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ONLINE PAIN EXHIBIT
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/biomed/his/PainExhibit/
The History & Special Collections, Louise M. Darling Biomedical
Library, UCLA, is pleased to announce its new on-line exhibit: RELIEF OF PAIN AND
SUFFERING "Although physicians have sought to alleviate pain for centuries, the
history of pain research and modern pain treatment begins in the 1800s. The enigma of
pain, which Albert Schweitzer called 'the most terrible of all the lords of mankind,' has
yielded slowly to determined investigators and clinicians. The exhibit was prepared in
conjunction with the symposium: Pain and Suffering in History--Narratives of Science,
Medicine and Culture, which took place 13-14 March 1998. The symposium and the exhibit
mark the official dedication of the John C. Liebeskind History of Pain Collection at the
Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, UCLA." [From: on-line exhibit introduction
screen]
Curators: Marcia Meldrum, Katharine Donahue, Russell Johnson, with
special thanks to David Gartrell Web Design: David Yamamoto The Relief of Pain and
Suffering exhibit was made possible through the generous support of the American Pain
Society and the Barbara and Leon Rootenberg Endowment Fund . UCLA History of Pain Project
The Project's goal is to promote and ensure the study of the history of pain research and
pain therapy in the post-World War II era, in particular the origins, growth, and
development of the international, interdisciplinary pain field. Its major initiatives to
achieve this goal are the creation of the John C. Liebeskind History of Pain Collection
at the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library at UCLA and the active dissemination of
information about the collection and the history of pain to appropriate audiences.
Russell A. Johnson rjohnson@library.ucla.edu Archivist (310)
825-3191 or 206-2753 Neuroscience History Archives Brain Research Institute, UCLA Box
951761 Los Angeles CA 90095-1761 Cataloger & Archivist (310) 825-6940 History &
Special Collections Division Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, UCLA Box 951798 Los
Angeles CA 90095-1798
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