Toxic Medicines Exhibit

The medicines used for the Toxic Medicines and Toxic Books exhibit were selected based on their historical use to treat various ailments and diseases; however, these treatments are now known today to be quite harmful to human health. It is important to remember that the ideology around how the body works and how to treat disease has greatly changed over the last several centuries. Also, check the McGovern Historical Collection Blog story written by Kelsey L. Koym, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian.