Stories
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The birth of the public museum
The first public museums evolved from wealthy collectors’ cabinets of curiosities and were quickly recognised as useful vehicles for culture.
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How tuberculosis became a test case for eugenic theory
A 19th-century collaboration that failed to prove how facial features could indicate the diseases people were most likely to suffer from became a significant stepping stone in the new ‘science’ of eugenics.
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How to design an HIV awareness campaign
Using carefully crafted, colourful graphics is one public health team’s creative approach.
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A symbol of a lost homeland
The story of one protective amulet from Palestine reveals a complex tale. Encompassing the personal history of an influential doctor and collector, it provides a window onto dispossession and exile, and the painful repercussions that are still felt today.
Catalogue
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Descriptive catalogue of the specimens illustrating medical pathology, in the Museum of University College, London / Charles Stonham.
Stonham, Charles, 1858-1916.Date: 1890- Archives and manuscripts
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'University College, University of London'
Date: 1952-1954Reference: WA/HMM/CO/Chr/K.118Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library- Archives and manuscripts
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Material Returned to the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum from University College London
Date: 1965-1966Reference: WA/HMM/EX/JPart of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library- Archives and manuscripts
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'University of London, University College'
Date: 1932-1952Reference: WA/HMM/CO/Chr/J.312Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library- Books
Descriptive catalogue of the specimens illustrating gynaecology and obstetrics in the Museum of University College Hospital, London / by Herbert R. Spencer and T.W.P. Lawrence.
University College Hospital (London, England)Date: [1911]