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Did you know there was an attempted burglary of some important anti-fascist documents held at LSE Library? That the classic book “On Liberty” has two authors, not one? That an important piece of LSE art was stolen? Library curator Daniel Brambilla-Payne explores five favourite images from the Library’s new exhibition

Meet a selection of LSE alumni who have been influential in India and Nepal.

MSc Economics 1921, PhD 1923

Taking in China, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand, this selection of notable LSE alumni from East and Southeast Asia studied at the School between the 1940s and the 1980s. The list includes presidents, premiers and prime ministers.

Composition fee student 1947-1949

While researching the Fabian Society, Dr Michael Weatherburn consulted the archives at LSE. Here, he introduces the three emerging Fabian historiographies and discusses historiography, its unspoken interpretation and its impact.

LSE holds the archives of a number of political luminaries and organisations, including t...

Madeleine Dawson explores the What Women Want archive in the The Women’s Library at LSE. Launched in 1995, it was the largest survey of women in Britain.

In 1995, women across the country were asked the simple question: “What Do You Want?” on bright purple and green postcards found in shops, cafes, and community centres, inviting responses ...