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Gowers鈥� diaries
We are delighted to have received a transcription of Gowers鈥� shorthand diaries which has been diligently transcribed by Ann Scott. Two hard copies are available in the Library.


This includes two diaries kept while he was a medical apprentice and a great deal of detail about daily life in Coggeshall, Essex, in the 1860s. The most interesting of the entries were incorporated into the following book: William Richard Gowers 1845-1915, Exploring the Victorian Brain Ann Scott, Mervyn Eadie, and Andrew Lees. OUP, 2012.

Gowers鈥� sketchbooks
We have recently digitisedseveral听听from the late 19th century, many of which are now available online. The sketchbooks include detailed drawings of St Ives, Dover, and Southwold, as well as collections of drawings of figures, and some watercolour landscapes. With many thanks to Rebecca Gowers for loaning these to the Archives.

New exhibition
NHS at 70: Celebrating the achievements of Queen Square
The exhibition which includes photographs, objects and documents from Queen Square Archives will run in Queen Square Library, 23 Queen Square from August 鈥� December 2018. This exhibition is dedicated to Annie Lindsay, 果冻影院H Archivist (2004-2018).
Please see and selected for further information.

Previous exhibitions

Queen Square Library visit to the Chalfont Centre and its Archives
As part of our regular programme of CPD activities, Queen Square Library arranged a team visit on 19th January to the Epilepsy Society's Chalfont Centre, which none of us had visited before, despite a combined total of over 25 years working in Queen Square Library!
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We were welcomed by our host Nicola Swanborough 鈥� the Society鈥檚 publications editor 鈥� in one of the oldest buildings - Passmore Edwards House 听(the main reception/admin building, named after Passmore Edwards, a noted philanthropist in the 1890s and the principal benefactor of the original centre). One of the newest buildings is the Research Centre, where we met Professor Ley Sander, who was a mine of information about the 130 year history of the Society and the Centre 鈥� from the earliest days as an epileptic 鈥渃olony鈥�( inspired by similar centres in Germany) when it also served as a working farm providing employment for people with epilepsy (the Epilepsy Society鈥檚 original name was 鈥淣ational Society for the Employment of Epileptics (NSEE)鈥�).
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We learnt that the reason the Centre is at Chalfont was that one of the founding physicians from the National Hospital (Dr Ferrier) wanted to build a country home there 鈥� and the first residents could therefore help to build the house (as part of their 鈥渨ork experience鈥�). We also discovered how early National Hospital consultants inspired Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde!
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Nicola then showed us their Archive room, which includes many photographs and plans, and events ephemera, as well as staff records, and other administrative material. There are patient records, with basic details of name, admission etc.
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Events

David Marsden Movement Disorders Symposium 听听1pm to 6pm, 19 November 2018

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