Artifacts
We’ve moved - here’s what you need to know
The Wangensteen Historical Library has moved to the Phillips-Wangensteen Building and is open online and by appointment for Twin Cities students, faculty, and staff with valid U Cards. (Last updated Dec. 1, 2020)The Wangensteen Historical Library artifact collection contains 8,000 objects. The collection includes focus is medical and surgical equipment, instruments, and pharmaceutical products and containers. The collection includes:
- 16th century-Italian pharmaceutical jars,
- Civil War-era amputation kits,
- X-ray tubes,
- patent medicines,
- plant-based pharmaceutical products,
- pharmacy equipment,
- and infant feeding devices.
To learn more about our artifact collection holdings, request a consultation or contact the library (612-626-6881; wangh[email protected]).
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