Stories
- Article
The island of unclaimed bodies
In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.
- Article
Befriending heavy breathers
Read the fascinating story behind the rare manual that helped volunteers on one of Britain’s first free telephone helplines to deal with masturbating callers.
- Photo story
How wigs help children handle hair loss
For young people who lose their hair during cancer treatment, a wig can make them feel normal again. Carmel King photographs some of the processes and people involved with a charity providing beautiful human-hair wigs for kids.
- Article
The stranger who started an epidemic
New Orleans, 1853. James McGuigan arrives in the port city and succumbs to yellow fever.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Charity Commissioners: correspondence
Date: 1965-1992Reference: SA/BRO/A/3/1/1Part of: Brook: Archives- Archives and manuscripts
Charity Commissioners: correspondence
Date: 1994-1998Reference: SA/BRO/A/3/1/2Part of: Brook: Archives- Archives and manuscripts
Charity Commissioners: correspondence
Date: 2001-2002Reference: SA/BRO/A/3/1/3Part of: Brook: Archives- Archives and manuscripts
Charity Commissioners: correspondence
Date: 1965-2002Reference: SA/BRO/A/3/1Part of: Brook: Archives- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Charity Commission Scheme Correspondence
Date: 1973-1988Reference: SA/FPA/C/C/5/1Part of: Family Planning Association