The Ruth Lilly Medical Library is pleased to announce a new addition to the History of Medicine Collection that is now open for research.

The C. Everett Koop Interview Materials and Related Correspondence (1995-1996, 2012) collection contains audio recordings, transcripts, and related materials from Stephen J. Jay, M.D.'s 1995 interview with former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, M.D.  for an article ("A Conversation with C. Everett Koop, M.D.") published in the March/April 1996 special issue (Indiana Physicians Confront the Tobacco Epidemic) of Indiana Medicine: The Journal of the Indiana State Medical Association. The collection also includes correspondence between Drs. Jay, Koop, and former Indiana Governor and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Otis R. Bowen, M.D.

A detailed descriptive finding aid for the collection can be viewed in IU Archives Online: https://archives.iu.edu/catalog/VAE4251 

A digital version of the interview recording is available in IU Media Collections Online (IU login is required to access): https://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/media/395w232q1c

About the History of Medicine Collection

The Ruth Lilly Medical Library’s History of Medicine Collection  supports the research, learning, and educational success of Indiana University students, faculty, and community members by collecting, preserving, interpreting, and providing access to unique materials documenting the history of medicine; medical education, training, research, and practice; and health and disease treatment and prevention in the state of Indiana and beyond within the global context of the Western medical tradition.

The History of Medicine Collection is located on the third floor of the Ruth Lilly Medical Library (Room 307) and is open by appointment (Monday-Friday, 10:00am-4:00pm). Research appointments and classes can be scheduled by contacting medlref@iu.edu.