Ideas for Holiday Gifts

It is not too early to start thinking of Holiday gifts. It is possible to benefit the library collection and honor someone with your gift at the same time. There are several options. You can donate a book to the Library's regular collection, or the History of Medicine collection, as a way of showing your appreciation for some special person. Donated books will have a bookplate that recognizes the honoree and the donor. The honored person will receive notice of your donation.

You can "adopt" a book in the History of Medicine collection by funding conservation treatment. You will receive a packet documenting the treatment and a commemorative bookplate will be placed in the book indicating that someone has been honored by your adoption. A list is available of books needing conservation, or a book can be selected from a certain area of interest.

Memberships in the History of Medicine Associates would make excellent gifts. The Associates are a support group for the Historical Research Center of the Library. They sponsor the Adopt-a-Book program, provide a yearly research grant, and have an annual dinner meeting with a speaker. A lecture series on the history of the health sciences was initiated this year. The Associates also supported the development of an exhibit at the Old State House Museum featuring the College of Medicine when it was housed at the Old State Capitol building from 1912-1935. Members receive newsletters and an opportunity to participate in these activities.

For information on gift donations of books to the regular collection contact Mary Hawks, Collection Management, 686 6749, or e-mail hawksmarys@uams.edu.

For information on donations to the History of Medicine collection, Adopt-a-Book, or membership in the History of Medicine Associates, contact Margaret Johnson, Historical Research Center, 686 6733, or e-mail johnsonmargareta@uams.edu.

Margaret Johnson
Head, Historical Research Center

Wildflower Photographs

George Ackerman, M.D.
Arts of UAMS Exhibit
September 4 - October 31, 2001

Dr. George Ackerman, Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine, UAMS College of Medicine, shares many of the wildflower photographs he has taken. While some are from Arkansas, many were taken on trips to the American West, especially the Rocky Mountain chain extending from the Sangre deCristos in northern New Mexico to the Canadian Rockies.

The flowers appear as individual blossoms, such as the purple coneflower, or in a group, as the fields full of sunflowers from such areas as Big Sky, Montana or Crested Butte, Colorado. There are even non-flower pictures, such as the mountain goat from Glacier National Park, or the sunset as captured over Big Sky, Montana.

The camera used was a Nikon 8008 camera. The film was Fujichrome Velvia, and the majority were taken with available light.

Come by and enjoy!