1996
July 60(7)
Lewis H. Wright Memorial Lecture: 'From Symmetrical to Asymmetrical: An Historical Perspective'

August 60(8)
Trivia on the History of the Anesthesia Screen

Ether Day 150th Anniversary Celebration Set for October

September 60(9)
The Most Significant Event in American Medical History

Surgery Before Anesthesia

October 16, 1846: A Day in History

Spreading the News of Anesthesia:
From W.T.G. Morton to the World Wide Web

William T.G. Morton and the U.S. Congress

Monument to a Momentous Event

The Ether Centennial of 1946: A Celebration of Morton's Achievement

Questions to Ponder: Resources From the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology

'From W.T.G. Morton to the World Wide Web': A Special ASA-Sponsored Exhibit at the Annual Meeting

October 60(10)
Medicine in the 19th Century: The Search for Answers

Nursing Through the Mid-19th Century

1997
February 61(2)
James Young Simpson, M.D.: First Obstetrical Anesthetist

DOCTORS DAY*1997
" 150 Years of Obstetric Anesthesia"

April 61(4)
Apgar Stamp Available Again

July 61(7)
Lewis H. Wright Memorial Lecture:
Donald Caton, M.D., to Discuss 'Feminists and Early Development of Obstetric Anesthesia'

September 61(9)
Management of Childbirth Pain Before Anesthesia

Fanny Longfellow and Nathan Keep

Analgesia in Labor Becomes Respectable: The Role of John Snow

'To Give Birth Without Pain!' The First Cases of Mesmeric Pain Relief for Obstetrics

150 Years of Obstetric Anesthesia: A Pictorial Overview

And What About The Baby? Virginia Apgar and the Apgar Score

Obstetric Anesthesia: The Last Five Decades

John J. Bonica Makes Obstetric Anesthesia an Academic Concern

1998
February 62(2)
Careers in Anesthesiology: Leaders Describe Career Path in Their Own Words

July 62(7)
Lewis H. Wright Memorial Lecture: Steven M. Zeitels, M.D., to Present 'The Origin and Development of Laryngoscopy and Laryngology'

September 62(9)
Pediatric Anesthesia Celebrates Its 150th Birthday!

Neonatal Pain: The Evolution of an Idea

Unsung Heroes: The Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Story

A Pictorial Review of Pediatric Anesthesia Artifacts

Development of Rectal Analgesia

M. Digby Leigh, M.D., Pioneer Pediatric Anesthesiologist

November 62(11)
Friends of the Wood Library-Museum: An Open Invitation

1999
February 63(2)
Laureate of the History of Anesthesia Program

Virginia Apgar, M.D., Notable Woman of the 20th Century

May 63(5)
The Wood Library-Museum: A Tradition of Service

July 63(7)
Lewis H. Wright Memorial Lecture: Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D., Recipient of the National Book Award to Present 'Surgery as It Was on That Day in 1846: Before and After'

September 63(9)
Under-recognized Heroes of Anesthesiology

Horace Wells, D.D.S.: Rebel With a Cause (1815-1848)

Francis H. McMechan, M.D.: Internationalist (1879-1939)

Henry K. Beecher, M.D.: Contrarian (1904-1976)

Robert Andrew Hingson, M.D.: OB Analgesia Pioneer (1913-1996)

Curtis L. Mendelson, M.D.: Aspiration Investigator (1913- )

Robert Alvin Berman, M.D.: Airway Inventor (1914- )

James Otis Elam, M.D.: Respiratory Researcher (1918-1995)

Brian A. Sellick, M.B.: Father of Cricoid Pressure Maneuver (1918-1996)

Nitrous Oxide Artifacts Available for Viewing at WLM

2000
April 64(4)
Laureates of the History of Anesthesia, 2000

July 64(7)
Lewis H. Wright Memorial Lecture

September 64(9)
The Genesis of the American Society of Anesthesiologists

Our Society's Seal: Its History and Significance

ASA – Leadership in Medicine: The National Halothane Study

The Wood Library-Museum – Reflecting ASA Values

Anesthesiology, Anesthesiologist, Anesthetics and Anesthetist: The Emerging Professionalism of a Medical Specialty

Fires and Explosions

ASA Antitrust Suit 1975-1979: United States of America (Plaintiff) v. The American Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc. (Defendant)

2001
April 65(4)
The Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology: WLM Dedicates Curator's Room in John Lundy's Honor

July 65(7)
Lewis H. Wright Memorial Lecture

September 65(9)
Why Celebrate Ralph Milton Waters?

