Monthly Archives: May 2019

Opening Hours w/b 3rd June

Our opening hours in Week 6 will be as follows:

Monday & Tuesday: 2.15pm-5pm
Wednesday: 2pm-4.30pm
Thursday & Friday: 2.15pm-5pm

The Library’s books on the history of medicine are available to search on SOLO, or you can view our newest arrivals on LibraryThing! New readers are always welcome; if you would like to visit please contact us by email or phone to arrange your appointment.

Have an excellent weekend!

Electrotherapy machine, England, 1860-1900. Credit: Science Museum, London. CC BY

Opening Hours w/b 27th May

Our Week 5 opening hours will be:

Monday & Tuesday: 2.15pm-5pm
Wednesday: 2pm-4.30pm
Thursday & Friday: 2.15pm-5pm

The Library’s books on the history of medicine are available to search on SOLO, or you can view our newest arrivals on LibraryThing! New readers are always welcome, so if you would like to visit please contact us to arrange your appointment.

Have a brilliant weekend!

Ephemera Collection, Bisodol Showcard. London: Bisodol Ltd., 1930s (?). Credit: Wellcome Collection. CC BY

 

 

 

 

Opening Hours w/b 21st May

Our Week 4 opening hours will be as follows:

Monday: CLOSED due to staff leave
Tuesday: 2.15pm-5pm
Wednesday: 2pm-4.30pm
Thursday & Friday: 2.15pm-5pm

The Library’s books on the history of medicine are available to search on SOLO, or you can view our newest arrivals on LibraryThing! New readers are always welcome, so if you would like to visit please do contact us to arrange your appointment.

Have an excellent weekend!

Drug jar for mercury pills, Italy, 1731-1770. Credit: Science Museum, London. CC BY

 

Opening hours w/b 13th May

Our Week 3 opening hours will be as follows:

Monday & Tuesday: 2.15pm-5pm
Wednesday & Thursday: 2pm-4.30pm
Friday
: CLOSED due to staff leave

The Library’s books on the history of medicine are available to search on SOLO, or you can view our newest arrivals on LibraryThing! New readers are always welcome, so if you would like to visit please do contact us to arrange your appointment.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Three stages in a man’s sneeze, linked to the three phases of traffic lights. Colour lithograph. [London] : Issued by the Ministry of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection. CC BY

 

Opening hours w/b 6th May

Our Week 2 opening hours will be as follows:

Monday: CLOSED for the Bank Holiday. While we are closed you can find alternative History of Medicine collections in the Old Bodleian Upper Reading Room, and the Radcliffe Science Library.
Tuesday: 2.15pm-5pm
Wednesday: 2pm-4.30pm
Thursday and Friday: 2.15pm-5pm

The Library’s books on the history of medicine are available to search on SOLO, or you can view our newest arrivals on LibraryThing! New readers are always welcome, so if you would like to visit please do contact us to arrange your appointment.

Have a lovely weekend!

“Dr Patterson’s” Famous Female Pills: Advertisement from ‘The Popular Herbal..’. Credit: Wellcome Collection. CC BY