28 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1956 



hagen continued on to Chicago for consultations with the staff of the 

 American Medical Association and with Dr. Max Thorek, founder of 

 the Museum and Hall of Fame of the International College of Sur- 

 geons. Madison, Wis., was included in this trip for consultations 

 with Dr. George Urdang and Alex Berman of the American Institute 

 of the History of Pharmacy in regard to several projects related to 

 the planning of exhibits. 



For the purpose of advancing the planning for the Hall of Health, 

 Messrs. Griffenhagen and Lawless, during the period February 5-10, 

 1956, traveled to Boston to study the health exhibits in the Science 

 Museum, the Ether Dome and the Museum of the Massachusetts Gen- 

 eral Hospital, and the Museum of the Massachusetts College of Phar- 

 macy. At New York visits were made to the New York Historical 

 Society for materials to be incorporated in the Food and Drug Admin- 

 istration exhibit, to the Hall of Man in the American Museum of 

 Natural History, to the Hispanic Society of America Museum for data 

 relating to Spanish majolica, to the Wood Library-Museum of Anes- 

 thesiology to examine anesthesia equipment and to inspect the medical- 

 instrument collection of Dr. Bruno Kisch. Data relating to Italian 

 majolica were sought at the Metropolitan Museum. The secretary of 

 the American College of Cardiology, Dr. Philip Keichert, gave per- 

 mission for the loan of examples of stethoscope and manometer for 

 display in the Gallery of Medical History. Data relating to health 

 exhibits were obtained from the Lankenau Hospital Health Museum, 

 Philadelphia. The giant heart exhibit at the Franklin Institute was 

 studied, and visits were made also to the Pennsylvania Hospital and 

 the Philadelphia College of Physicians to inspect the historical 

 collections. 



At New York, during October 1955, Frank A. Taylor, Assistant 

 Director, and Dr. Multhauf studied the Atomic Energy Commission 

 exhibit which had been shown at Geneva. In addition to a series of 

 plexiglass models of atomic-energy powerplants and devices for the 

 handling and chemical analysis of radioactive materials, exhibits re- 

 lating to the uses of atomic energy in medicine, agriculture, and other 

 fundamental activities occupied about half of the floor space. 



Dr. Multhauf and Mr. Kendall during November 1955 proceeded to 

 the Pennsylvania State University and to the Priestley Museum at 

 Northumberland, Pa., to locate and examine laboratory equipment used 

 by Joseph Priestley and to arrange for the return to the National 

 Museum of Priestley materials that had been lent to that museum. 



Planning of the projected exhibits for the Museum of History and 

 Technology was advanced by the comparative studies made by Dr. 

 Multhauf, during the three weeks' tour of European museums, March 

 18 to May 6, 1956. He was advised that the Museo Nationale della 



