Tag Archives: Archives

International Women’s Day

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Jennifer Scott

International Women’s Day is a great chance to remind ourselves of just some of the women who have studied and taught at LSHTM over the years. Continue reading →

Decolonising the Archive: colonial language in our archival catalogue

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Jennifer Scott

As part of our commitment to decolonisation at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, we’ve been reviewing the language used in our archival catalogue. We found many examples of outdated language, such as colonial place names. Archival documentation … Continue reading →

Class of 1922

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Victoria Cranna

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 1922. The 70th session ran from September to December. 52 … Continue reading →

Trying to establish the archive at LSHTM

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Victoria Cranna

Our series of blogs to celebrate 20 years of the LSHTM Archives Service has been postponed over the Summer but we are pleased to announce that the series will continue over the Autumn. We are grateful to our colleague Professor … Continue reading →

20th anniversary reflections on dissemination: building tours and Open House

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Victoria Cranna

As part of our 20th anniversary celebrations, we are reflecting on how the service has developed in a number of ways, this blog focuses on dissemination and how our approach has changed since the service was established in 2002. I … Continue reading →

Happy 20th Birthday LSHTM Archives Service

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Victoria Cranna

I can’t believe that it has been 20 years since I started working at the School! To commemorate this anniversary, this seems a perfect time to reflect on my time at the School, my work as an Archivist and the … Continue reading →

John Lane collection

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Victoria Cranna

By Alia Carter, UCL Placement Student As part of my MA Archives and Records Management course at UCL I have been fortunate enough to spend two weeks at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. I was particularly interested … Continue reading →

The Pamphlet Collection: Superman takes on his biggest foe.

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Martyn Post

Superman says “Never say yes to a cigarette” Once again we are delving into the pamphlet collection, this time to bring you a glimpse of an early 80s public health campaign, staring Superman.  This can be found in the upstairs … Continue reading →

Class of 1921

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Victoria Cranna

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 1921. Unfortunately, we do not have a photo of … Continue reading →

Henry Vandyke Carter (1831-1897): LSHTM Rare Books blog series No. 1

Posted on May 21, 2021 by lshps8

HENRY VANDYKE CARTER (1831-1897) : author of On Leprosy and Elephantiasis,  and the artist for Gray’s Anatomy.  Gray’s Anatomy is a classic medical textbook, used by doctors, anatomists and medical artists.  Yet, despite Henry Gray’s (1826/27-1861) scholarly text running to … Continue reading →