Collections
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The archives contain a number of collections, some of which are currently more accessible than others. They fall into the following categories: Personal papers and manuscript material More collections will come to light as the archivist discovers what is held in the archives and surveys the organisation for records. CALM 2000 software is being used to catalogue the archives. The catalogue is currently only available to researchers visiting the archives but will be accessible via the web in the future. For more information on how to access these collections, please see our access conditions Personal papers and manuscript materialCollection level descriptions exist for the following and are listed on the AIM25 project website, click on title to see full description Balfour, Sir Andrew (1873-1931) lectures, speeches, manuscripts and papers
on tropical medicine; research notes; publications; papers and correspondence
relating to his appointment as Director of School, illness, death and
memorial. Corkill,
Norman Lace (1898-1966) articles used by Corkill in his work with
particular reference to the geography and health of the Arabian area;
articles and notes concerning nutrition; reports and documentation on
WHO Project Iran, and the Aden Protectorate Health Service; detailed
reports by Corkill on his examination of Prisoner of War camps in the
Sudan, World War Two. Hodges,
Lt Col Aubrey Dallas Percival (1861-1946) copies of diaries concerning
sleeping sickness in Uganda. Manson,
Sir Patrick (1844-1922) correspondence and papers; research papers;
lectures; publications; diaries; photographs; scientific artefacts;
volumes of medical examinations of candidates for service in the colonies
and protectorates (1898-1919). Marshall,
John Frederick (1874-1949) papers mainly relating to the establishment
of the British Mosquito Control Institute on Hayling Island; programmes,
addresses and reports of meetings and conferences concerned with mosquito
and malaria research; press cuttings relating to mosquitoes and malaria
in Britain, and to the malaria outbreak of 1927. Newsholme,
Sir Arthur (1857-1943) articles, reports and notes on the following
areas: tuberculosis with particular reference to compulsory notification;
infectious and epidemic diseases; preventive medicine; public health,
all aspects including 'social' and 'moral'; rheumatic fever; child health
and welfare including morbidity and mortality; maternity and midwifery;
phthisis; proprietary and patent medicines, dangerous drugs; statistics;
scarlet fever; small pox, and cancer. Rogers,
Maj Gen Sir Leonard (1868-1962) papers including manuscripts of
three books: Rogers' memoirs, published as Happy Toil. Fifty-five years
of tropical medicine, third edition of Fevers in the Tropics and a collection
of papers on cholera, published as Cholera and its treatment; papers
on the following areas: kala-azar; cachexial fever; leprosy, phthisis,
pneumonia and smallpox in India; leprosy in East Africa; cholera (treatment
and epidemiology); dysentery; sprue; tuberculosis; dengue fever. Ross,
Col Sir Ronald (1857-1932) correspondence, manuscripts, reprints
and newspaper cuttings on the major campaigns for the control of malaria,
closely documenting his own work through his notebooks, diagrams and
thousands of letters from medical scientists, principally with Sir Patrick
Manson in regard to Ross's research into malaria in India; correspondence
relevant to the early discoveries in trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis;
papers and correspondence relating to Ross' efforts to improve the pay
of research workers and the improvement of sanitation in the colonies,
papers relating to Ross' work at the War Office, and his visit to South
East Asia and India in 1926-1927, including photographs, medals, diplomas
and copies of his literary works; papers relating to Ross' literary
interests; photographs and biographical information on Ross. See Ross project for further information
on Ross The School also has material relating to the following: Alcock, Alfred William (1859-1933): autobiographical notes on
his life (1876-1926) and correspondence on the status of zoology in
India and the unsatisfactory condition of the Indian Museum, Calcutta.
Barnard, Cyril Cuthbert (1894-1959): correspondence and papers
relating to his employment at LSHTM; handwritten translation of 'The
Book of Rheumatism of the Famous Parisian Physician Gulielmus Ballonius';
publications. Beattie, Mary V F (b.1900): application, correspondence and
reports relating to her work at the School and as the Wandsworth Scholar
studying the physico-chemical factors of water as possible determinants
of mosquito breeding. Bradford-Hill, Austin (1897-1991): memoirs relating to his time
at the School as Professor of Medical Statistics and as Dean. Browne, Stanley George (1907-1986): manuscripts and publications
on leprosy. Budd, William (1811-1880): publications, correspondence on cholera
and typhoid (1854-1869); certificates from medical institutions. Buxton, Patrick Alfred (1892-1955): correspondence; research
notes; maps; diaries; publications relating to entomology. Carpenter, Geoffrey Douglas Hale and Amy Frances
:joint diary recording their experiences including trips to Uganda
for his research on sleeping sickness. Castellani, Sir Aldo (1877-1971): correspondence and papers
relating to his role in the School as lecturer and Director of Tropical
Mycoses. Chadwick, Sir Edwin (1800-1890): copies of letters to John Hill
Burton on public health matters. Chamberlain, Sir Joseph Austen (1863-1937): correspondence file
relating to his time as Chairman of the Court of Governors and member
of the Board of Management. Crowden, Dr Guy Pascoe (1894-1966):correspondence and papers
relating to his role in the School in applied physiology and industrial
physiology. Daley, Sir William Allen (1887-1968): medals. Durham, Herbert Edward (1866-1945): reports and correspondence
on beri beri on Christmas Island and the Malay States. Gajdusek, D Carelton (1923-): journals and publications relating
to his work on kuru, notes on his expeditions. Greenwood, Major (1880-1949): correspondence and papers relating
to his work as Professor of Epidemiology and Vital Statistics, and as
Acting Dean of LSHTM. Jameson, William Wilson (1885-1962): correspondence and papers
relating to his employment as Professor of Public Health and Dean of
LSHTM. Leiper, Robert Thomson (1881-1969):material on the British Guiana
and West Indies Expedition; correspondence; half-yearly reports as helminthologist;
photographs; postcards; publications. Lewis, Timothy Richards (1841-1886): scientific notebooks. Macdonald, George (1903-1967): diaries recording his war work,
photograph albums. Macfie, John William Scott (1879-1948): lecture notes; correspondence. Manson-Bahr, Sir Philip Henrich (1881-1966): correspondence
and papers. Murphy, Sir Shirley (1848-1923): research notes on slaughterhouses
and meat inspection, letters from Ernest Pfeiffer. Napier, L Everard (1921-1940): publications, many relating to
kala-azar. Pettenkofer, Max Von (1818-1901): handwritten manuscript 'On
the self purification of rivers'. Pickles, William Norman (1885-1969): epidemiological tables. Scott, H Harold (1874-1956): correspondence, publications, press
cuttings and reports concerning vomiting sickness and ackee poisoning. Thomson, John Gordon (1878-1937) : correspondence and papers Topley, William Whiteman Carlton (1886-1944) : publications
relating to his work as a bacteriologist. Wilcocks, Charles (1896-1977): correspondence and scripts for
BBC radio programme 'Doctor in the House', US War Department Technical
Bulletins. Administrative records of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineMaterial relating to the establishment and development of the School since 1899 Minutes and agendas of School council Attendance registers Student registers Material relating to the construction, move and opening ceremony of the Keppel Street building Material relating to the establishment of the Ross Institute and its incorporation into LSHTM
Photographs, artwork and ephemeraPhotographs of staff and students Photograph albums of medical conditions Images of the School building Images used in past exhibitions relating to public health Scientific slides Microscope belonging to Sir Ronald Ross Wooden box for transporting mosquitoes Films and videos |
