4th Floor - John Martin Rare Book Room

The nearly 5,000 volumes in the John Martin Rare Book Room are devoted to the history of medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, and the allied and basic sciences. Books, reprints, and out-of-print journals dealing with the history of medicine at the University and in the State of Iowa are housed in the Rare Book Room. Manuscripts of winning papers written by medical students in competition for the John Martin History of Medicine Prize are also contained in the collection.

The John Martin Rare Book Room is normally open Monday through Friday from 12:30-4:30 pm. The Rare Book Room is closed on weekends and University holidays. Because staff commitments may occasionally result in the Rare Book Room being closed during these hours, appointments are strongly recommended and may be made by contacting the Curator at 335-9154.

Visit the John Martin Rare Book Room Web site at: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/rbr/