In the late 1940s, to help maintain the Historical Collections and guarantee maximum access to scholars and bibliophiles, a group of Fellows of the Academy organized "The Friends of the Rare Book Room of the New York Academy of Medicine," which functions independently but with the endorsement of the Academy Board of Trustees. Membership in the Friends is not restricted to Fellows of the Academy.  The aim of the Friends is to collect funds to purchase and process important additions to the collections of the Rare Book Room, and to support programs directly related to the rare book collection. The Friends meet annually to review recent developments in the Rare Book Room and the Historical Collections. Membership is open to all. We invite you to join in whichever membership category meets your needs. Annual dues are as follows:

$25.00 — Student or House Officer
Benefits include: The Favourite Edition newsletter
Invitations to all historical programs at the Academy.

$50.00 — Friend
Benefits include: borrowing privileges in the Library's circulating collections
The Favourite Edition newsletter
Invitations to all historical programs at the Academy.

$100.00 — Supporting Friend
All Friends benefits, plus
Your choice of one volume from the Academy's History of Medicine series

$200.00 - Sustaining Friend
All Supporting benefits, plus
Your choice of three volumes from the Academy's History of Medicine series

$500.00 — Patron
All Sustaining Friend benefits, plus
A private tour of the Rare Book Room and its treasures with the Academy's curatorial staff for you and three guests.

$1000.00 individual; $1500 couple — Malloch Circle
All Patron benefits, plus
Up to three private tours for you and your guests of the Rare Book Room and its treasures with the Academy's curatorial staff
Invitations to special dinner events featuring presentations of historical and/or bibliographical iterest, and private tours of notable rare book collections
The opportunity to host a special event for your friends at the Academy—for more details call Arlene shaner at 212-822-7313

For a printable pdf version of the Friends application click here.

Please fill out and return this form to the address below if you wish to join the Friends.

I wish to join the Friends of the Rare Book Room at the following level:

___ Student or house officer ($25)

___ Friend ($50)

___ Supporting Friend ($100)

___ Sustaining Friend ($200)

___ Patron ($500)

___ Malloch Circle ($1000; $1500 couple)

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Please return this form to:

Friends of the Rare Book Room, Inc.
The New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Avenue
New York NY 10029

All subscriptions are tax deductible to the extent permissible by law.

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