Collections

students looking at nursing uniforms in the Living History Museum

The Living History Museum displays several hundred artifacts ranging from nurses' uniforms to medical instruments used on nurses’ daily rounds. 

The museum's historical collections consist of artifacts, documents and documenting the history of UMSON from the School's founding in 1889 to the present day.

Digital Collections

As with most museums, we are pleased to provide online access to our collection catalogs. These sites are intended to provide both interactive and curated experiences and straightforward catalog access.

Our online collections site incorporates interactive exhibits, timelines, and opportunities for students and alumni to contribute stories and images directly.

Visit Our Digital Collections


Our online catalog is the searchable public access point for the Living History Museum’s database, where all of our holdings are recorded, numbered, and tracked. Records are continually added through the ongoing process of inventorying the museum’s collection.

Visit Our Online Database