Open Archives + Tour: Disability History

Thu Nov 27 2025 at 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm UTC+00:00

LSE Library: The British Library of Political and Economic Science | London

LSE Library
Publisher/HostLSE Library
Open Archives + Tour: Disability History
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Join us to have a look into the archive!
About this Event

Archives on display will include materials of suffragette Rosa May Billinghurst, papers from the Maternity Alliance Disability Working Group (now Maternity Action, maternity rights charity), GEMMA newsletters, Gay Men's Disabled Group newsletters, the Disablement Income Group (DIG) and more!

What to expect:

  • Interpretation about the archives for you to learn more about what you see
  • Staff nearby for chats about the archives or to answer your questions about using archives in teaching, research, creative practice or personal interest.
  • At 5pm, an opportunity for a short behind-the-scenes tour of the stores for a general introduction to the collections. *limited to 10 people on a first-come, first-served basis



Book a place to register your interest and receive reminders about the day or just drop in and stay as long as you like!


Cover image: New roads to equality: contract compliance for the UK? (1987)



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LSE Library: The British Library of Political and Economic Science, 10 Portugal Street, London, United Kingdom

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