Compilations - selected from the archives by our staff

National Hospital, Queen Square: From Research to Patient

Photographic exhibition held in South Cloisters, UCL Wilkins Building, Gower Street, London, Monday 9 September - Friday 1st November 2013.

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National newsletter

The National newsletter issues 1 - 37. Newsletter of the National Brain Appeal (formerly the National Hospital Development Foundation). Subsequent issues are available at: http://www.nationalbrainappeal.org/news/. PDFs of the newsletters can be downloaded via the “Request a copy” link within each Record.

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Neuroradiology at Queen Square

This display held in Queen Square Library in 2024, marks the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Lysholm Ward in 1949, featuring photographs, objects, and documents from Queen Square Archives including the early years of Neuroradiology in Queen Square, before the establishment of the Department. See displays and events page for further information.

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NHS at 70: Celebrating the achievements of Queen Square

This exhibition, which includes photographs, objects and documents from Queen Square Archives, will run in Queen Square Library, 23 Queen Square from August – December 2018. Please see exhibition handout for further information.

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Photographs in Queen Mary Wing, National Hospital

Selected photographs from Queen Square Archives which are on display in the corridors of the ground floor of Queen Mary Wing, depicting Queen Square, and its buildings and staff, from the 19th century to the 1950s.

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Queen Square and the surrounding area

This is a compilation of images from the archives relating to Queen Square, the gardens and the Bloomsbury area. The collection contains images of familiar streets, lost views and forgotten buildings. See also http://www.ucl.ac.uk/bloomsbury-project/ for more information about the Bloomsbury area of London.

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Queen Square at Work and Play

A photographic retrospective of the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery held in Queen Square Library, Summer 2013: includes photographs and artefacts highlighting the work-related activities and achievements of Queen Square staff and patients, as well as fundraising publicity and events, and images of Queen Square patients and staff enjoying the success of the latter.

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Queen Square: a journey through its buildings & institutions

This exhibition, which ran in Queen Square Library April- August 2015, featured photographs, objects, plans and maps from Queen Square Archives, reflecting the Square’s history from the early 18th century to the present day.
Please see the exhibition handout at http://www.queensquare.org.uk/archives/visiting/exhibitions for further information.

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Queen Square: A History of the National Hospital and its Institute of Neurology

This exhibition, which includes source material for the above book, including photographs, objects and documents from Queen Square Archives, ran in Queen Square Library, 23 Queen Square from January -March 2019. Please see exhibition handout for further information.

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Queen Square: Clinical specialties at the National Hospital: beyond neurology and neurosurgery

Drawing on Chapter 10 of Queen Square: A History of the National Hospital and its Institute of Neurology – this display covers psychiatry, neuro-ophthalmology, neuro-otology and neuro-anaesthetics in Queen Square. The display is launched to coincide with the national Explore Your Archives campaign: 23 Nov – 1st Dec in 2019. The display includes photographs, objects and documents from the Queen Square Library and Archives and will run in Queen Square Library, 23 Queen Square until February 2020. Please see exhibition handout for further information.

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Other ways of exploring the archives