
Support our vital conservation work
The Library is seeking your help to conserve the beautifully illustrated herbal: English Botany, or Coloured Figures of British Plants by James Sowerby, dating back to the 19th century.
Explore the RSM’s rich archive collection of books, manuscripts and records.
The RSM is home to an extraordinary archive collection. Offering a fascinating insight into the history and evolution of the medical profession, the archive holds stories about the lives of members and individuals associated with the RSM from the last 200 years.
The records date back to 1805 and provide a unique resource describing the RSM’s history, from how the 19th-century medical societies joined together to form the Society, to modern-day records illustrating its current work.