Commemorative Lecture

Onderstepoort today, yesterday and tomorrow. Commemorative lecture.

This lecture commences with a synopsis of the present activities and organization of the world-famous veterinary research institute in South Africa, colloquially and internationally known as Onderstepoort. Some of the major historic features which contributed to the origin, firm establishment and excellent reputation of Onderstepoort are subsequently outlined. Finally, the future of the institu...

A brief Iranian medical history through commemorative postage stamps.

Medical philately provides a useful medium for the study of medical history. There are a handful of Iranian stamps which have been issued with a medical theme. This report briefly reviews the history of Iranian medicine through Iranian commemorative postage stamps. Some notable stamps are presented.

‘Remembering as forgetting’: Organizational commemoration as a politics of recognition

This paper considers the politics of how organizations remember their past through commemorative settings and artefacts. Although these may be seen as ‘merely’ a backdrop to organizational activity, they form part of the lived experience of organizational spaces that its members enact on a daily basis as part of their routes and routines. The main concern of the paper is with how commemoration ...

St. Bartholomew's Octocentenary

St. Bartholomew's Hospital begin on Tuesday, June 5, and will continue throughout the ensuing week. From the hospital's point of view the principal events in the celebrations will be the publication of a Commemorative Volume with an outline of its history and its needs, edited by Sir D'Arcy Power ; the preparation of architectural plans for its gradual reconstruction, by Mr. T. A. Lodge, A.R.I....

Sarajevo Roses and Commemorative Plaques