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The Silent Minority
A documentary made for ATV in 1981 about conditions within large long stay hospitals for people with learning difficulties. This can be viewed by going to:
http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?t=11524
The Influence of the Royal Albert on an Australian Institution for People with Learning Disability - Dr. Lee-Ann Monk, La Trobe University
Reminiscence and Resistance at the Royal Albert - Harriet Wheelock
This article explores the significance of Royal Albert songs and rhymes of resistance recited by former residents in reminiscence groups.
Bibliography - Royal Albert
Bibliography - Social History of Learning Disability
Broken Gleams
This pamphlet, 'Broken Gleams' was written by C Wilson and published in 1873, about three years after the institution opened. It also contains a short conclusion by the Chairman of the Central Committee, Dr. Edward D. de Vitre and its Secretary, James Diggens. It describes the ethos and the work of the Royal Albert in a very positive tone, apparently aimed at potential and necessary subscribers, given its voluntary status.
Importance of Telling Stories
Increasingly in the last few years former residents of long stay institutions for people with learning difficulties have shared their history. This article draws together some of their reflections about this process.
Two Lives
Two people who spent many years in the Royal Albert tell their stories of what it was like to live there day to day.