Medical Archives – cataloguing and promoting access

Tuesday 11th November, 1pm-4pm, Thackray Museum of Medicine, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7LN

(please note that this is an in-person event only, taking place in the Hopper Conference room, 1st floor)

Directions: The Thackray Museum of Medicine is situated next to St. James’s Hospital. It is a 15-minute bus ride from Leeds station. You can get to the museum on all of the following major bus routes from Leeds City Centre. Numbers: 16, 42, 49, 50 and 50A stop outside the museum.

The museum holds an onsite Pay and Display car park at the front of the museum. The Car Park tariffs are £1.50 per hour. The machines accept coin and card payment.

Alternative parking can also be found at St James’s Hospital multi-storey car park which is a short walk away from the museum. it is located next to the Leeds Cancer Centre building and is signposted as you enter the hospital site from Beckett Street.

Although this in-person event is being organised by the Northern Region, we welcome participants from all the ARA’s nations, regions and sections. (If numbers are limited, Northern Region members will be given preference)

Refreshments will be served on the day including tea, coffee and biscuits.

To book your place contact Robert Curphey by email:  robert.curphey@thackraymuseum.org

Programme

1pm Welcome and session introduction (Robert Curphey)

1.05 Dr Sarah Hayward, Historical Researcher and Heritage Consultant, ‘A Legacy of Care: An Inclusive Approach to the RHN Archives’

1.25 Louise Williams, Lothian Health Services Archive, ‘“Understanding Oor Mad History”: activism and histories of mental health’

1.45 Break

1.50 Anna Riggs, The Mulberry Bush, ‘Cataloguing the Cassel Hospital Archive’

2.10 Robert Curphey, Thackray Museum of Medicine, ‘Cataloguing the Thackray Museum Archive’

2.30 Break

2.35 Vicky Grindrod and Ronnie Walsh, West Yorkshire Archive Service, ‘Indexing Leeds General Infirmary Case Books’

2.55 Charlotte Endean, ITV, ‘Medical Videos at the ITV Archive’

3.15 Questions

3.35 Tour of the archives and stores (depending on numbers)

4pm Close