We are hiring! Help us shine a light on pharmacy history. Who We Are Founded in 1941 and headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy…
If you love the history of pharmacy, apothecary traditions, or the evolution of medicine, there’s an incredible (and free!) resource you may not even know about: the Nationaal Farmaceutisch Museum,…
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is seeking nominations for the Robert P. Fischelis Award. The AIHP Robert P. Fischelis Award honors the late Robert P. Fischelis (1891-1981),…
AIHP invites nominations for the Edward Kremers Award, which recognizes outstanding scholarship in the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals. The AIHP awards the Edward Kremers Award to recognize the author(s)…
In 1928, The Opium Problem, authored by Charles Terry and Mildred Pellens, was published by the New York City Bureau of Hygiene. The book contains testimonies from dozens of medical…
This Dose of History contains historical material, created between roughly 1891 and 1913, that reflects the social norms, scientific knowledge, and cultural attitudes of its time. Readers may encounter language,…
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy (AIHP) is delighted to announce that Dr. Kelly S. O’Donnell will assume the role of Editor-in-Chief of History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals (HoPP) beginning…
Visual Histories is a new series that highlights digitized materials from AIHP’s collections that stand out for their design, artistry, or visual impact. This series focuses on items whose imagery helps…
From the Archives is a new series that showcases unique, surprising, and meaningful items from our historical collections. Archivist Hannah Dillemuth and her students will select materials from across the…
The earliest known form of inoculation, called insufflation, dates back to the sixteenth century. It was typically carried out by blowing powdered smallpox scabs up the nose of the patient….
