title: [The history of Biblioteca de Manguinhos and its rare collections].
abstract: This article narrates the creation of Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Biblioteca de Manguinhos Library) and its rare collections of books, magazines, journals, brochures, leaflets and theses, important publications on the history of biological sciences and health from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. It also describes the rich original ornaments and decoration of the library room and its furniture. It recovers the history of the library these past hundred years, which is closely associated to the history of Fundação Oswaldo Cruz.
authors.affiliation: Mestre em administração pública pela Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. melide@fiocruz.br
authors.forename: Maria Elide
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Bortoletto
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D006262:Health; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D007990:Libraries / Q000266:history*; D011904:Rare Books / Q000266:history*; D012586:Science / Q000266:history*