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Michael North, M.S., M.S.L.S.,

Head of Rare Books & Early Manuscripts


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Michael North, M.S., M.S.L.S.,
Head of Rare Books & Early Manuscripts

  • Personal Data

    Michael North, M.S., M.S.L.S.

    Head of Rare Books & Early Manuscripts, History of Medicine Division
    Building 38, Room 1E21
    National Library of Medicine
    8600 Rockville Pike
    Bethesda, MD 20894-3819

    Citizenship: USA

    northm@mail.nih.gov
    Office phone: 301.496.9204
    Fax: 201.402.0872

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  • Professional Experience


    Current Position


    Head of Rare Books & Early Manuscripts

    National Library of Medicine
    Bethesda, MD

    Michael J. North is Head of the Rare Books & Early Manuscripts Section in the History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine (National Institutes of Health), Bethesda, MD. He has a B.A. in Greek and Latin, an M.S. in Theoretical Linguistics, and an M.S. in Library Science with an emphasis on Book Arts. He has worked in special collections at Swarthmore College, Georgetown University, The New York Academy of Medicine, and The Grolier Club of New York.

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  • Articles and Chapters

    Printed Catalogs of French Book Auctions and Sales by Private Treaty, 1643-1830, in the Library of the Grolier Club (2004)

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