Stories
- Article
Drugs in Victorian Britain
Many common remedies were taken throughout the 19th century, with more people than ever using them. What was the social and cultural context of this development?
- Article
When ‘get well soon’ doesn’t cut it
When loved ones are seriously ill, we can hide behind dishonest platitudes or struggle to find the words. Meet the woman working to fix how we speak to sick people.
- Interview
Inside the minds of A R Hopwood and Honor Beddard
The curators of ‘Smoke and Mirrors’ reveal the stories behind the exhibits, and the intriguing truths the show confronts us with.
Catalogue
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Drane & Co.'s price list : drugs, patent medicines, herbs, toilet and nursery requisites, perfumery, surgical instruments, teas, &c., &c / Drane & Co.
Drane and Company.Date: [1891?]- Books
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Souvenir : B.M.A Centenary meeting 1932 / Burroughs Wellcome & Co. (The Wellcome Foundation).
Burroughs Wellcome and Company.Date: [1932]- Books
Delirium feriarum : a study of a present day hysteria, with special regard to its common symptoms and advice for its prophylaxis and therapy, together with numerous pathological illustrations by Professor Chaval / [Geigy Pharmaceutical Company Ltd].
Geigy Pharmaceuticals.Date: [1960]- Books
Packed goods & specialities : May, 1938 no. 79 / Potter and Clarke Limited.
Potter & Clarke.Date: 1938- Archives and manuscripts
Tom Hopkins: Oral Contraception material
Date: 1947-early 2000sReference: MS.8936