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Thalidomide: an oral history
To mark the 50th anniversary of the withdrawal of the drug thalidomide from sale the UK in 2012, Professor Anne Borsay of Swansea University embarked on a project to collect oral testimonies from a cross-section of the thalidomide population. I… Continue reading
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Tarantella: listen to the dance of the spider’s bite
Following on from the phenomenal success of our YouTube channel, the Library now has a new outlet on SoundCloud, an audio distribution platform that allows users to listen, share, and download audio recordings. Each track is visualised as a waveform;… Continue reading
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Dr Cicely Williams speaks to the nation
There is something very special about hearing a person’s voice. Tucked away in the Wellcome Library’s Cicely Williams archive there are a few audio-recordings. These have recently been digitised and two of the best are now online, making it possible… Continue reading
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Christmas advice from Frank Rowntree
Francis St. D. Rowntree 1928-1996, aka Frank Rowntree, received an OBE in 1986 for his services to public health. During the 1970s, he was the Health Education Officer for Sheffield and in this capacity he was invited into the Walk… Continue reading
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Florence Nightingale Centenary
On this day one hundred years ago, Florence Nightingale died. As such, we have chosen to mark the day by considering the collections held in the Wellcome Library pertaining to a woman who is still one of the most recognisable… Continue reading
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Behind the Scenes: Moving Image and Sound Collection
April finds us in the Moving Image and Sound Collection (MISC) department – the team behind the cataloguing, curation and public services related to the Wellcome Library’s collection of historic and modern audio-visual material. The department is headed by Angela… Continue reading