Archives and historical research
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Archives and historical research
RCOT
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Holds archive of RCOT publications, newsletters and journals, including:
- Journal of the Association of Occupational Therapists, 1938 – 1949 *
- Occupational Therapy, 1950 – 1973 *
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1974 – *
- Scottish Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1950 – 1974
Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE
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Focuses on the connections between science, medicine, life and art. Library holds archives for the British Association of Occupational Therapists and the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT), plus a wide range of supported material associated with the profession and allied areas.
Oxford Brookes University
Headington Campus, Oxford OX3 0BP
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Holds the Dorset House archive, the first School of Occupational Therapy in the UK. It also includes material relating to the wider history of occupational therapy education in Britain from 1930, and papers of the Casson family.
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Database of records of archives held in UK repositories.
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UK legal deposit libraries
There are 6 UK legal deposit libraries. Publishers are required to provide a copy of every work they publish in the UK to the British Library which then becomes part of the nation’s heritage. In addition to the British Library, the 5 other legal deposit libraries can request copies. Search the catalogues of the libraries listed below to see the publications they hold.