Stories
- Article
Families fighting for justice
In 1962 a group of parents whose children had been affected by thalidomide began a decades-long battle in the law courts, the media and Parliament in order to win fair justice for all thalidomide survivors.
- Article
Audrey and her family
In working on Audrey Amiss’s archive, Elena is getting closer to understanding her. But the way her niece and nephew remember Audrey adds essential detail to the picture.
- Photo story
Transitioning and the family album
“It’s really hard to describe to people how you know you’re a man when those ways of describing masculinity to me aren’t true. You need to find your own.”
- Article
Ancestry, privacy and the family tree
Wanting to find out more about her Jamaican grandfather, Tanya Perdikou contemplates DNA testing. But first she has to consider the potential impact of unexpected results.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Family Centre of Hackney
Date: 1963-1972Reference: PP/ADD/E/3/9-13Part of: Robina Addis (1900-1986): archives- Archives and manuscripts
Family and personalia
Date: 1920s-1980sReference: PP/RCA/A.1Part of: Roger Edward Collingwood Altounyan FRCP (1922-1987)- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Family Discussion Bureau
Date: 1954-1963Reference: SA/FPA/A13/25Part of: Family Planning Association- Archives and manuscripts
Family
Date: c. Early 20th centuryReference: PP/HRW/A.8-9Part of: Wright (née Lowenfeld), Helena Rosa (1887-1982), birth control pioneer- Archives and manuscripts
Family
Date: 1970s-1990sReference: PP/SHF/A/C/5/2/1Part of: Foulkes, Siegmund Heinrich (1898-1976) and Elizabeth Therese Fanny (née Marx) (1918-2004)