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Wellcome Library Established 1949 Location Euston Road, London, England Collection Items collected books, journals, archives, manuscripts, sound and music recordings, films, videos, databases, ephemera, prints, drawings, paintings, and photographs Size 2.5 million items Access and use Access requirements Open to anyone with a research or study interest in the history and progress of medicine. Website wellcomelibrary.org Coordinates: 51°31′33″N 0°08′06″W  /  51.5257°N 0.1349°W  / 51.5257; -0.1349 The Wellcome Library is founded on the collection formed by Sir Henry Wellcome (1853–1936), whose personal wealth allowed him to create one of the most ambitious collections of the 20th century. [1] [2] [3] [4] Henry Wellcome's interest was the history of medicine in a broad sense and included subjects such as alchemy or witchcraft, but also anthropology and ethnography. Since Henry Wellcome’s death in 1936, the Wellcome Trust has been responsible for maintaining the Library's col...