Stories
- Article
The chymist’s trade card
An 18th-century trade card reveals far more than its owner may have intended.
- Article
Would you like to buy a unicorn?
The story behind why somebody tried to sell Henry Wellcome a unicorn head in 1928.
- Article
The healing power of breathing
The healing powers of different breathing methods are said to help with a range of health challenges, from asthma to PTSD. Effie Webb traces their spiritual origins and explores the modern proliferation of breathwork therapies.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Date: 1937-1938Reference: GC/118/7-14Part of: Manktelow, W J- Archives and manuscripts
Notes on Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Materia Medica
Pickering, Percival Spencer Umfreville, 1858-1920.Date: c.1880Reference: MS.3901Part of: Pickering, Percival Spencer Umfreville (1858-1920)- Archives and manuscripts
Chemistry, Medical and Pharmaceutical. Notes on Botany, Materia Medica, Chemistry and Medicine
Date: mid-19th centuryReference: MS.1585- Archives and manuscripts
'Organic Chemistry Book III'
Date: c.1937Reference: GC/118/7/9Part of: Manktelow, W J- Archives and manuscripts
'Organic Chemistry Book IV'
Date: c.1937Reference: GC/118/7/10Part of: Manktelow, W J