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1. SAVINGSAVING OXFORDOXFORD MEDICINE:MEDICINE: An Overview and aAn Overview and a Case Study of aCase Study of a Geneticist’s ArchiveGeneticist’s Archive

3. Ashmole manuscript s Depiction of a urinoscopy and a dissection 13th century MS. Ashmole 399, fol. 34r

4. Henry Wentworth AclandHenry Wentworth Acland  Regius Professor ofRegius Professor of Medicine, 1857-94Medicine, 1857-94  Helped to found theHelped to found the Honour School ofHonour School of Natural Science,Natural Science, 18501850  Championed theChampioned the building of thebuilding of the University MuseumUniversity Museum

5. The old Indian Institute Oxford Home of the Contemporary Scientific Archives Centre, 1973- 1975

6. Aims and objectivesAims and objectives  DiscoverDiscover  PreservePreserve  PromotePromote

7. Survey workSurvey work  Survey of archives of RegiusSurvey of archives of Regius Professors of Medicine at Oxford,Professors of Medicine at Oxford, 1900-20001900-2000  Survey of all clinical and non-clinicalSurvey of all clinical and non-clinical departments in the Medical Sciencesdepartments in the Medical Sciences DivisionDivision

8. Records of the RegiusRecords of the Regius Professors of MedicineProfessors of Medicine J.S. BurdonJ.S. Burdon SandersonSanderson Regius Professor ofRegius Professor of MedicineMedicine 1895-19041895-1904

9. Acquisitions, 2011-2014Acquisitions, 2011-2014  Hugh CairnsHugh Cairns  Hugh SinclairHugh Sinclair  Dorothy HodgkinDorothy Hodgkin  Rod PorterRod Porter  James GowansJames Gowans  Bronwen LoderBronwen Loder  David WeatherallDavid Weatherall  Louise JohnsonLouise Johnson

10. Hugh CairnsHugh Cairns (1896-1952)(1896-1952) neurosurgeonneurosurgeon

11. Hugh SinclairHugh Sinclair (1910-1990)(1910-1990) nutritionistnutritionist GroupGroup containingcontaining three Regiusthree Regius Professors,Professors, outside theoutside the PhysiologyPhysiology Lab, Oxford,Lab, Oxford, c.1894c.1894

12. Dorothy HodgkinDorothy Hodgkin (1910-1994)(1910-1994) chemist & x-ray crystallographerchemist & x-ray crystallographer

13. Rodney Robert PorterRodney Robert Porter (1917-1985) immunologist(1917-1985) immunologist Hand-colouredHand-coloured lantern slidelantern slide showing equipmentshowing equipment demonstratingdemonstrating columncolumn chromatography,chromatography, 19571957

14. James L. GowansJames L. Gowans (b.1924)(b.1924) immunologistimmunologist A humanA human lymphocyte, viewedlymphocyte, viewed under an electronunder an electron microscope.microscope. Gowans discoveredGowans discovered the life-cycle of thethe life-cycle of the lymphocyte in 1959.lymphocyte in 1959.

15. Bronwen LoderBronwen Loder (b.1932)(b.1932) biochemist and scientific administratorbiochemist and scientific administrator

16. David WeatherallDavid Weatherall (b.1933)(b.1933) haematologist & molecular geneticisthaematologist & molecular geneticist

17. Louise JohnsonLouise Johnson (1940-2012)(1940-2012) biochemist and protein crystallographerbiochemist and protein crystallographer

18. 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

19. Ida MannIda Mann (1893-1983)(1893-1983) ophthalmologistophthalmologist

20. Edith BEdith Büülbringlbring (1903-1990)(1903-1990) pharmacologist & physiologistpharmacologist & physiologist

21. Mabel Purefoy FitzgeraldMabel Purefoy Fitzgerald (1872-1973) physiologist & pathologist(1872-1973) physiologist & pathologist

22. Cataloguing projectsCataloguing projects Projects funded by the Wellcome Trust:Projects funded by the Wellcome Trust: Bodmer archive, 2,200 boxesBodmer archive, 2,200 boxes Oxfam Archive, 10,000 boxesOxfam Archive, 10,000 boxes

23. Oxfam ArchiveOxfam Archive (1942-2010)(1942-2010)

24. Promoting thePromoting the collectionscollections  Project pageProject page  BlogBlog  TwitterTwitter  ExhibitionsExhibitions

25. Saving Oxford Medicine Project page

27. Bodleian Library Twitter account - @bodleianlibs

28. Current Bodleian Exhibition – ends 18 May 2014

29. Preserving ModernPreserving Modern Science CollectionsScience Collections The papers of geneticists Sir WalterThe papers of geneticists Sir Walter Bodmer and Lady Julia BodmerBodmer and Lady Julia Bodmer

30.  Genetics archive projectsGenetics archive projects – the landscape– the landscape  The Bodmers – biographyThe Bodmers – biography and the collectionand the collection  Archivists and modernArchivists and modern science collections:science collections: challenges and solutionschallenges and solutions  PreservationPreservation  InterpretationInterpretation  Access – Data Protection ActAccess – Data Protection Act

