Event update: We are delighted that St Bartholomew’s Hospital Archive team will be contributing to this day on 28 April. In addition LMA Conservation staff will be talking about their work
with the Royal Free Hospital collection.
EXPLORING HOSPITAL RECORDS AND ARCHIVES:
A Symposium Event for Researchers and Archivists.
London Metropolitan Archives, 40 Northampton Road, London EC1R 0HB
Friday 28 April 2017
12.30-4.30pm
FREE – Booking Essential (Lunch is provided)
The event is relevant for people starting their research (undergraduate or postgraduate) or those wanting to explore new routes into academic or historical explorations.
Researching hospital records offers opportunities and presents challenges. Records from the Royal Free Hospital will provide a main focus for the event, alongside other related material from the London Metropolitan
Archives (LMA) collections.
There will also be the opportunity to share research ideas, exchange information and network with others researching a range of topics relating to hospital records.
MODIFIED PROGRAMME
12.30 – 1.15pm
- Registration and Welcome
- Networking Lunch (lunch is provided)
1.15pm
- Behind the Scenes Tour – an introduction to the archive and its work
- Document / Collection Viewing – a chance to see and discuss original materials
- Presentation by the LMA Conservation Team about work relating to the Royal Free Hospital Collection
2pm
Presentations and Open Forum: Accessing and Using Archive Collections
Presenters from LMA and St Bartholomew's Hospital Archives will:
- Introduce the range and type of collections held on site
- Discuss ways of working with sensitive and challenging material
- Open up ideas about how Royal Free Hospital record collections and St Bartholomew's Hospital collections have been used to engage and inform the public
3.45pm (Tea will be available during the workshop)
Workshop and Knowledge Share
This practical session facilitated by LMA and St Bartholomew's Archive staff, will provide participants with an opportunity to discuss, plan and share current research or project work, discuss new
proposals and consider the potential of partnership working.
4.30pm Final Round Up
Supported by the Wellcome Trust
