{"id":10525,"date":"2026-06-04T16:22:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/library\/?p=10525"},"modified":"2026-06-04T17:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:14:16","slug":"reframing-access-to-historic-medical-photograph-collection-with-decolonising-the-archives-dta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/library\/2026\/06\/04\/reframing-access-to-historic-medical-photograph-collection-with-decolonising-the-archives-dta\/","title":{"rendered":"Reframing Access to Historic Medical Photograph Collection, with Decolonising the Archive (DTA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blog by Decolonising the Archive (DTA) and LSHTM Archives Service Team<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Help us decolonise the archive and reimagine how medical histories are preserved,&nbsp;shared&nbsp;and understood.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the Archives Service was awarded funding from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/archives-sector\/grants-and-funding\/research-and-innovation-grants\/\">The National Archive\u2019s Research and Innovation fund<\/a> to reframe access to our historic&nbsp;medical photograph collection.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To continue our efforts to address the colonial legacies of our collections we have partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.decolonisingthearchive.com\/\">Decolonising the Archive (DTA)<\/a> and will be running a series of events in the Autumn which DTA will&nbsp;facilitate.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/library\/files\/2026\/06\/image-2.png\" alt=\"Black and white image of women from Cameroon waiting around a man who is writing in a notebook.\" class=\"wp-image-10528\" style=\"width:799px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/library\/files\/2026\/06\/image-2.png 780w, https:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/library\/files\/2026\/06\/image-2-300x239.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/library\/files\/2026\/06\/image-2-768x612.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cropped image of people waiting to be seen by a doctor at Bamenda c.1940 LSHTM Photos\/04<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>This will feature a Webinar giving context to some of the colonial medical photographs held in LSHTM\u2019s&nbsp;archive followed by two in-person workshops allowing participants to have the option to be guided on the viewings using DTA\u2019s trauma-informed approach alongside speaking to our current experts in the field. 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