The Investigator and His ‘Uncompromising Scientific Honesty’

The Influence of Ralph Waters on Regional Anesthesia

Ralph Waters ’ Visit to Great Britain in 1936

Ralph Milton Waters: His Influence on the World and Me

The Political Career of Ralph M. Waters: ‘This Is Your Society for the Future ’

Ralph M. Waters’ Legacy: The Establishment of Academic Anesthesia Centers by the ‘Aqualumni’

A Focus on History

2002
March 66(3)
The History of Bioterrorism: An Overview

July 66(7)
Lewis H. Wright Memorial Lecture: David J. Wilkinson, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.A., to Discuss 'Barts, Books, the Blues and Beyond: The Story of Christopher Langton Hewer'

September 66(9)
Monitoring: The Story Behind the Story

Monitoring in the 19th Century: From Blood-Letting to Blood-Flow Measurements

Anesthesia, Respiration and the Stethoscope

Cardiorespiratory Monitoring: A Pictorial Sampler

Arthur Guedel, M.D., and the Eye Signs of Anesthesia

Monitoring of Neuromuscular Function: Past, Present and Future

ASA Monitoring Guidelines: Their Origin and Development

Using the ASA Physical Status Classification May Be Risky Business

October 66(10)
Phantom Limb and Causalgia Pain in the Three Great Wars

2003
January 67(1)
Maurice Albin, M.D.:
Neuroanesthesiologist and Historian Extraordinaire

March 67(3)
Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology: A Library You Should Know

July 67(7)
Lewis H. Wright Memorial Lecture

August 67(8)
A Historical Philosophy of Change: Mesmerism vs. Ether as a Model for Pain Medicine

September 67(9)
Professionalism and the Acquisition of Anesthesia’s Antiquities

The Development of Anesthesiology as a Specialty and a Profession

Professionalism in Anesthesiology Today

ASA's World-Class Professionals

2004
May 68(5)
Donald Caton, M.D., Named 2004 WLM Laureate

June 68(6)
Reflections on Leroy Vandam From a Grateful Resident

July 68(7)
Lewis H. Wright Memorial Lecture

September 68(9)
Defining Moments for ASA and the Ethics of Style

In the Beginning: Three Stars

The 4 Foundations: Jewels in the ASA Crown

Certification in Anesthesiology: Where It’s Been and Where It ’s Going

1979 Adventures in Antitrust: Some Justice Here, Some FTC There

The Abt Report: What Was It, and What Happened?

ASA’s Freudian Prelude: From Mesmerism to Cocaine

ASA Relative Value Guide (RVG): A Defining Moment in Fair Pricing of Medical Services

October 68(10)
Oliver Wendell Holmes, M.D., 1809-1894,
Poet, Physician and Anesthesia Advocate:Rare Items from the Maurice S. Albin Collection

2005
Februrary 69(2)
From the Headlines

Special Commemorative Issue
A Centurion Arrives — Why Our Past May Help to Mold Our Future

A Day in the Life: 1905

A Day in the Life: 1955

A Day in the Life: 2005

10 Things That Changed Anesthesiology

The Long Island Society of Anesthetists

A History of the Distinguished Service Award

The Rovenstine Lectureship

The Anesthesia Foundation

A Historical Review of the Origin and Contributions of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

A Short History of Paul Wood’s Anesthesia Collection: The Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology

History of FAER: an Investment in the Future

Remembering Our Past: A Look at the Resident Component

Anesthesiology’s Choices for the Next Century

Medicine and Government Regulation — the Times, They Have Been Changing

ASA Puts Its House in Order: History of ASA Headquarters

July 69(8)
Lewis H. Wright Memorial Lecture

October 69(10)
From There to Modernity: A Millennium of Progress in a Century

Then and Now: The Women of ASA

Freud, Erdmann and Einstein: Heroes of 1905, ASA’s Founding Year

Albert Heircy Miller: Anesthesiology Pioneer

Preservation of the WLM Living History Collection and Educational Films

History as a Subspecialty of Anesthesiology

2006
January 70(1)
Giants Among Us — Past, Present and Future

July 70(7)
Lewis H. Wright Memorial Lecture

September 70(9)

Anesthesia’s Treasures: See Them in Chicago

Breaking the Mold: The WLM ’s Rare Book Room Re-do

World’s First Computer-Controlled Anesthesia Machine
Donated to WLM

The PAC, Professionalism and Patrick Sim

Barbarians and the Culture of Anesthesiologists

2007
January 71(1)
Ether Monument Is Finally Restored

April 71(4)
2008 Laureate of the History of Anesthesia

May 71(5)
WLM: A Treasure Trove of Anesthesiology History

June 71(6)
C. Ronald Stephen Resident Essay Contest

C. Ronald Stephen Resident Essay Contest Winners Announced

2008 Laureate of the History of Anesthesia

September 71(9)
Lewis H. Wright Memorial Lecture

Preserving Our Heritage

Acupuncture from East to West. Chinese Medicine and Therapeutics:
Early Texts Represented in the WLM Collection

2007: A Busy Year for the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology

The Crawford Long Museum: A New Beginning

Anesthesia Heritage Outside the WLM: Arthur E. Guedel
Memorial Anesthesia Center

From the Crow's Nest

October 71(10)
Treasures of the WLM

Truly Unsung Heroes

The 'Big Three' Were Not Only Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin

November 71(11)
The Anesthesia Foundation: More than 50 Years of Serving

AHA: Building a Better Future by Looking Back

2008
February 72(2)
2008 WLM Laureate Announced

Treasures of the WLM

March 72(30
Succumbing to a Devil's Brew

May 72(5)
The Right Stuff

September 72(9)
The Year of the Airway