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Founded on May 2, 1898, by four librarians and four physicians at the suggestion of George M. Gould, M.D., editor of the Philadelphia Medical Journal, the Medical Library Association (MLA) is the second oldest special library association in the United States. Membership was limited to librarians representing medical libraries of not less than 500 volumes and with regular library hours and attendance. The Association of Medical Librarians (as it was known until 1907) was founded "to encourage the improvement and increase of public medical libraries".

MLA has grown to a professional organization of more than 1,200 institutions and 3,800 professionals in the health information field. It continues to assist librarians with the exchange of health sciences books and periodicals (the MLA Exchange is one of the founders' earliest and most important projects) and to develop a variety of programs to serve the needs of health information specialists.

MLA is dedicated to improving excellence and leadership of the health information professional to foster the art and science of health information services. It furthers the professional development of our members through career information resources, meetings, publications, courses, awards, scholarships, and various support services. The association also serves as an advocate for the profession and for all health sciences libraries and librarians.

Excerpted from http://www.mlanet.org/about/overview.html.

From the guide to the Medical Library Association Archives, 1898-2002, (History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine)

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creatorOf Medical Library Association (Chicago, Ill.). Miscellaneous pamphlets. Chicago History Museum
referencedIn Brodman, Estelle, 1914-2007,. Oral history interview with Estelle Brodman, 1978. Washington University in St. Louis, Bernard Becker Medical Library
referencedIn Estelle Brodman Papers, ca.1950-1987. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Fulton, John F. (John Farquhar), 1899-1960. John Farquhar Fulton papers, 1892-1988 (inclusive), 1920-1960 (bulk). Yale University Library
referencedIn George Milbry Gould Papers, 1858-1932 History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
referencedIn Darling, Louise. Papers, 1929-1999. University of California, Los Angeles
referencedIn Ridley R. Kessler Papers, 1971-2003 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
creatorOf Medical Library Association Archives, 1898-2002 History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
referencedIn John E. Weeks Collection, 1880-1954 Oregon Health and Science University Historical Collections and Archives
referencedIn Boston Medical Library. Images, ca. 1870-1971. Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
referencedIn John Farquhar Fulton papers, 1892-1988, 1920-1960 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the Librarian. Letters received, 1884-1932. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
referencedIn College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the Librarian. Records concerning the Medical Library Association, 1931-1958. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
creatorOf Medical Library Association. Medical Library Association records, 1928-1979. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the Librarian. Records concerning the Medical Library Association, 1899-1929. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
creatorOf Medical Library Association. [Minor publications]. Yale University Library
referencedIn Hoeber, Paul B., 1914-1991. Hoeber collection, papers. New York Academy of Medicine
referencedIn Brodman, Estelle, 1914-2007,. Oral history interview with Estelle Brodman, 1981. Washington University in St. Louis, Bernard Becker Medical Library
referencedIn Medical Library Association. Midcontinental Chapter. Medical Library Association, Midcontinental Chapter (MCMLA) records, 1992-1997 Washington University in St. Louis, Bernard Becker Medical Library
referencedIn Joint Committee on Importations. Joint Committee on Importations records, 1939-1943. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Viets, Henry R., (Henry Rouse), 1890-1969. [Collected reprints of Henry Rouse Viets] Houston Academy of Medicine, Texas Medical Center, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library
referencedIn College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the Superintendent. Letter book of Charles Perry Fisher, Librarian and Superintendent, 1909-1926. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
referencedIn Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine. Records of the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, ca. 1800-1979 (inclusive). Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library
referencedIn Louise Darling Papers, 1929-1999 University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History and Special Collections Division
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