History Collections
Find out more about history collections and History Day
History Collections
Find out more about history collections and History Day
Exploring the history of medicine and health
This blog post is part of a series of posts on the theme of ‘Human Discovery: Experiencing Science’ for History Day 2022. In our first session for History Day 2022, we are exploring how history helps us analyse past medical crises, shape public health policy, and how...
Our brain is electric: Glenside Hospital Museum, Bristol
This blog post is from Glenside Hospital Museum as part of a series of posts on the theme of ‘Human Discovery: Experiencing Science’ for History Day 2022. Glenside Hospital Museum, with support from the Royal Society, discovered three historic pioneers of brain...
The History of Science in UCL Library Special Collections
This blog post is from UCL Library Special Collections as part of a series of posts on the theme of 'Human Discovery: Experiencing Science' for History Day 2022. UCL Library Special Collections is one of the foremost university collections of manuscripts, archives and...
Experiencing the history of Science in the Museum of the Mind
This blog post is from the Bethlem Museum of the Mind as part of a series of posts on the theme of ‘Human Discovery: Experiencing Science’ for History Day 2022. Bethlem Royal Hospital was itself a first in the history of science and medicine- the first specialist...
All work and all play: unconventional sciences at the Warburg Library
This blog post was written by Kella Lawrinson and Simone Monti, Graduate Library Trainees at the Warburg Institute as part of a series of posts on the theme of ‘Human Discovery: Experiencing Science’ for History Day 2022. Nowadays, we tend to think of science as...
The Roman saddle – an innovative approach by Peter Connolly
The Institute of Classical Studies Library holds the archive of the illustrator and experimental archaeologist Peter Connolly. Connolly was known for his work on ancient weaponry and particularly for his reconstruction of the Roman saddle. A saddle needs to provide a...
A Spark in the Dark: Teesside Archives
This blog post was written by Chris Corbett, Community Engagement Officer at Teesside Archives as part of a series of posts on the theme of ‘Human Discovery: Experiencing Science’ for History Day 2022. The North East has always been a crucible of scientific...
Science and Technology in the The Gentleman’s Magazine
This blog post is from Surrey Heritage as part of a series of posts on the theme of 'Human Discovery: Experiencing Science' for History Day 2022. This post picks out particular examples of scientific developments which appeared in The Gentleman's Magazine. The...
Health histories and public policy at History Day 2022
This blog post introduces the morning session at the upcoming History Day, a free one day event enabling people to explore collections and sources. This year’s theme will be ‘Human Discovery: Experiencing Science’. This event is part of the Being Human festival, the...
Discovering people, health and technology through collections at History Day 2022
This year’s History Day – a free event produced by Senate House Library and the Institute of Historical Research - will be held on 17 November. History Day is for students, researchers and history enthusiasts alike to explore collections from libraries, museums,...