London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/library-archive-open-research-services/archives

The LSHTM Archives hold documents, letters, photographs, maps, publications and objects relating to tropical and infectious diseases and public health issues. Collections date from the mid-nineteenth century. The Archives also includes material on the history and development of the School since its foundation in 1899.

History Day 2022/23 contributions

Videos:

• Brief overview of LSHTM Archive collections
• Introduction to the Sir Ronald Ross collection
• Introduction to the HIV and AIDS collections

Blog posts:

• Decolonising the Archives blog post: the Carpenter Diary
• Decolonising the Archives blog post: Roads to Africa
• Decolonising the Archives blog post: Creative response to Roads to Africa film

History Day 2020 contributions

• Live session: Decolonising the Archives

In response to LSHTM’s decolonisation project and the Black Lives Matter movement, the archives have begun to re-examine the collections we hold, the stories we tell and the role we can play in critically engaging with the School’s colonial legacy. In this session, the LSHTM Archivist & Records Manager gave a brief outline of our Decolonising the Archives principles and action plan, and Dr Lioba Hirsch, Research Fellow on the Decolonising LSHTM: History and Legacy project provided an overview of the project which aims to understand the consequences of LSHTM’s engagement with the British Empire for research, teaching and the institutional development of the School.