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The collection consists of annual catalogs, addresses, lectures, and miscellaneous printed material documenting over 150 medical colleges and homeopathic, eclectic, and osteopathic schools in the United States from the early 1800s to the mid-1900s. The bulk of the materials date from the nineteenth century. Most institutions are documented with only a few items, but a few institutions are documented extensively, including the University College of Physicians, Albany Medical College, and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia. Howard University, a historically black college and university (HBCU), as well as a handful of women's medical colleges are also represented in the collection.