Head and shoulders portrait of Dr. David Satin

In Memoriam: Dr. David Satin

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Dr. David Satin, who served as the visionary director of the Colloquium on the History of Medicine and Psychiatry since its founding in 1989.

Line drawing of Countway Library in front of a crimson background with a birthday banner on the front

Countway Turns 60

Picture it: Boston, 1965. It’s not every day your library turns 60—join us for a trip down memory lane.

Photo of Tre Quarles at the American Library Association Conference

Highlights from ALA 2025

At the end of June, three Countway librarians joined 14,000 others at the annual American Library Association (ALA) conference in Philadelphia! Here are some highlights from from each of them.

Photo of Stephanie Krauss beside text reading "Getting to Know the Center".

Getting to Know the Center: Meet Stephanie!

In our series Getting to Know the Center, we're highlighting some of the incredible people, projects, and resources in Countway's Center for the History of Medicine.

Collection of book covers over a colorful background

Off the Shelf

What are Countway staff reading, watching, and listening to this summer?

Photo of Charlotte Lellman beside text reading "Getting to Know the Center".

Getting to Know the Center: Meet Charlotte!

In our series Getting to Know the Center, we're highlighting some of the incredible people, projects, and resources in Countway's Center for the History of Medicine.

This exhibit poster used a reproduction of “Amputation,” a 1785 satirical etching/aquatint by Thomas Rowlandson (1756–1827). It shows several surgeons in the pre-anesthesia era holding down a distressed man during a leg amputation while they observe with clinical indifference.

Painless

OnView: Visit our virtual exhibit! Objects and images from the history of anesthesiology.