Anzac Biscuits
In preparation for the Great War Bake Off, I have made Anzac Biscuits. These biscuits were popular with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC). It was said that wives and girlfriends sent...
View ArticleSir Ronald Ross and the Suffrage Campaign
By Emma Fullerton-Frost On the 18th March 1920, Sir Ronald Ross delivered a speech at the annual meeting of the British Women’s Patriotic League. He begins the speech by stating that whilst the First...
View ArticleExplore your Archive: The Great War Bake Off 2015
Could you bake a Second World War Vinegar Cake, some Anzac Biscuits, a 1916 Gingerbread Sponge, or even a First World War Trench Cake? Yes? Well now is your chance to show off your baking skills in...
View ArticleSir Ronald Ross & Hygiene at the Regina Hotel, Alexandria
By Elizabeth Shuck Between July and November 1915, during the hostilities of the First World War, Sir Ronald Ross was dispatched to Alexandria, Egypt by the War Office. Ross, the first British winner...
View ArticleThe First World War and LSHTM
Today is Armistice Day, a day where we remember those who fought and died in the First World War. Many of the staff and students of the School join the war effort commemorate their efforts, the Library...
View ArticleSir Ronald Ross’ work on dysentery in Alexandria, Egypt
In July 1915, Sir Ronald Ross was appointed Consulting Physician on Tropical Diseases and was sent to Alexandria in Egypt for four months to research disease among the troops in the Dardanelles. In his...
View ArticleExplore your Archive: The Great War Bake Off 2015
On Wednesday 18th of November, 17 of the School’s finest bakers went head to head to win the title of best Great War Baker! As part of Explore your Archive week where archives nationally showcase their...
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100 Years ago today: Female Laboratory Assistants
A hundred years ago today, the Seamen’s Hospital Society’s Committee agreed upon the employment of laboratory girls. Prior to this, position of laboratory assistants were given to men, however due to...
View ArticleSir Ronald Ross’ Ear Plugs
Today, the World Health Organisation celebrates its 9th International Ear Care Day. Beginning in Beijing in 2007, the day aims to raise awareness and to promote ear and hearing care across the world,...
View ArticleExplore Your Archive: The Great War Bake Off 2016 – The Winners!
As part of Explore your Archive week where archives nationally showcase their collections, the School’s Archives Service asked staff and students to bake a First World War or Second World War recipe,...
View ArticleThe Great War Bake Off 2017
Are your baking skills the best thing since sliced bread? Do you knead a reason to bake? Well doughnut stress the Great War Bake Off wants you! As part of Explore Your Archive week, which runs...
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LSHTM and The Great War
This Saturday is Armistice Day, a day where we remember those who fought and died in the First World War. Many of the staff and students of the School joined the war effort and to commemorate their...
View ArticleClass of 1918?
At this time of year, the LSHTM Archives team like to look back at a historic class to welcome our new students, however the class of 1918 was unlike the previous and preceding years. This blog post...
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The Great War Bake Off: 2018
This November marks the Centenary of the end of the First World War and to commemorate this time, LSHTM Archives Service is inviting staff and students to bake cakes using wartime recipes provided by...
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Who won the Great War Bake Off 2018?
Last week, LSHTM Archives held the 4th Great War Bake Off (GWBO), a baking competition that challenged LSHTM staff and students to bake using wartime recipes. The GWBO has enabled the LSHTM Archives to...
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