Medical librarians

Photograph of Mr. Gilbert Joseph Clausman (1921-2011) with Ms. Rita Sue Kane, chair of the Program Committee of the Medical Library Association, at an MLA meeting in Hawaii.

Mr. Clausman became the librarian of the New York University Medical Center in 1955 and in 1959 was appointed Library Curator until his retirement in 1986. Among his many accomplishments in the field of medical librarianship, he served as president of the Medical Library Association and spearheaded the transformation of the NYU Medical Library into an academic department with faculty status for librarians.

Photograph of Mr. Gilbert Joseph Clausman (1921-2011) giving the presidential address at the Medical Library Association’s annual meeting in Chicago, IL, 1978.

Mr. Clausman became the librarian of the New York University Medical Center in 1955 and in 1959 was appointed Library Curator until his retirement in 1986. Among his many accomplishments in the field of medical librarianship, he served as president of the Medical Library Association and spearheaded the transformation of the NYU Medical Library into an academic department with faculty status for librarians.

Photograph of Mrs. Helen R. Bayne seated at desk. Mrs. Bayne was the librarian for the University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College Library from 1929 to 1955. From 1955 to 1961 she served as the Curator, Archivist, and Research Librarian of the Medical Center of the New York University College of Medicine.

Photograph of Mrs. Helen R. Bayne seated at desk. Mrs. Bayne was the librarian for the University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College Library from 1929 to 1955. From 1955 to 1961 she served as the Curator, Archivist, and Research Librarian of the Medical Center of the New York University College of Medicine.

The New York University School of Medicine Library stacks, circa 1958.

Overhead view of the New York University School of Medicine Library showing the circulation desk and card catalog area, circa 1958.

The New York University School of Medicine Library circulation desk, circa 1958.

Overhead view of the New York University School of Medicine Library card catalog area, circa 1958.

View of the New York University School of Medicine Library periodicals reading room, circa 1958.

View of the New York University School of Medicine Library periodicals reading room, circa 1958.