The Museum of Medicine and Health on Manchester Digital Collections
Historical medical objects from The Museum of Medicine and Health launch on Manchester Digital Collections, a post by Professor Carsten Timmermann
Author: Charlotte Hoare
Special Collections Librarian at the University of Manchester.
Sickness and Health: New digital History of Medicine Collection launched
A new digital collection launched this week on Manchester Digital Collections brings together an dynamic mix of items from our medical collections for the first time.
White as Well-Water, Livid as Lead: Understanding Urine Collection Bite
Though many of us may feel a bit reticent about closely examining the subtleties of our own urine, we areContinue Reading
Subvisible Bodies: Medical Microscopy in the Rylands Gallery
An exciting new display in the Rylands Gallery showcases items from the University of Manchester Library’s medical collections alongside intriguingContinue Reading
Drawing Dissection: Medical Illustrations by Joseph Jordan’s Apprentice Digitised
I’m delighted to announce the recent digitisation of two unique books from our 19th-century medical collections. Available online in fullContinue Reading
“Good Blood, Bad Blood”: A Petite Exhibit on Menstruation in the Rylands Gallery #2
This is the second of two blog posts to accompany a display in Rylands Gallery. The first post focused onContinue Reading
“Peculiar and Marvellous”: A Petite Exhibit on Menstruation in the Rylands Gallery #1
This is the first of two blog posts to accompany a display in Rylands Gallery. This first post explores 19thContinue Reading
From Hair Restorer to Industrial Health: Cataloguing the Manchester Medical Collection (1801-1949)
I joined the Special Collections team in March as part of an exciting new project to catalogue and promote engagementContinue Reading