The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine’s Electron Microscopy Department began as part of the Entomology Department under the leadership of Richard Bird in 1959. It closed in 2012, leaving behind many thousands of photographic prints, negatives and ‘blocks’: tiny samples encapsulated in resin, each with a unique…
World Cancer Day is an international day marked on 4th February to promote a positive and proactive approach towards the prevention, detection and treatment of cancer.To mark the day, LSHTM Archives are highlighting some items within our collection relating to cancer.
Dr Christopher Draper collection
Dr. Christopher Charles Gawler…
It has been a busy year for the Archives Service and we thought that it would be good to reflect on what we have achieved and more importantly what we have learnt through our decolonising practice.
We have run Decolonising the Archives sessions for internal and external student…
1st December has been designated as World AIDS Day since 1988. It is an opportunity to reflect on the global impact of the HIV and AIDS epidemic, remember those who have lost their lives, and show support for those living with HIV. This day also highlights the importance of continuing…
An exhibition of monographs from the Historical Collection of LSHTM Library Library foyer (Library opening hours)
The London School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), as it was called until 1924, opened its doors to its first students on 2nd October 1899. LSTM began as part of the Seamen’s Hospital Society…
125 years ago today, on 2nd October 1899, the School opened its doors to its first students. Here is a short history of how the School was established and what happened in our early years.
Seamen’s Hospital Society
The London School of Tropical Medicine, as it was called until…
As we welcome new students to the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, it seems appropriate that we reflect on the students who attended 100 years ago, the class of 1924.
The 76th session ran from September to December. 73 students attended the School, of these 63 were…
Today, we will take a quick look at Henry C. Burdett’s book Cottage Hospitals General, Fever, and Convalescent. This book is part of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Library’s historical collection and can be found under the Barnard Classification Scheme classmark of SYBH (Cottage Hospitals…
In this blogpost we take a look at a couple of books found in the Reece Collection, a collection of items largely on the topics of small pox and early vaccination once owned by Richard J Reece.
In the early 19th century, the advent of vaccination sparked intense debates within…
This is a blog post about the book “The Inspection of Meat: A Guide and Instruction Book to Officers Supervising Contract-Meat and to All Sanitary Inspectors Embodying the Teaching Imparted to the Army Service Corps.” By W. Wylde. This item is part of the London School of Hygiene and…
