Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is England’s oldest medical royal college. With nearly 40,000 members worldwide, it works to improve health and healthcare for all. Founded in 1518, it has nationally important collections of books, documents and objects, which are cared for by the archives and museum services team. The team works to make the collections available to researchers and public audiences now and in the future through ongoing preservation work; cataloguing; events; research and interpretation; and (when circumstances allow) in-person research visits, museum access, and teaching. http://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/
HOW LAHP STUDENTS WOULD BENEFIT FROM A PLACEMENT AT ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS
A placement in the RCP provides the opportunity to work in a small and closely collaborative team of professional library, archive and museum professionals. As well as hands-on experience with the historic collections, placement students would gain and introduction of wider heritage skills including interpreting collections for wide audiences; writing for social and traditional media; basic conservation and preservation concerns and practices; selecting and curating objects for display.
OPEN TO PLACEMENT PROPOSALS FROM LAHP STUDENTS AND SUPERVISORS
Yes
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR PLACEMENT PROPOSALS
None
AREAS/DEPARTMENTS OPEN TO PLACEMENT PROPOSALS
The archive and museum team would be open to placement proposals. This team includes the RCP’s rare books, archives, oral history and museum (fine art and medical objects) collections. Work would primarily involve research, documentation and interpretation of varied heritage collections. http://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/
PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
CONTACT
Katie Birkwood, Rare books and special collections Librarian, katie.birkwood@rcp.ac.uk
