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{{For|details of the pre-1956 history of the Library|Library of the Surgeon General's Office}} | {{For|details of the pre-1956 history of the Library|Library of the Surgeon General's Office}} | ||
The precursor of the National Library of Medicine, established in 1836, was the [[Library of the Surgeon General's Office]], a part of the office of the [[Surgeon General of the United States Army]]. The [[Armed Forces Institute of Pathology]] and its Medical Museum were founded in 1862 as the [[National Museum of Health and Medicine|Army Medical Museum]]. Throughout their history the Library of the Surgeon General's Office and the Army Medical Museum often shared quarters. From 1866 to 1887, they were housed in [[Ford's Theatre]] after production there was stopped, following the assassination of President | The precursor of the National Library of Medicine, established in 1836, was the [[Library of the Surgeon General's Office]], a part of the office of the [[Surgeon General of the United States Army]]. The [[Armed Forces Institute of Pathology]] and its Medical Museum were founded in 1862 as the [[National Museum of Health and Medicine|Army Medical Museum]]. Throughout their history the Library of the Surgeon General's Office and the Army Medical Museum often shared quarters. From 1866 to 1887, they were housed in [[Ford's Theatre]] after production there was stopped, following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.{{cn|date=March 2024}} | ||
In 1956, the library collection was transferred from the control of the [[United States Department of Defense|U.S. Department of Defense]] to the [[United States Public Health Service|Public Health Service]] of the [[United States Department of Health and Human Services|Department of Health, Education, and Welfare]] and renamed the National Library of Medicine, through the instrumentality of [[Frank Bradway Rogers]], who was the director from 1956 to 1963. The library moved to its current quarters in [[Bethesda, Maryland]], on the campus of the National Institutes of Health, in 1962.{{cn|date=March 2024}} | In 1956, the library collection was transferred from the control of the [[United States Department of Defense|U.S. Department of Defense]] to the [[United States Public Health Service|Public Health Service]] of the [[United States Department of Health and Human Services|Department of Health, Education, and Welfare]] and renamed the National Library of Medicine, through the instrumentality of [[Frank Bradway Rogers]], who was the director from 1956 to 1963. The library moved to its current quarters in [[Bethesda, Maryland]], on the campus of the National Institutes of Health, in 1962.{{cn|date=March 2024}} | ||