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Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries: African Americans in Civil War Medicine


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Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries: African Americans in Civil War Medicine Banner. On the right side of the banner is a black and white photograph head and shoulders, left pose of Anderson R. Abbott, M.D., with a mustache wearing a medical officer's uniform. Courtesy Toronto Public Library, Abbott Collection.

Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries: African Americans in Civil War Medicine looks at the
men and women who served as surgeons and nurses during the American Civil War. This
exhibition explores how their service as medical providers challenged the prescribed notions
of race and gender by pushing the boundaries of the role of African Americans in society.

 Exhibition Specifications – Banner

Category Specifications
Contents: Six banners and structure,
Each banner 7 ft. H x 3 ft. W
Size: 500-700 sq. ft.
Packing: Exhibition is packed in two
plastic wheeled graphics tubes,
46 in. H x 19 in. W
Shipping: Incoming - cost estimate
$200-$500
Booking Period: 6 Weeks
Six banner installed display of Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries: African Americans in Civil War Medicine at the National Library of Medicine.

Exhibition Tour Itinerary

Dates Copy 1 Copy 2
10/1/10 –
10/03/10
National Museum Of Civil War Medicine
2010 Conference
Towson, MD
National Library of Medicine
10/06/10 –
12/03/10
Historical Society of Washington D.C.
Washington, D.C.
National Library of Medicine
12/13/10 –
01/28/11
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Frederick, MD
National Library of Medicine
02/01/11 –
03/12/11
Howard University
Louis Stokes Library
Washington, D.C.
National Library of Medicine
03/21/11 –
04/30/11
Virginia Commonwealth University
Tompkins-McCaw Library
Richmond, VA
Morehouse School of Medicine Library
Atlanta, GA
05/09/11 –
06/18/11
Des Moines University
Des Moines, IA
Clayton Library
Center for Genealogical Research
Houston, TX
06/27/11 –
08/06/11
Coney Island Hospital
Brooklyn, NY
East Baton Rouge Parish Library
Baton Rouge, LA
08/15/11 –
09/24/11
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
Louisiana State University
Health Sciences Center
Shreveport, LA
10/03/11 –
11/12/11
Southern Illinois University
Springfield, IL
South Texas ISD -
Biblioteca Las Américas
Mercedes, TX
11/28/11 –
01/07/12
Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science
Los Angeles, CA
California State University
Fresno, CA
01/23/12 –
03/03/12
Emory University
Woodruff Health Sciences Library
Atlanta, GA
Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University
Prairie View, TX
03/19/12 –
04/28/12
Wayne State University
Shiffman Medical Library
Detroit, MI
Western Illinois University
Malpass Library
Macomb, IL
05/14/12 –
06/23/12
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI
Georgia Health Sciences University
Augusta, GA
07/02/12 –
08/11/12
Regions Hospital Medical Library
St. Paul, MN
Vermilion Parish Library
Abbeville, LA
08/27/12 –
10/06/12
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
University of Arkansas
for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR
10/22/12 –
12/01/12
University of Virginia
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
Charlottesville, VA
Ocasek Medical Library Northeastern Ohio Universities
Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy
Rootstown, OH
12/17/12 –
01/26/13
New Bedford Whaling
National Historical Park
New Bedford, MA
A.T. Still University
of the Health Sciences
Mesa, AZ
02/11/13 –
03/23/13
Assumption Parish Library
Napoleonville, LA
Oklahoma State University
Tulsa, OK
04/08/13 –
05/18/13
University of Alabama
Lister Hill Library
Birmingham, AL
Creighton University
Health Sciences Library
Omaha, NE
05/27/13 –
07/06/13
Collin County Community College
Central Park Campus Library
McKinney, TX
Purdue University
Fort Wayne, IN
07/22/13 –
08/31/13
University of Michigan
Taubman Health Sciences Library
Ann Arbor, MI
West Virginia University
Health Sciences Library
Charleston, WV
09/16/13 –
10/26/13
Louisiana State University
Ische Library Resource Center Building
New Orleans, LA
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, NY
11/02/13 –
12/14/13
Union University
Summar Library
Jackson, TN
University of North Dakota
Harley E. French Library of the Health Sciences
Grand Forks, ND
12/23/13 –
02/01/14
University of Florida
Health Science Center Libraries
Gainesville, FL
Jacksonville Public Library
Jacksonville, FL
02/17/14 –
03/29/14
Northport VA
Medical Center Library
Northport, NY
Memphis Public Library and Information Center
Memphis, TN
04/14/14 –
05/24/14
Youngstown State University
Rose Melnick Medical Museum
Youngstown, OH
Our Lady of the Lake College Library
Baton Rouge, LA
06/09/14 –
07/19/14
Duke University Medical Center
Library & Archives
Durham, NC
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Health Sciences Library
Aurora, CO
08/04/14 –
09/13/14
University of Massachusetts
Medical School
Worcester, MA
University of Iowa
Hardin Library for the Health Sciences
Iowa City, IA
09/29/14 –
11/08/14
Mercer University
School of Medicine
Savannah, GA
Arizona Health Sciences Library
Tuscon, AZ
11/24/14 –
01/02/15
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Blacksburg, VA
University of Louisville
Kornhauser Health Sciences Library
Louisville, KY
01/19/15 –
02/28/15
University of South Florida
Shimburg Health Sciences Library
Tampa, FL
Clara Barton National Historic Site
and Glen Echo Park
Glen Echo, MD
03/16/15 –
04/25/15
Texas Southern University
Robert J. Terry Library
Houston, TX
Wabash College
Lilly Library
Crawfordsville, IN
05/11/15 –
06/20/15
Alabama State University
Levi Watkins Learning Center
Montgomery, AL
History Museum of Western Virginia
Roanoke, VA
07/06/15 –
08/15/15
Houston Academy of Medicine
Texas Medical Center Library
Houston, TX
Lincoln University
Inman E. Page Library
Jefferson City, MO
08/31/15 –
10/10/15
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Washington, DC
Samuel Merritt University
Graziano Memorial Library
Oakland, CA
10/26/15 –
12/5/15
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, UK
Harvard Medical School
Center for the History of Medicine
Boston, MA

Contact Us

To book this exhibition , please contact us at: nlmtravelingexhibits@mail.nlm.nih.gov


Resources

Click the links below, to download important information you will need for the National Library of Medicine's Binding Wounds exhibition tour.

Exhibition Basic Information (pdf)

Exhibition Shipping Instructions (pdf)

Exhibition Survey (pdf)

Exhibition Brochure (pdf)

Exhibition Poster (pdf)

Exhibition PR Information (pdf)

Binding Wounds Exhibition Web Site