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20th century medical archives preserved by the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.
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SAVING SAVING OXFORD OXFORD MEDICINE:MEDICINE:
An Overview and a An Overview and a Case Study of a Case Study of a Geneticist’s ArchiveGeneticist’s Archive
Duke Humfrey’s Library
Bodleian Library
Oxford
Ashmole manuscripts
Depiction of a urinoscopy and a dissection
13th century
MS. Ashmole 399, fol. 34r
Henry Wentworth Henry Wentworth AclandAcland
Regius Professor of Regius Professor of Medicine, 1857-94Medicine, 1857-94
Helped to found Helped to found the Honour School the Honour School of Natural Science, of Natural Science, 18501850
Championed the Championed the building of the building of the University MuseumUniversity Museum
The old Indian InstituteOxford Home of the Contemporary Scientific Archives Centre, 1973-1975
Aims and objectivesAims and objectives
Discover Discover
PreservePreserve
PromotePromote
Survey workSurvey work
Survey of archives of Regius Survey of archives of Regius Professors of Medicine at Oxford, Professors of Medicine at Oxford, 1900-20001900-2000
Survey of all clinical and non-Survey of all clinical and non-clinical departments in the Medical clinical departments in the Medical Sciences DivisionSciences Division
Records of the Regius Records of the Regius Professors of MedicineProfessors of Medicine
J.S. Burdon J.S. Burdon SandersonSanderson
Regius Professor Regius Professor of Medicineof Medicine
1895-19041895-1904
Acquisitions, 2011-Acquisitions, 2011-20142014
Hugh CairnsHugh Cairns Hugh SinclairHugh Sinclair Dorothy HodgkinDorothy Hodgkin Rod PorterRod Porter James GowansJames Gowans Bronwen LoderBronwen Loder David WeatherallDavid Weatherall Louise JohnsonLouise Johnson
Hugh Cairns Hugh Cairns (1896-1952) (1896-1952) neurosurgeonneurosurgeon
Hugh Sinclair Hugh Sinclair (1910-1990) (1910-1990) nutritionistnutritionist
Group Group containing containing three three Regius Regius Professors, Professors, outside the outside the Physiology Physiology Lab, Oxford, Lab, Oxford, c.1894c.1894
Dorothy Hodgkin Dorothy Hodgkin (1910-(1910-1994) chemist & x-ray 1994) chemist & x-ray crystallographercrystallographer
Rodney Robert Porter Rodney Robert Porter (1917-1985) immunologist(1917-1985) immunologist
Hand-coloured Hand-coloured lantern slide lantern slide showing showing equipment equipment demonstrating demonstrating column column chromatography, chromatography, 19571957
James L. Gowans James L. Gowans (b.1924) (b.1924) immunologistimmunologist
A human A human lymphocyte, lymphocyte, viewed under an viewed under an electron electron microscope. microscope.
Gowans discovered Gowans discovered the life-cycle of the the life-cycle of the lymphocyte in lymphocyte in 1959.1959.
