Historical Resources

National Institutes of Health, 1948

• National Institute of Health, 1930
• Hygienic Laboratory, 1887

National Cancer Institute (NCI), 1937

National Eye Institute (NEI), 1968

• Split off from National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness; for history, see National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), 1976

• National Heart and Lung Institute, 1969
• National Heart Institute, 1948

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), 1997

• National Center for Human Genome Research, 1989

National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA), 1992

• Became a part of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA), 1974
• Created as an independent Federal agency, 1970

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), 1955

• National Microbiological Institute (included Divisions of Infectious Diseases, Tropical Diseases, and Biologics Standards from National Institute of Health), 1948
• Hygienic Laboratory, 1887

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), 1986

• Split off from National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; for history, see National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), 1988

• Split off from National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke; for history, see National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), 1998

• National Institute of Dental Research (NIDR), 1948

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), 1988

• Split off from National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases [the split also created the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)].
• National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 1981
• National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases, 1972
• National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, 1950
• Experimental Biology and Medicine Institute (included Divisions of Pharmacology and Chemistry of the National Institute of Health), 1948

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 1992

• Created as a part of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA), which was established that year, 1973

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 1992

• NIMH research components rejoined NIH; NIMH services branches joined new agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); ADAMHA abolished, 1992
• Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA) formed; NIMH became part of ADAMHA, 1974
• HSMHA abolished; NIMH came back to NIH briefly, 1973
• NIMH left NIH and became separate bureau within PHS; joined Health Services and Mental Health Administration (HSMHA) when it was formed, 1967
• National Institute of Mental Health, authorized 1946, established (funded) 1949

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), 1988

• Split off from National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke [the split also created the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)].
• National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, 1975
• National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, October 1968
• National Institute of Neurological Diseases, August 1968
• National Eye Institute, 1968
• National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness, 1950

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), 1993

• National Center for Nursing research, 1986

National Library of Medicine (NLM), 1968

• Joined NIH, 1968
• Armed Forces Medical Library renamed National Library of Medicine, 1956