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Medical Artifacts (National Taiwan University)Type Collection Collection Identifier c0028 Description Since the beginning of the Japanese Occupation in 1895, the Japanese had built Taiwan's first hospital on Chiaki street in Da-dao-cheng– the “Japanese Taiwan Clinic,” the former name of National Taiwan University Hospital – followed by the construction of medical schools. After restoration, when the Nationalist government moved to Taiwan, the name of the hospital has undergone many changes, and eventually came to be known as “National Taiwan University, College of Medicine” and “National Taiwan University Hospital.” In response to medical and teaching needs, the National Taiwan University College of Medicine and National Taiwan University Hospital have acquired and developed a number of medical instruments and medical aids, which are preserved to this day, so the whole medical campus possesses all types of medical heritage from the Japanese Colonial Period to the period after restoration. In general, medical artifact categories include the following: 1. Memorable figures who took the lead in the development of medical technology and pioneered the use of medical devices. 2. Teaching and research equipment with historical value. 3. International awards in recognition of academic research conducted by medical doctors and professors, and the representative instruments they used. 4. Special cases successfully treated at National Taiwan University Hospital, and medical figures that gained domestic and internal fame and the representative instruments they used. 5. Head of state, senior officials who received medical treatment at the National Taiwan University Hospital, and the representative instruments used in their treatment. 6. Memorable and representative stationery equipment used by the hospital's past superintendents. 7. Local and foreign donations of heritage instruments which have been validated with conservation value. 8. Food, clothing, housing and recreation related to NTU, college of medicine and NTU hospital, including ancient tableware, appliances, painting, calligraphy, wood, furniture and other commonly used objects. 9. Textual-based heritage instruments used for appreciation, study and promotion. Size 308 entries (digital/metadata) Language Chinese;English Item Type Physical object Item Format image/tiff; image/jpeg; image/gif Rights Access Rights The National Taiwan University IP domain is limited to personal and non-commercial purposes, and users can freely browse and utilize the resource collections. Only browsing services are available for users outside the National Taiwan University IP domain. For commercial use, publication or other purposes, please place an inquiry to the owner of the resource collection. Accrual Method Donation; permanent collection Accrual Periodicity Annual Accrual Policy Active Custodial History In 1895, Taiwan was ceded to Japan, and the Japanese colonial government immediately established the “Japanese Taiwan Clinic” (the former name of National Taiwan University Hospital). With the medical school constructed afterward, both experienced the initial rough stages of building foundations and plan implementations, while introducing western medicine to Taiwan. Through reconstruction after the World War II recovery period, the growth process of the National Taiwan University Hospital campus headed towards the development path of modern medicine, which can be deemed to be the epitome of Taiwan's medical history. From the Japanese Colonial Period to this day, all the medical instruments and teaching aids acquired during this time are considered valuable historical artifacts. In order to preserve the historical record of Taiwan’s medical development, the library has worked with the National Taiwan University Hospital Secretariat Office to establish the “Taiwan Modern Medical Heritage Database” by collecting, organizing, analyzing and digitizing important, unique academic papers and journal articles. The database helps the general public gain more understanding on the medical history of Taiwan around World War II. In addition, the database will allow the general public to obtain access to the rare, valuable and early-dated medical artifacts and to obtain knowledge on the history of the National Taiwan University campus and Taiwan’s modern medical history. On 19th June 1995, the National Taiwan University Hospital profile room officially opened, displaying medical relics collected from Japanese Colonial Period. Audience Researchers; the general public Subject History of medical treatment; Taiwan research; medical instruments; medical devices; medical equipments Spatial Coverage Taiwan Temporal Coverage Japanese colonial period; after the restoration Dates Collection Accumulated 1895/ Dates Items Created 1895; after the restoration Collector National Taiwan University Medical Library and National Taiwan University Hospital Secretariat Office Owner National Taiwan University Medical Library and National Taiwan University Hospital Secretariat Office Is Located At National Taiwan University Hospital Is Accessed Via link: http://140.112.128.4/cgi-bin/gs32/entugsweb.cgi/login?o=dwebmge Super-Collection Medicine
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