Started by Elliott Carr Cutler and central Ohio surgeon Robert M. Zollinger, the Atlas of Surgical Operations is a standard textbook used around the world to demonstrate anatomy and surgical techniques.

The Medical Heritage Center (MHC) has a 5th edition of the Atlas of Surgical Operations that contains Dr. Zollinger Sr.’s handwritten notes for how he was going to revise the material for the 6th edition. The book plates are the originals.

Currently, in its 9th edition, the MHC has twenty-seven atlases in various editions in seven languages.