Manuscripts and Special Collections
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Featured Topic for Monday: In Good Health.
With the spotlight on health, there is plenty of scope to illustrate change in practices and expectations over the centuries. Some topics, such as reliance on home remedies and alternative cures, or the use of exercise to help the body, have their equivalents today. Others, such as the provision of clean water supply, remind us of what we now take for granted. 
We see that vaccination was a controversial issue when inoculation against smallpox was introduced. References to Florence Nightingale and patient care illustrate the development of the nursing profession, complementing records from the first years of Nottingham's General Hospital. Then, as now, we can see many examples of charitable organisations supplementing the official provision. |
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The collections contain many items that show the changes in healthcare and medicine from the past several hundred years. |
Maps, illustrations and travellers' accounts describe early explorations, the experience of visiting foreign countries, and the beginnings of tourism. |
Changing experiences of birth and death, childhood and adult life, work and leisure, are illustrated in letters, images, and printed ephemera. |
Famous wars, and the personal experiences of fighting men, are described in original manuscript accounts, photographs, posters and published records. |
Local authors, including D H Lawrence, join literary figures of earlier centuries in a compilation featuring satire, drama, and ballad literature. |
Memorable events in the history of the University of Nottingham are illustrated, from its civic college origins to current international activities. |
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