ACS Archives

The Papers of Franklin H. and Isabelle H. Martin

The founders of ACS. Read more

The Resources of Eleanor K. Grimm

The private secretary of Dr. Martin. Read more

The Orr Collection

Books on the history of medicine and surgery. Read more

Selected Films

Surgical procedures dating back to the 1920s. See more

Bulletin Indexes

Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons (1913-2016). Read more

Surgical Collections at the University of Minnesota

American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS)

The Icon Project created by the AAPS preserves the history of plastic surgery through the words of the pioneers, leaders, and renowned educators in plastic surgery.

American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS)

ASTS started their “Chimera Chronicles: Great Stories in Transplant Surgery” program in 2008. It captures video profiles of 32 transplant surgeons, many with the initial leadership of ASTS.

The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST)

EAST Storycasts is a series of audio interviews with prominent trauma surgeons that discuss important events, discoveries, and people in trauma and emergency surgery.

LIMITLESS Project

LIMITLESS is a docuseries featuring inspiring stories from women plastic surgeons who broke the glass ceiling and rose to prominence within their field as society presidents.

Society of Vascular Surgery (SVS)

SVS’ The Giants of Vascular Surgery oral history program contains more than 80 interviews of significant vascular surgeons and makes them available online.

Duke University - David C. Sabiston Oral History Project

The David C. Sabiston Oral History Project at Duke University set out to capture information about the life of Dr. Sabiston, chair of the department of surgery at Duke for 30 years. Dr. Sabiston was an active member of the American College of Surgeons, including serving a term as president from 1985-1986.