Stories
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Cataloguing Audrey
Work begins in earnest to restore order to the archive Audrey Amiss kept of the minutest happenings in her life. Like detectives, the archivists search for subtle clues to chronology in the mass of materials.
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The rise and fall of a medical mesmerist
Uncover the fascinating story of the doctor who popularised hypnotism as a medical technique, and could name Dickens among his famous friends.
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Conserving Audrey
Elena describes how specially designed storage allows Audrey’s scrapbooks to retain all traces of her creative process, although their intrinsic fragility means deterioration is almost inevitable.
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Audrey in the world
As the collection is fully catalogued, the archive is opened up to the public. A feature film about Audrey premieres, and Audrey gets her own Wikipedia page, so people can learn about her. For archivist Elena, it’s time to step back.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Library catalogues arranged by author
Date: late 18th century - 19th centuryReference: SA/MSL/H/1/4Part of: Medical Society of London- Books
Library catalogues of the English Renaissance / [Sears Reynolds Jayne].
Jayne, Sears Reynolds, 1920-Date: 1956- Archives and manuscripts
Sales catalogues: Library various. Various small booksellers
Date: 1864 - 1975Reference: WA/HMM/CM/Sal/52Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library- Archives and manuscripts
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Sales catalogues: Hodgson
Date: 20th-21st November 1919Reference: WA/HMM/CM/Sal/10/4Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library- Archives and manuscripts
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Sales catalogues: Hodgson
Date: 27th- 28th April 1950Reference: WA/HMM/CM/Sal/10/135Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library