Hours 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Monday-Friday or by appointment Special Collections The Special Collections Department consists of rare books, archives, and a few manuscript collections, which relate to thehistory of medicine. The core of the rare book collection was purchased from Dr. Morris Saffron, and is rich in works in venerology, dermatology, and the history of medicine. Three other collections of note are: Frank B. Norbury Collection (neurology and psychiatry) Kemper/Buckmaster Collection (a 19th-early 20th century working physicians collection) William Moore Collection (homeopathy and popular