History

Epidemics and plagues in history

"[P]ublishes cutting-edge research on the history of all aspects of health, illness and medical treatment in the past, from antiquity to the present."

"Contagion: Historical Views of Diseases and Epidemics is a digital library collection that brings a unique set of resources from Harvard’s libraries to Internet users everywhere. Contagion is also a unique social–history resource for students of many ages and disciplines. These materials include digitized copies of books, serials, pamphlets, incunabula, and manuscripts—a total of more than 500,000 pages—many of which contain visual materials, such as plates, engravings, maps, charts, broadsides, and other illustrations."

PDF from Library and Archives Canada.

"We are one of the world's major resources for the study of medical history. We also offer a growing collection of material relating to contemporary medicine and biomedical science in society."