Bronwen Loder Bronwen Loder (b.1932) (b.1932) biochemist and scientific biochemist and scientific administratoradministrator
David Weatherall David Weatherall (b.1933) haematologist & (b.1933) haematologist & molecular geneticistmolecular geneticist
Louise Johnson Louise Johnson (1940-(1940-2012) biochemist and protein 2012) biochemist and protein crystallographercrystallographer
Archives catalogued, Archives catalogued, 2011-20142011-2014
Ida MannIda Mann Edith BülbringEdith Bülbring Oxford Diabetes TrustOxford Diabetes Trust Oxford Medical SocietyOxford Medical Society Hugh SinclairHugh Sinclair Rod PorterRod Porter
Ida Mann Ida Mann (1893-1983) (1893-1983) ophthalmologistophthalmologist
Edith BEdith Büülbring lbring (1903-1990) (1903-1990) pharmacologist & physiologistpharmacologist & physiologist
Mabel Purefoy Mabel Purefoy Fitzgerald Fitzgerald (1872-1973) (1872-1973) physiologist & pathologistphysiologist & pathologist
Cataloguing projectsCataloguing projects
Projects funded by the Wellcome Projects funded by the Wellcome Trust:Trust:
Bodmer archive, 2,200 boxesBodmer archive, 2,200 boxes
Oxfam Archive, 10,000 boxesOxfam Archive, 10,000 boxes
Oxfam Archive Oxfam Archive (1942-(1942-2010)2010)
Promoting the Promoting the collectionscollections
Project pageProject page
BlogBlog
TwitterTwitter
ExhibitionsExhibitions
Saving Oxford Medicine Project page
Saving Oxford Medicine Blog
Bodleian LibraryTwitter account - @bodleianlibs
Current Bodleian Exhibition – ends 18 May 2014
Preserving Modern Preserving Modern Science CollectionsScience Collections
The papers of geneticists Sir The papers of geneticists Sir Walter Bodmer and Lady Julia Walter Bodmer and Lady Julia BodmerBodmer
Genetics archive Genetics archive projects – the landscapeprojects – the landscape
The Bodmers – The Bodmers – biography and the biography and the collectioncollection
Archivists and modern Archivists and modern science collections: science collections: challenges and challenges and solutions solutions
Preservation Preservation Interpretation Interpretation Access – Data Protection Access – Data Protection
ActAct
1. Cataloguing Projects1. Cataloguing Projects
(Bodleian Library, Oxford) Cataloguing the Papers of Sir (Bodleian Library, Oxford) Cataloguing the Papers of Sir Walter and Lady Julia Bodmer (Saving Oxford Medicine)Walter and Lady Julia Bodmer (Saving Oxford Medicine)
(Edinburgh University Library) ‘Towards Dolly: (Edinburgh University Library) ‘Towards Dolly: Edinburgh, Roslin and the Birth of Modern Genetics’Edinburgh, Roslin and the Birth of Modern Genetics’
(John Innes Research Centre, Norwich) ‘Cataloguing the (John Innes Research Centre, Norwich) ‘Cataloguing the archives of William Bateson and Cyril D. Darlington’archives of William Bateson and Cyril D. Darlington’
(Kings College, London) ‘DNA and Social Responsibility: (Kings College, London) ‘DNA and Social Responsibility: Cataloguing and preserving the papers of Nobel Prize Cataloguing and preserving the papers of Nobel Prize winner, Professor Maurice Wilkins’winner, Professor Maurice Wilkins’
2. ‘Codebreakers: makers of 2. ‘Codebreakers: makers of modern genetics’modern genetics’
3. Human Genome Archive 3. Human Genome Archive ProjectProject
Scoping initiative launched 2012 by Scoping initiative launched 2012 by Wellcome LibraryWellcome Library
Survey of archives created during Survey of archives created during Human Genome Project (1977-2004)Human Genome Project (1977-2004)
Emphasis on harvesting born-digital Emphasis on harvesting born-digital material – saving contemporary material – saving contemporary sciencescience
SummarySummary
Substantial body of genetics resources Substantial body of genetics resources now availablenow available
Network of archivists working on science Network of archivists working on science collectionscollections
Bodmer project at Bodleian contributes significantly towards wider documentation of this crucial field of scientific endeavour
Walter Bodmer (b. 1936)Walter Bodmer (b. 1936) Manchester Grammar SchoolManchester Grammar School
Cambridge University (1956-60) – Cambridge University (1956-60) – Undergrad/Ph.D (Undergrad/Ph.D (maths, statistics, population maths, statistics, population genetics)genetics)
Stanford University (1961-69)Stanford University (1961-69)
Oxford University (1970-79) – First Oxford University (1970-79) – First Professor of GeneticsProfessor of Genetics
Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Director Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Director of Research, Director-General (1980-96)of Research, Director-General (1980-96)
