Digitized Hahnemann's work

[Soroush Ebrahimi]

From: Karen Allen

Date: May 19, 2009 1:53:58 PM PDT

To: Karen Allen

Subject: Hahnemann's 6th ed Organon - digital image on web now
Dear Colleagues,

With great excitement, I am writing to let you know about a wonderful use of
technology in our homeopathic world!

Hahnemann's original copy of the 6th edition of the Organon (an interleaved
copy of the 5th edition into which he wrote is modifications to create the
6th edition) is kept in the Special Collections archives at the UCSF Medical
School library.

This original copy was brought to the US by homeopaths Richard Haehl,
William Boericke and James Ward in the early 1920s; it was translated into
English and published, with the original copy kept in an office safe, then
in a bank deposit box, and finally in the care of the university's climate
controlled library vault for special collections.

Homeopaths and researchers from all over the world come to the library here
in San Francisco to view it, and see exactly what Hahnemann wrote.
This entire book has been digitally imaged, and is now available to everyone
to view as part of the university's digital archive!!! Here is the link:

http://www.library.ucsf.edu/collections/homeopathy
Viewers can turn pages, zoom in and out to see details of Hahnemann's
spidery writing in German, French, Latin and Greek as he documents his
changes, and in parts where there are additional pages he has attached with
fold out sections (such as aphorisms about the LMs which was all new
material) can click to fold out the pages to see them as if it were a pop up
book!

Haehl's transcription of the entire text, which was found about a year ago
at the site of the old Hahnemann Hospital in San Francisco, ( which has
larger handwriting. .. and his understanding of German language that was 100
years closer to Hahnemann's time than we are now) is also digitally imaged
on the same site, which should allow comparison, and ease the eyes trying to
read Hahnemann's writing. There is also a pamphlet on why one would want to
study homeopathy, with a listing of schools across the country, very
interesting to peruse.
The UCSF Library Special Collections unit has just completed this project;
they have asked the homeopathic community to help spread the news about it's
availability, and to encourage scholarly investigation of these materials.
We have also been invited to suggest other texts that are a high priority
for the homeopathic community to be made available digitally.
I am asking each of you to:

* Click through the link to look at the materials - this really is
wonderful! Check out pages like 282 where there is a little circled 'n' in
blue on the additional page pasted in, and click on it to bring up the full
additions

* Pass this information along to others in your organizations, as well
as colleagues, students, etc.

* Consider adding a link on your website (if appropriate) to facilitate
easy access

* Email the library to say thanks for doing this, and suggest other
books that you would prioritize highly - send to Josue Hurtado, assistant
archivist, at josue.hurtado@ library.ucsf. edu
Let me know if you have questions -

Best wishes to you all,

Karen Allen

Karen Allen, CCH

President, Council for Homeopathic Certification
Consultation / Education in Classical Homeopathy
1199 Sanchez St, San Francisco, CA 94114
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