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Another link completed: Sir Ernst Chain’s papers made searchable
Our programme to convert all archive catalogues to electronic form passed another milestone this month, with the release to the database of our single largest remaining collection. The papers of the biochemist Sir Ernst Boris Chain (1906-1979) comprise some 67… Continue reading
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National Insect Week
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways (Proverbs 6:6) Over a million species described – and maybe another six or seven million out there awaiting description. Insects account for maybe half of all living species – and when… Continue reading
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Archives and Manuscripts cataloguing – May 2010
Every month we post a summary of new archive cataloguing on the Wellcome Library blog, complementing the information about other new material available from by RSS feeds from the main catalogue of books, images, film and sound. May’s report is… Continue reading
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New voluntary hospitals database
We are delighted to report that further value has been added to the Wellcome/National Archives Hospital Records Database with the creation of links to information in the Wellcome Trust-supported Voluntary Hospitals Database of the Centre for History in Public Health… Continue reading
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Cataloguing of Sir John Vane’s Papers
The papers of Sir John Vane are now available for consultation in the Wellcome Library(PP/JRV). Sir John Robert Vane (1927-2004) was an eminent pharmacologist, who published over 900 scientific papers, was joint editor of 20 books, and received over 50… Continue reading
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An Alliance with the Genetic Interest Group
We are pleased to announce that the Wellcome Library has been chosen by the Genetic Interest Group as the repository for their archives. Work will begin shortly on cataloguing the archive, so that these important records can be made available… Continue reading
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Channel 4 abortion ad: part of a long history
When Marie Stopes (1882-1958) first began her crusade for birth control and better sexual knowledge, she was horrified to discover that a significant proportion of the correspondence she received following the publication of her books Married Love and Wise Parenthood… Continue reading
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Archives and Manuscripts cataloguing – April 2010
Three new collections of twentieth century archives dominate this month’s cataloguing highlights. As described in a recent blog post, the papers of the various organisations that combined in 1982 to form the British Thoracic Society have now been catalogued. They… Continue reading
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Travel Writing Sources Guide
Given the restrictions on air travel of late, it is perhaps timely to flag up a new guide to unpublished Travel Writing in the Wellcome Library’s collections. Arranged by geographic region, the guide gives an overview of relevant manuscript material… Continue reading
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Archives & Manuscripts Cataloguing – March 2010
As we mentioned in early March, the blog will now feature monthly round-ups of archives and manuscripts material newly available to the public or newly visible on our online database. The main newly available collection is that of the papers… Continue reading