Overview of the Collection
Medical Heritage Center
Van Brimmer, Barbara
Barbara Van Brimmer Papers
2.0 linear feet
The Barbara Van Brimmer Papers (2 linear feet) contains material related to Van Brimmer and her career.
SPEC.201625.VANBRIMMER
The records are in English
English
1982-2003
Biography
Barbara Ann Steinbrecher Van Brimmer (November 15, 1947 – October 9, 2003) was born in Napoleon, Ohio. She earned her bachelor of arts degree in botany at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) in 1969 and her master’s of library science at the University of Mississippi in 1984.
Van Brimmer joined the Ohio State University Health Sciences Library staff in 1985, and, in her eighteen years with the library, she held seven different positions, each drawing on her diverse strengths and interests in the field. She wrote ten journal articles, several books and book chapters, twenty-five presentations, and received ten awards and grants. She leaves a legacy of service as chair of the Medical Library Association’s History of Health Sciences Section and president of both the Ohio Health Sciences Library Association and Central Ohio Health Sciences Library Association. She served on 50 university committees and 30 other committees both local and national. Her scholarship and professional interest focused on medical history preservation, culminating in the creation of the Medical Heritage Center in 1997.
Van Brimmer leaves behind her devoted husband, Rick, and daughter, Tonya. She was an active member of her community and of her church, First Baptist, in Delaware, Ohio. She served several terms as church clerk, was the church historian, and chaired the committee that planned its Sesquicentennial Celebration in 2003.
Scope and Content
The Barbara Van Brimmer Papers (2 linear feet) contains material related to Van Brimmer and her career.
Related Collections
These related collection are part of the Medical Heritage Center’s archival collections:
- Charles F. Wooley, MD Papers, Spec.199806.Wooley
- Medical Heritage Center Records, Spec.200805.MHC
- The Ohio State University Health Sciences Library Records, Spec.199902.HSL
- Charles F. Wooley, MD and Barbara Van Brimmer Papers, Spec.202418.WooleyVanBrimmer
Statement of Arrangement
This collection is arranged in three series:
- Series I: Correspondence
- Series II: Medical Heritage Center
- Series III: Professional
Series I: Correspondence (19 files) contains correspondence of both a personal and professional nature. This series is arranged chronologically.
Series II: Medical Heritage Center (6 files) contains information related to Van Brimmer’s work at the Center. This series is arranged alphabetically.
Series III: Professional (1.5 boxes) contains information related to Van Brimmer’s career at The Ohio State University Health Sciences Library. This series is arranged alphabetically.
Restrictions on Access
The collection is open to the public and is available for viewing in the Medical
Heritage Center. Materials do not circulate and must be used in the supervised
reading room. Restrictions, including copyright, may exist and some materials may be
too fragile to photocopy or digitize. The MHC charges for duplication services,
which must be performed by staff.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Barbara Van Brimmer Papers,
SPEC.202625.VANBRIMMER, Medical Heritage Center, Health Sciences Library,
The Ohio State University.
Detailed Description of The Collection
Series I: Correspondence
1982-2003
1
1
Correspondence
1982
1
2
Correspondence
1986
1
3
Correspondence
1987
1
4
Correspondence
1988
1
5
Correspondence
1990
1
6
Correspondence
1991
1
7
Correspondence
1993
1
8
Correspondence
1994
1
9
Correspondence
1995
1
10
Correspondence
1996
1
11
Correspondence
1997
1
12
Correspondence
1998
1
13
Correspondence
1998
1
14
Correspondence
1999
1
15
Correspondence
2000
1
16
Correspondence
2001
1
17
Correspondence
2002
1
18
Correspondence
2003
1
19
Correspondence
undated
Series II: Medical Heritage Center
1995-2003
1
20
Battelle Endowment for Technology and Human Affairs
1997
1
21
Cincinnati Medical Heritage Center
