LSHTM Archives

The Archives of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

[LSHTM Archives @LSHTMarchives]

📢 We're now on Bluesky 🦋

Please give us a follow here: https://t.co/SRQNVCPLJ7

We look forward to seeing you over on 'the other place' soon 👋

[London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @LSHTM]

👋 Thinking of joining the X-odus but don't want to miss the latest on #PublicHealth?

Join LSHTM on 'the other place' and you won't have to miss a thing as we're sharing all the latest news, reaction & expert comment over there...

[LSHTM Library @LSHTMlibrary]

📢 We're now on Bluesky 🦋

Please give us a follow here: https://t.co/qH9ZYewv3U

We look forward to seeing you over on 'the other place' soon 👋

[The National Archives Sector @UKNatArcSector]

We’re delighted to announce the latest three recipients of our Research and Innovation Grants!

Congratulations to @Dev_Collective, @Houseofdread_ and @LSHTMarchives

Read all about their projects here: https://t.co/33VFMzSKdq
📷 House of Dread

[LSHTM Archives @LSHTMarchives]

The final theme of @explorearchives Focus Week is #EYAYourArchive. We love showcasing our collections and sharing the history of public health with people. ♥️

[LSHTM Archives @LSHTMarchives]

For the theme of #EYAAnimals, here are some four-legged friends from LSHTM staff and student photographs in 1904 and 1911 🐶🐱

[LSHTM Archives @LSHTMarchives]

For #EYAFamily, we have 'Family Meals and Catering - A Cookery Booklet for Housewives' from our Nutrition collection. It was published in c.1940 by the British Medical Association. Thursday's menu is stewed tripe and onions, steamed plum duff and savoury rice...

[LSHTM Archives @LSHTMarchives]

For #EYADisco we have this Health Education Authority magazine cover from 1989. It was designed to give advice about safe sex to a young audience.
You can find it in our AIDS Social History Programme collection, which was created by a research group at LSHTM from 1988-1994.

[LSHTM Archives @LSHTMarchives]

The LSHTM seal is based on a Sicilian coin struck in 466 BC. It shows two Greek gods associated with health - Apollo, the god of prophecy, music and medicine, and his sister Artemis, goddess of hunting, chastity, childbirth and healing. #EYAMythology

[LSHTM Archives @LSHTMarchives]

For the theme of #EYAFashion we have these fetching hats & bags from our Centre for Sexual & Reproductive Health collection. They were collected during the 1980s-90s from HIV promotion campaigns in Norway and Belgium as part of the European Commission 'Concerted Action' project.

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For #EYAHuge here are some sizeable termite hills! These photographs are from our Dr Donald Minter (1928-2017) collection. Minter did research in Kenya in 1956 into whether termite hills acted as breeding grounds for sandflies.

[LSHTM Archives @LSHTMarchives]

Our #EYATiny is this King Henry VIII groat dating between 1526-44, found when the foundations for the @LSHTM Keppel Street site were dug in 1926 🪙

[LSHTM Archives @LSHTMarchives]

For #EYAHeroes, we have the smallpox vaccine!
In 1796, Edward Jenner (1749-1823) used cowpox material to create immunity to smallpox. The vaccine was a 20th-century marvel that led to the eradication of smallpox in 1980.

[LSHTM Archives @LSHTMarchives]

We're taking part in @explorearchives focus week.
For today's theme of #EYADecision here is a poster from when LSHTM decided to go smoke free in 1992.🚭

[Institute of Historical Research @ihr_history]

Remember, remember the 5th November … is History Day! Only one week until #HistDay24 and we can’t wait to welcome you to Senate House, London! Keep signing up at https://t.co/U6ZaOftMKg to explore our 90+ stalls & our online content at https://t.co/X7C592Hmdz. See you there!

[Centre for History in Public Health (CHiPH) @LSHTMhistory]

Join us on Thursday for the first seminar in our series on medical history in Africa:
'Empire, race, and medical achievement: the Smith-Easmon medical dynasties​'
📅Thurs October 11
⌚12.45-14.00 UK
📍LG81, LSHTM Keppel St (and online)
⬇️Details via link
https://t.co/malMq0Myu4

[LSHTM Archives @LSHTMarchives]

Happy 125th birthday to LSHTM!🎉
The School opened on 2nd October 1899 with 27 students enrolled and one course: the Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Health.
Learn more about the origins of the School here: https://t.co/Oqzlqj3qRr

[London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @LSHTM]

October is UK #BlackHistoryMonth

Find out how LSHTM is #decolonising its collections, through our Decolonising the Archive Principles covering archival & cataloguing practice, dissemination, education & inclusivity.

#ReclaimingNarratives

👉https://t.co/IQr50RzbYB

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New blog post to welcome the new LSHTM students, find out about the students from 100 years ago in the Class of 1924 blog: https://t.co/0PMLX932dF

[LSHTM Library @LSHTMlibrary]

New academic year, new snazzy canteen & social space here at Keppel Street! 🙌

Introducing the newly-opened Pumphandle Social area at LSHTM - it’s looking amazing 🤩

A warm welcome to all students starting this week. We look forward to seeing you soon 😊

[LSHTM Library @LSHTMlibrary]

📚Discover the Historical Collection.

We take a look at W. Wylde's "The Inspection of Meat" and learn how tainted meats helped spark public health crises in the 19th century Britain.

Check out them book plates! 📚

https://t.co/8GPDB8Lw41