Stories
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Writing back to authority
As she cuts up old doctors’ letters and uses them to compose absurd poems, Caroline Butterwick reflects on the catharsis of creation and proposes writing as a way to take back control.
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Would you like to buy a dinosaur?
Two remarkable letters and a drawing of a plesiosaur by Mary Anning offer a tantalising portal into the exciting world of fossil hunting and discovery of the 1800s.
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Remote diagnosis from wee to the Web
Medical practice might have moved on from when patients posted flasks of their urine for doctors to taste, but telehealth today keeps up the tradition of remote diagnosis – to our possible detriment.
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Bringing Braille back to the modern world
For anyone who thinks Braille is so last century, read on. New tech is helping dust Braille down and bring it to today’s visually impaired people.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
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Henry Wellcome Letter Book 7
Date: Aug 1903 - Jul 1904Reference: WF/E/01/01/07Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
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Henry Wellcome Letter Book 1 ['HSW Private No.1']
Date: Aug 1882-Mar 1888Reference: WF/E/01/01/01Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Landseer, Sir Edwin (1802-1873), artist, letter to 'Dear Beard'
Landseer, Sir Edwin (1802-1873), artist.Date: 13 Nov 1862Reference: MS.8929- Archives and manuscripts
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Early nineteenth century papers relating to unidentified patients
Date: c.1800 - 1835Reference: RET/6/19/2/2/1Part of: The Retreat Archive- Books
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The new, and complete universal letter-writer: or, whole art of general and polite correspondence. Containing a great variety of plain, easy, entertaining, and familiar original letters, ... By Henry Hogg, A.M. and the Rev. George Brown, ...
Hogg, Henry.Date: 1800