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Leaflet to accompany an exhibition of books, pamphlets and ephemera from the Wellcome Library's modern collections at 183 Euston Road, London. Printed in black on pale grey paper. It was also issued on green paper. The contents of the exhibition ranged from Marie Stope's 'Married Love' to the recently marketed Femidom.

Wellcome Collection Ephemera. Box 2

1 folded sheet (6 pages) : illustrations, plan ; 21 cm

The shadow of the stork : birth control in the 20th century [grey] : 29th September to 23rd December 1997 : a small exhibition in the display cases at the far end of the Modern Medicine reading room in the library of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine / [Stephen Lowther].

Small card giving information about emergency contraception available from The Family Planning Service, Dean Terrace Centre and The Brook Advisory Centre, 2 Lower Gilmore Place in Edinburgh.

AIDS ephemera : Scotland. Box 1.

Emergency contraception : if you have had sexual intercourse... without using birth conrol or the condom burst/came off or your cap was faulty...

Marvel Whirling Spray / Constantine & Jackson, Limited.

Emergency contraception : the UK experience / Katie D Schenk.

Wallet with 2 pockets in a textured finish pattern of small, raised circles (also available in a suede effect). It contains a small leaflet explaining it and another, foldout, illustrated leaflet (13 x 42 cm folded to 13 x 7 cm) explaining how to use a condom properly and about the combined oral contraceptive pill and emergency contraception. Take Care was a campaign run by the Lothian Health Board.

1 wallet : colour ; 14 x 16 cm folded to 18 x 8 cm + 2 leaflets.

Tell your friends about this condom/pill pack : to get one, they just neeed to ask their GP or family planning doctor / Lothian Health.

Leaflet to accompany an exhibition of books, pamphlets and ephemera from the Wellcome Library's modern collections at 183 Euston Road, London. Printed in black on pale green paper. It was also issued on grey paper. The contents of the exhibition ranged from Marie Stope's 'Married Love' to the recently marketed Femidom.

The shadow of the stork : birth control in the 20th century [green] : 29th September to 23rd December 1997 : a small exhibition in the display cases at the far end of the Modern Medicine reading room in the library of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine / [Stephen Lowther].

Folded card explaining the 'C Card' campaign (a plastic card allowing the bearer to pick up free condoms from various points in Edinburgh as part of Lothian Health Board / Edinburgh Health Care NHS Trust's campaign against AIDS / HIV). Take Care was another related campaign run by the Lothian Health Promotion Department.

1 folded sheet (12 unnumbered pages) : colour ; 33 x 9 cm folded to 6 x 9 cm

What is a C-Card? : C card is a plastic card, with which you can get free condoms from various pick-up points / Edinburgh Healthcare NHS Trust, Take Care campaign (Lothian Health Promotion Department).

Your guide to emergency contraception : helping you to choose the method of contraception that is best for you / FPA.

1 folded sheet (12 unnumbered pages) : colour ; 34 x 9 cm folded to 6 x 9 cm

C-Card? : free condoms ... The card service ... pick-up points .. protect yourself and your partner ... sexual health services ... emergency contraception ... how to put a condom on ... / Edinburgh Healthcare NHS Trust, Take Care campaign (Lothian Health Promotion Department).

Box file containing items of ephemera in acid free sleeves. Includes Mil-San (Menosine Limited, 1932), LARCs (Implants, injections, intrauterine devices, intrauterine system), Prorace cap pessaries, diaphragms, caps and the sponge, femidoms (Chartex International, 1993), Senselle lubricant, K-Y pessaries, K-Y Lubricating Jelly, Sutherland Health Ltd.'s lubricating jelly, emergency contraception, injectable contraception, natural family planning.

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The shadow of the stork : birth control in the 20th century [grey] : 29th September to 23rd December 1997 : a small exhibition in the display cases at the far end of the Modern Medicine reading room in the library of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine / [Stephen Lowther].

Emergency contraception : if you have had sexual intercourse... without using birth conrol or the condom burst/came off or your cap was faulty...

Marvel Whirling Spray / Constantine & Jackson, Limited.

Emergency contraception : the UK experience / Katie D Schenk.

Tell your friends about this condom/pill pack : to get one, they just neeed to ask their GP or family planning doctor / Lothian Health.

The shadow of the stork : birth control in the 20th century [green] : 29th September to 23rd December 1997 : a small exhibition in the display cases at the far end of the Modern Medicine reading room in the library of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine / [Stephen Lowther].

What is a C-Card? : C card is a plastic card, with which you can get free condoms from various pick-up points / Edinburgh Healthcare NHS Trust, Take Care campaign (Lothian Health Promotion Department).

Your guide to emergency contraception : helping you to choose the method of contraception that is best for you / FPA.

C-Card? : free condoms ... The card service ... pick-up points .. protect yourself and your partner ... sexual health services ... emergency contraception ... how to put a condom on ... / Edinburgh Healthcare NHS Trust, Take Care campaign (Lothian Health Promotion Department).

Contraception ephemera. Box 3.

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The shadow of the stork : birth control in the 20th century [grey] : 29th September to 23rd December 1997 : a small exhibition in the display cases at the far end of the Modern Medicine reading room in the library of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine / [Stephen Lowther].

Emergency contraception : if you have had sexual intercourse... without using birth conrol or the condom burst/came off or your cap was faulty...

Marvel Whirling Spray / Constantine & Jackson, Limited.

Emergency contraception : the UK experience / Katie D Schenk.

Tell your friends about this condom/pill pack : to get one, they just neeed to ask their GP or family planning doctor / Lothian Health.

The shadow of the stork : birth control in the 20th century [green] : 29th September to 23rd December 1997 : a small exhibition in the display cases at the far end of the Modern Medicine reading room in the library of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine / [Stephen Lowther].

What is a C-Card? : C card is a plastic card, with which you can get free condoms from various pick-up points / Edinburgh Healthcare NHS Trust, Take Care campaign (Lothian Health Promotion Department).

Your guide to emergency contraception : helping you to choose the method of contraception that is best for you / FPA.

C-Card? : free condoms ... The card service ... pick-up points .. protect yourself and your partner ... sexual health services ... emergency contraception ... how to put a condom on ... / Edinburgh Healthcare NHS Trust, Take Care campaign (Lothian Health Promotion Department).

Contraception ephemera. Box 3.

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