Principal of Hertford Collection, Oxford Principal of Hertford Collection, Oxford University (1996-2005)University (1996-2005)
Head of Cancer and Immunogenetics Head of Cancer and Immunogenetics Lab, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Lab, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford (1996- present day) Medicine, Oxford (1996- present day)
Julia Bodmer (1934-2001)Julia Bodmer (1934-2001) State scholarship from State scholarship from
Manchester High School to read Manchester High School to read (PPE) at Oxford University(PPE) at Oxford University
Statistical Assistant, Statistical Assistant, Cambridge University (1956-Cambridge University (1956-60)60)
Research Assistant, Stanford Research Assistant, Stanford University (1961-69)University (1961-69)
Research Officer, Genetics Research Officer, Genetics Laboratory, Oxford University Laboratory, Oxford University (1970-79)(1970-79)
Head of Tissue Antigen Head of Tissue Antigen Laboratory, ICRF, London Laboratory, ICRF, London (1980-96)(1980-96)
Joint Head of Cancer and Joint Head of Cancer and Immunogenetics Lab, Immunogenetics Lab, Weatherall Institute of Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford Molecular Medicine, Oxford (1996-2001)(1996-2001)
““To my wife, please To my wife, please do not shred all my do not shred all my
papers!”papers!”
The Archive – 2216 boxes (18 The Archive – 2216 boxes (18 month project)month project)
Societies & Organisations (603 Societies & Organisations (603 boxes)boxes)
Preservation of Preservation of science/biomedical archivesscience/biomedical archives
Experiment work on the genetic Experiment work on the genetic analysis of human-mouse somatic analysis of human-mouse somatic cellscells
Gel electrophoresisGel electrophoresis
Gel Gel electrophoresis electrophoresis
Interpretation – how to Interpretation – how to describe?describe?
Interpretation - solutionsInterpretation - solutions
Work in partnership with Work in partnership with donor/record creator if possible – donor/record creator if possible – build a relationshipbuild a relationship
Connections with other archivistsConnections with other archivists
Consult externally – scientists, Consult externally – scientists, medical profession, historians, etc. medical profession, historians, etc.
Access and Legislation – Access and Legislation – challengeschallenges
Data Protection Act – sensitive personal Data Protection Act – sensitive personal datadata
Finding balance between providing access Finding balance between providing access with protecting individual’s privacywith protecting individual’s privacy
Over 1/3 of collection has some level of Over 1/3 of collection has some level of sensitivity sensitivity
Sensitive or confidential Sensitive or confidential material in Bodmer archivematerial in Bodmer archive
Named blood donor dataNamed blood donor data Named donor data of families and family treesNamed donor data of families and family trees Photographs of individual’s which reveal medical conditionsPhotographs of individual’s which reveal medical conditions Hospital patient lists/records (structured case notes or Hospital patient lists/records (structured case notes or
informal)informal) Grant applications containing confidential Grant applications containing confidential
references/statements of opinionreferences/statements of opinion ICRF personnel files incl. staff appraisals, staff ICRF personnel files incl. staff appraisals, staff
appointments, pension details, etc.appointments, pension details, etc. References and recommendationsReferences and recommendations Corporate confidentiality – high level meetingsCorporate confidentiality – high level meetings Opinions on staff, other scientists and their researchOpinions on staff, other scientists and their research Nominations for Royal Society, Nobel Prize, etc.Nominations for Royal Society, Nobel Prize, etc. Architectural plans of research units identifying location of Architectural plans of research units identifying location of
animal-housesanimal-houses
Access and Legislation: Access and Legislation: solutionssolutions
Forward plan: identify common types Forward plan: identify common types of sensitivities early– make consistent of sensitivities early– make consistent decisions on ‘closed’ datadecisions on ‘closed’ data
Targeted correspondence, partially Targeted correspondence, partially restricted boxes that were originally restricted boxes that were originally marked for full closure – 70 % marked for full closure – 70 % correspondence opened upcorrespondence opened up
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