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Phillipa Smith looks at the medical records of the Foundling pupils and their living conditions
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Highlights of the Foundling Hospital Archive: Medical records
16th May 2022
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Volunteer Jasmine Bullock looks at the fascinating story of the mother behind a petition letter and necklace
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Highlights of the Foundling Hospital Archive: Alice’s necklace
4th April 2022
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In this new feature, we will be inviting people who have spent time with the archive to share their stories
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Highlights of the Foundling Hospital Archive: An introduction
4th April 2022
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Handmade items are present in our archives - find out more about how they were created.
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Finding handmade items in the archives
5th October 2021
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Conserving our archives: how to save damaged items
4th October 2021
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From 1763 mothers had to 'petition’ by writing a letter to the Governors. Find out more.
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Petition Letters in the Foundling Hospital archive
21st September 2021
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A business card found in our archives gives us a snapshot of Georgian life.
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A snapshot of Georgian life through a business card
14th September 2021
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What’s in a name – why children at the Foundling Hospital were re-named
26th August 2021
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Follow the story of Mr Collingwood with our conservator Wanda and archivist Jo.
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Uncovering hidden stories in the archive: Mr Collingwood
13th August 2021
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Find out about how we are digitising our archive.
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