Stories
- Article
The solidarity of sickness
Visiting an injured friend in hospital prompts writer Sinéad Gleeson to reflect on the instant rapport forged between compatriots in the kingdom of the sick.
- Article
Photographs as evidence of gender identity and sexuality
Intriguing photographs from sexologists’ archives suggest they could have helped people explore their gender identity and sexuality.
- Long read
Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction
Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.
- Article
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
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
'Patients Book'
Date: 19 January 1846 - 17 August 1960Reference: RET 1/4/5/3Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
Patients' Books
Ticehurst House HospitalDate: 1846-1942Reference: MSS.6260-6262Part of: Ticehurst House Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
Interviews by members of the Committee of Management with detained patients, under the Mental Health Act 1959, Sections 43 and 47
Date: 1943-1962Reference: RET 1/4/6/2Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Papers relating to Joshua Robinson Blakey
Date: 1885 - 1896Reference: RET/6/19/1/23Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Supplementary case book providing additional notes of female patients admitted from Oct 1905-Jun 1918.
Date: 1918-1926Reference: 8855/3Part of: HOLLOWAY SANATORIUM: CASE BOOKS AND VISITORS BOOK