31. 1. Cataloguing Projects1. Cataloguing Projects  (Bodleian Library, Oxford) Cataloguing the Papers of(Bodleian Library, Oxford) Cataloguing the Papers of Sir Walter and Lady Julia Bodmer (Saving OxfordSir Walter and Lady Julia Bodmer (Saving Oxford Medicine)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(John Innes Research Centre, Norwich) ‘Cataloguing the archives of William Bateson and Cyril D. Darlington’the archives of William Bateson and Cyril D. Darlington’  (Kings College, London) ‘DNA and Social(Kings College, London) ‘DNA and Social Responsibility: Cataloguing and preserving the papersResponsibility: Cataloguing and preserving the papers

32. 2. ‘Codebreakers: makers of2. ‘Codebreakers: makers of modern genetics’modern genetics’

33. 3. Human Genome Archive Project3. Human Genome Archive Project  Scoping initiative launched 2012 byScoping initiative launched 2012 by Wellcome LibraryWellcome Library  Survey of archives created duringSurvey of archives created during Human Genome Project (1977-2004)Human Genome Project (1977-2004)  Emphasis on harvesting born-digitalEmphasis on harvesting born-digital material – saving contemporarymaterial – saving contemporary sciencescience

34. SummarySummary  Substantial body of genetics resources nowSubstantial body of genetics resources now availableavailable  Network of archivists working on scienceNetwork of archivists working on science collectionscollections  Bodmer project at Bodleian contributes significantly towards wider documentation of this crucial field of scientific endeavour

35. 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 genetics)maths, statistics, population genetics)  Stanford University (1961-69)Stanford University (1961-69)  Oxford University (1970-79) – First ProfessorOxford University (1970-79) – First Professor of Geneticsof Genetics  Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Director ofImperial Cancer Research Fund, Director of Research, Director-General (1980-96)Research, Director-General (1980-96)  Principal of Hertford Collection, OxfordPrincipal of Hertford Collection, Oxford University (1996-2005)University (1996-2005) Head of Cancer and Immunogenetics Lab,Head of Cancer and Immunogenetics Lab, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine,Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford (1996- present day)Oxford (1996- present day)

36. Julia Bodmer (1934-2001)Julia Bodmer (1934-2001)  State scholarship from ManchesterState scholarship from Manchester High School to read (PPE) at OxfordHigh School to read (PPE) at Oxford UniversityUniversity  Statistical Assistant, CambridgeStatistical Assistant, Cambridge University (1956-60)University (1956-60)  Research Assistant, StanfordResearch Assistant, Stanford University (1961-69)University (1961-69)  Research Officer, GeneticsResearch Officer, Genetics Laboratory, Oxford UniversityLaboratory, Oxford University (1970-79)(1970-79)  Head of Tissue AntigenHead of Tissue Antigen Laboratory, ICRF, London (1980-Laboratory, ICRF, London (1980- 96)96)  Joint Head of Cancer andJoint Head of Cancer and Immunogenetics Lab, WeatherallImmunogenetics Lab, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine,Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford (1996-2001)Oxford (1996-2001)

37. ““To my wife, please doTo my wife, please do not shred all mynot shred all my papers!”papers!”

38. The Archive – 2216 boxes (18The Archive – 2216 boxes (18 month project)month project)

39. Societies & Organisations (603 boxes)Societies & Organisations (603 boxes)

40. Preservation ofPreservation of science/biomedical archivesscience/biomedical archives

41. Experiment work on the geneticExperiment work on the genetic analysis of human-mouse somatic cellsanalysis of human-mouse somatic cells

44. GelGel electrophoresiselectrophoresis

47. Interpretation – how toInterpretation – how to describe?describe?

48. Interpretation - solutionsInterpretation - solutions  Work in partnership with donor/recordWork in partnership with donor/record creator if possible – build a relationshipcreator if possible – build a relationship  Connections with other archivistsConnections with other archivists  Consult externally – scientists, medicalConsult externally – scientists, medical profession, historians, etc.profession, historians, etc.

49. Access and Legislation –Access and Legislation – challengeschallenges  Data Protection Act – sensitive personal dataData Protection Act – sensitive personal data  Finding balance between providing accessFinding balance between providing access with protecting individual’s privacywith protecting individual’s privacy  Over 1/3 of collection has some level ofOver 1/3 of collection has some level of sensitivitysensitivity

50. Sensitive or confidentialSensitive 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 informal)Hospital patient lists/records (structured case notes or informal)  Grant applications containing confidential references/statements ofGrant applications containing confidential references/statements of opinionopinion  ICRF personnel files incl. staff appraisals, staff appointments,ICRF personnel files incl. staff appraisals, staff appointments, pension details, etc.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 animal-Architectural plans of research units identifying location of animal- houseshouses