On Naming Mental Health: The Case of Woodbridge “Mad” King George of England almost had a mental hospital named after him in far-off Singapore. What were they thinking? Academic researchers can view the correspondence and discussion notes on the naming of Singapore’s mental hospital in the 1950s among the files of the Ministry of Health deposited with the National Archives. View more     Life on the Fishing Line In the early 1950s traditional kelongs not only stood in the way of development in Singapore; they were also becoming counter-productive. More did not mean an increase in fish production. So what did the Primary Production Department do about it? Find out this and more in the records of the Primary Production Department deposited with the National Archives. View more The Box Once upon a time “the box” did not mean the TV set. Radio turned out to have more uses than providing entertainment and music for its owners as those living under Japanese Occupation between 1942 and 1945 found. View more     Know Sars, No Sars Comics can be instructive, not merely entertaining when in the right hands. During the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) crisis in 2003, comic strips were extensively used to inform and educate. Take a look at the posters produced by the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Community Development and Sports. They come in Singapore's four official languages: English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil. View more A Traveller's Tropical Treat One 19th-century writer who complained about the lack of colour in Singapore would have been pleasantly surprised by 1980s Singapore. Take a look at what was in store for the typical tourist in these photographs spanning 20 years deposited by the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board with the National Archives. View more