Fantastic to see the Library bustling with Research Degree students showing off posters about the incredible projects they’ve been doing - clearly the culmination of some very passionate & dedicated work.

Well done to everyone who has submitted an entry to this and good luck 🤞

For #ArchiveTravel we have this travel wallet belonging to Sir Ronald Ross, who proved that malaria was transmitted by mosquitoes in 1897.
The wallet contains tickets and maps from various research and delegate trips. 🎫🗺️
#Archive30

Where would we be without conservators? For starters we wouldn’t have these wonderful custom-made storage boxes to keep Sir Patrick Manson’s mosquito box and Sir Ronald Ross’s set of malarial blood slides safe! #ConservationWin #Archive30

For #ArchiveAnimals , here are some feline friends from LSHTM School photos in 1911 and 1913 🐱
#Archive30

Our #SomethingBig and very heavy is this MADAS calculator.
MADAS is derived from the initial letters of Multiplication, Automatic Division, Addition, & Subtraction. This one was used by Professor Jenny Roberts and we believe dates from 1950s-60s.
#Archive30

In 1916 the Shakespeare Hut opened on the grounds of what is now LSHTM’s Keppel Street site. It was a YMCA hut created as a 'home away from home' for Anzac soldiers to rest, recover and be entertained when they were on leave during WWI.
#ArchiveBuildings #Archive30

Bill Gates visited the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in October 2016 to meet with researchers and peruse some archival items. His Diet Coke can, whilst not officially accessioned into our Archive, has been in our office ever since.
#UnusualArchives #Archives30

For #HiddenHistories here is a blog post which includes an amazing poem by Parise Carmichael-Murphy which is their response to the Roads to Africa film on an expedition to East Africa in 1930s bit.ly/3TXyoMo #Archive30

We've recently catalogued material from the LSHTM Contemporary Arts Programme between 2000-2005. Its aim was to commission works that fit with the themes of the School & the architecture of the building. Learn more here: bit.ly/3SMs37H
#ArchiveCollection #Archive30

This World War II recipe leaflet from our Nutrition Collection can tell you all the wonderful things you can do with a herring!🎣
#ArchiveFoodAndDrink #Archive30

Our most #ColourfulArchives are definitely our HIV/AIDS collections. Many countries used eye catching colours on badges and posters when raising awareness of preventative measures which should be taken.
#Archive30

This month marks the hundred year anniversary of LSHTM as we know it today!🎉
In April 1924 we were granted our Royal Charter & changed our name from the London School of Tropical Medicine to the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Learn more: bit.ly/3xfsTS8

How it started vs. how it's going...
Both of these photos were taken of the same area in our archive secure room, one in 2002 when the LSHTM Archive was established and one in 2024. #WhereYouStarted #Archive30

For the first day of ARA Scotland #Archive30 , the theme is #YourArchive . We love showcasing our collections and sharing the history of public health with people. Here are some photos of recent sessions we've held in our library.

The ninth installment in our Rare Books series highlights a beautiful early 19th century illustrated reference book on medicinal plants, authored by Indian physicians K.R. Kirtikar and B.D. Basu.

Read more here in this blogpost by Ann Datta: bit.ly/3Vc7ALe #RareBooks 📚

Jenny Roberts (1938-2014) raised the profile of economics in public health, becoming the first Health Economist at LSHTM. In the 1980s she extensively researched the economic impact of various infections.
Learn more here: bit.ly/3JcW6k9
#WomensHistoryMonth #IWD2024

Margot Jeffreys (1916-1999) was a lecturer at LSHTM between 1953-1965. She played an important role in establishing medical sociology, the study of how social factors influence health and healthcare.
Learn more here: bit.ly/3JcW6k9
#WomensHistoryMonth #IWD2024

Y.H. Hoa Shoo attended LSHTM in 1919, where she passed the school’s exam with an impressive 70%. Hoa Shoo worked in Singapore as a doctor in an Infant Welfare Centre in Penang, which she went on to run.
Learn more here: bit.ly/3JcW6k9
#WomensHistoryMonth #IWD2024

A.S. Gore and M.S. Gore were 24 and 23 when they attended LSHTM in 1920 to complete the School’s Diploma in Tropical Medicine. During this time there was a great demand for female doctors in India.
Learn more here: bit.ly/3JcW6k9
#WomensHistoryMonth #IWD2024

Ida Kahn (1873-1931) was a Chinese medical doctor who operated hospitals and contributed to expanding the presence of Chinese women in the workforce. She studied at LSHTM in 1910.
Learn more about Ida here: bit.ly/3JcW6k9
#WomensHistoryMonth #IWD2024