will visit the Osler Library of the History of Medicine, a branch of the McGill University Library and part of ROAAr since 2016, is Canada's foremost scholarly resource for the history of medicine, and one of the most important libraries of its type in North America. It is located in the McIntyre Medical Sciences Building in Montreal. We will return to the Club following the guided tour for cocktails and canapés!

Meeting Time: 5:30 p.m.

Meeting Location: Osler Library of the History of Medicine

Address: 3655 Promenade Sir-William-Osler

Ticket Price: $35.00 + taxes and service. Canapés Chef's choice and one glass of wine (white or red), or beer are included after the visit.

Please note that any participant (registered or not) touring with the University Club of Montreal group will be charged in full.

About the Library

The Osler Library of the History of Medicine opened in 1929 to house the collection of rare medical and other books donated by Sir William Osler​, the renowned physician and McGill graduate and professor. Initially comprising 8000 titles listed in the Bibliotheca Osleriana, the collection - the finest of its kind in Canada - has grown to around 100,000 works including older, rare materials as well as current books and periodicals about the history of the health sciences and related areas.

The Osler Library is a major resource centre for historical research in the health sciences and is the international centre for the study of Sir William Osler and the Oslerian tradition. It supports students and teachers at McGill in the Department of Social Studies of Medicine, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (including the Ingram School of Nursing, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, and School of Communication Sciences and Disorders) as well as the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, and the Faculties of Arts and of Science. It is heavily used by researchers from McGill, Quebec, across Canada, and throughout the world.

About Your Guide

Mary Yearl directs the Osler Library of the History of Medicine and is an Associate Member of McGill's Department of Social Studies of Medicine. She studied the history of medicine at Cambridge (M.Phil) and Yale (Ph.D.) before turning to archives and special collections librarianship. In the past, she studied the interplay between medicine and religion in the pre-modern period, and more recently she has given her attention to the representation (or lack thereof) of marginalized groups in historical medical texts.

Not a member? Email your name and the name of the member you will be accompanying to info@ucmontreal.ca to register.

For more information about the Osler Library of the History of Medicine:https://www.mcgill.ca/library/branches/osler/about​