The document discusses the Human Genetics Historical Library and its priorities for collecting items related to the history of human genetics. It notes that the library's collection spans from the 1870s to present day and includes over 700 items. It highlights some of the library's key items of interest, including works by Francis Galton and Trofim Denisovich Lysenko. The document also discusses promotion of the library through exhibitions and collaboration with other university departments.

1. The Human Genetics Historical
Library: collecting for the future
Dr Karen F. Pierce
Cataloguing Librarian
PierceKF@Cardiff.ac.uk

2. Professor Peter S. Harper

3. http://www.genmedhist.org
Genetics & Medicine Historical
Network
GenMedHist newsletter; editor
Judith Friedman jfriedma@uvic.ca

4. Donations and Bequests
Paul Polani 1914-2006
Malcolm Ferguson-Smith 1931-

5. Library

6. Priorities of Collecting

7. Date Range of Items in the Human
Genetics Historical Library
2 3 6 13 26 33
60 84
195
526
707
626
457
151
140
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
Number of items

8. Duplicates

9. Variety of Material Included

10. Key Items of Interest (1)
Francis Galton 1822-1911

11. Key Items of Interest (2)
Trofim Denisovich Lysenko 1898 –1976
Nikolai Konstantinovich Koltsov
1872–1940

12. Practicalities of Promotion
Peter Keelan
Head of Special Collections & Archives
SCOLAR blog:
http://scolarcardiff.wordpress.com/

13. Exhibition in SCOLAR
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/libraries/scolar/digital/insrv-scolar-genetics.html#top

14. Collaboration
Tim
Powell
(Archives)
Peter
Keelan
(SCOLAR)
Prof.
Peter
Harper
Simon
Coleman
(Archives)
Karen
Pierce
(Cataloguer)

15. Any Questions?