1997
1
22
Distinguished Teaching Award Nomination for Jane Witherspoon
2001
1
23
Interdisciplinary Seminar Series
1998
1
24
Newspaper Clippings
1995-2003
1
25
Position Profiles
undated
Series III: Professional
1984-2003
1
26
American Association for the History of Medicine
1999, 2001
1
27
Appointment Book
1998
1
28
Appointment Book
1999
1
29
Appointment Book
2000
1
30
Appointment Book
2001
1
31
Archivists and Librarians in the History of the Health Sciences
1997
1
32
Archivists and Librarians in the History of the Health Sciences
1998-2001
1
33
Archivists and Librarians in the History of the Health Sciences
2001
1
34
Basic Preservation Presentation
1988
1
35
Blood Drive Task Force
2002
1
36
Book: Writer's Guide to Nursing and Allied Health Journals
1998
1
37
Building the Library/Information Center of the Future Symposium
1994
1
38
Business Card
undated
1
39
Certificates
1997-2003
1
40
Columbus Medical Association Alliance
2001
1
41
Consumer Health Project
1999
1
42
Curriculum Vitae
1990-2002
1
43
Declaration
2003
1
44
Dr. Robert M. Zollinger: His Legacy
2002-2003
1
45
Evidence Based Medicine Workshop
2001
1
46
Faculty Annual Report
1986
1
47
Faculty Annual Report
1987
1
48
Faculty Annual Report
1989
1
49
Faculty Annual Report
1990
1
50
Faculty Annual Report
1991
1
51
Faculty Annual Report
1992
1
52
Faculty Annual Report
1993
1
53
Faculty Annual Report
1994
1
54
Faculty Annual Report
1995
1
55
Faculty Annual Report
1996
1
56
Faculty Annual Report
1998
1
57
Faculty Annual Report
1999
1
58
Faculty Annual Report
2000
1
59
Faculty Annual Report
2001
1
60
Faculty Annual Report
2002
1
61
Faculty Annual Report
2003
1
62
Faculty Annual Report
undated
2
1
Faculty Evaluation
1985
2
2
Faculty Evaluation
1987
2
3
Faculty Evaluation
1988
2
4
Faculty Evaluation
1993
2
5
Faculty Professional Leave Committee
1993-1994
2
6
Faculty Search Committees
2000-2001
2
7
Festival of Cartoon Art Volunteer
1998
2
8
Financial Conflict of Interest
2000
2
9
Grant Writing Basics Resources
2002
2
10
Greater Midwest Regional Medical Library Network
1990
2
11
Health Service Management and Policy Workshop
1998, 2000
2
12
Hospital Nurses Orientation - Introduction to Research
2002
2
13
Instruction Evaluations
1994-1995, 2003
2
14
Journal and Cartoons
1994
2
15
Kathryn T. Schoen Award
1996
2
16
Leave Forms
1998-2003
2
17
LSTA Grants
1997-1999
2
18
Medical Library Association
1998-1999
2
19
Medical Library Association
2000
2
20
Medline Searching
2000-2003
2
21
Midwest Chapter/Medical Library Association
1997
2
22
Midwest Chapter/Medical Library Association
1998-2000
2
23
Midwest Chapter/Medical Library Association
1998-2000
2
24
Midwest Chapter/Medical Library Association
2002
2
25
Mileage Logs
2002
2
26
Motor Poole Vehicle Rental
2000
2
27
Name Plate
undated
2
28
National Seminars Group Conferences
1999
2
29
Ohio Academy of Medical History
1998-2003
2
30
Ohio Bicentennial
2000-2002
2
31
Ohio Bicentennial
2000-2002
2
32
Ohio Collectors of Medical Antiquities
1997
2
33
Ohio Health Sciences Library Association
1998-2003
2
34
Ohio Health Sciences Library Association Workshop
2000
2
35
Ohio Library Council
1996
2
36
Ohio Preservation Council
2002
2
37
OVID Workshop
1996
2
38
Photographs and Slices
2002
2
39
Presentation: John A. Prior Health Sciences Library
1997
2
40
Promotion and Tenure Committee (RESTRICTED)
1998, 2001-2002
2
41
Promotion and Tenure Committee
1999
2
42
The Randtriever: Its Use at The Ohio State University
1990
2
43
Recommendation for Promotion/Reappointment in Academic Rank
1990
2
44
Recommendation for Promotion/Reappointment in Academic Rank
1991
2
45
Research
1991, 1997
2
46
Resume
undated
2
47
Searching the Health Sciences Database (Basic)
1998-2001
2
48
Searching the Health Sciences Database (Advanced)
2000-2001
2
49
Second Blessing Book Grant
2001-2003
2
50
Society of Ohio Archivists
1996, 2001
2
51
Special Research Assignment
2003
2
52
State Library of Ohio
1986, 1992, 2001
2
53
Tenure Initiating Task Force
2002-2003
2
54
User Education Statistics Forms
1997-2001
2
55
Using Online Journals Workshop
1999-2000
2
56
Wooster Beach Manuscript
1997