{"id":1984,"date":"2016-08-09T06:52:15","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T10:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/osler-library\/?p=1984"},"modified":"2016-08-11T12:33:44","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T16:33:44","slug":"old-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/osler-library\/old-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Old School"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1985\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/osler-library\/files\/2016\/07\/pic_2016-07-19_131902.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1985\" class=\"wp-image-1985\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/osler-library\/files\/2016\/07\/pic_2016-07-19_131902-776x1024.jpg\" alt=\"pic_2016-07-19_131902\" width=\"360\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/osler-library\/files\/2016\/07\/pic_2016-07-19_131902-776x1024.jpg 776w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/osler-library\/files\/2016\/07\/pic_2016-07-19_131902-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/osler-library\/files\/2016\/07\/pic_2016-07-19_131902-768x1014.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1985\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A handful of New Canadian Health Series, published 1950s.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Harking back to simpler times, these colourful vintage volumes are from The New Canadian Health Series \u2013 a series of educational health books published in Canada during the 1950s.<\/p>\n<p>A handful of these health guides, including the American ABC Health Series (pictured below) can be found in the Osler Library&#8217;s collection, available to view upon request. Acquired by the library in 2013 upon the closure of McGill&#8217;s Education Library, these volumes act as little time capsules of everyday health information and provide a fascinating retro-read of popular medicine through the eyes of mid-20th century North American culture.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2104\" style=\"width: 254px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/osler-library\/files\/2016\/08\/pic_2016-07-19_172632.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2104\" class=\"wp-image-2104\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/osler-library\/files\/2016\/08\/pic_2016-07-19_172632-221x300.jpg\" alt=\"pic_2016-07-19_172632\" width=\"244\" height=\"327\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brownnell-Evans ABC Health Series, &#8220;Broad Streets&#8221;, 1950s<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2103\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/osler-library\/files\/2016\/08\/pic_2016-07-19_172711.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2103\" class=\"wp-image-2103\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/osler-library\/files\/2016\/08\/pic_2016-07-19_172711-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"pic_2016-07-19_172711\" width=\"230\" height=\"305\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brownnell-Evans-Hobson ABC Health Series, &#8220;Building Better Health&#8221;, 1950s.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harking back to simpler times, these colourful vintage volumes are from The New Canadian Health Series \u2013 a series of educational health books published in Canada during the 1950s. 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