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 The BMUS Historical Collection |
The BMUS Historical Collection was established in 1984 to collect,
document, preserve, exhibit and interpret artefacts and other material relating
to diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound in the UK.
The current collection includes: |
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- Ultrasound related hardware e.g. small scanners, transducers
- Images, films, video and audio tapes
- Photographs of instruments and people
- Manufacturer's documents
- Personal accounts, letters and interviews
- Originals of papers, Reviews
The collection is kept in Glasgow, with historical documents in the archives of
the Mitchell Library in Glasgow and some hardware items on display at the Queen
Mother's Hospital. Other hardware items are kept in storage at other sites in
Glasgow.
The Collection is available to BMUS members and others for education, research
and interest.
Note: some large items have been moved to the
Hunterian Museum,
University of Glasgow.
Contributions to, and use of, the collection.....
Material of all types, relating to all aspects of medical ultrasound is
welcome. Of particular importance and interest are documents and papers not
normally kept by libraries.
If you have anything to contribute, or if you wish to view or use the
collection for exhibition or research, please contact
Chris Haydon,
Historical Collection Co-ordinator, or the
BMUS general secretary. |
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