News
Archive closure date
Posted 21 March 2013
The searchroom will be closed for staff training between 9.15am and 1.30pm on the following date:
- Tuesday, April 9 2013
The microform room will remain open for self-service use.
Easter opening hours
Posted 5 March 2013
The Borthwick Institute will be closed for the following dates over the Easter period:
- Friday, March 29 2013 (Good Friday)
- Monday, April 1 2013 (Easter Monday)
The microform room will remain open for self-service use between 10am and 10pm on these days.
Microfilm Photography trial
Posted 11 February 2013
Starting on Monday 4 March 2013, visitors to the microfilm room should be aware that we will be starting a trial for permits allowing photography of microfilm entries. The trial will last for one month and will be free of charge - feedback from this service will be gratefully received. Please speak to a member of staff if you would be interested in taking part in this trial.
Please note that this permit is separate from our existing Self-Service Photography permits which allow photography of original archival items in the searchroom only.
Work Experience Placements
Posted 8 February 2013
Interested in a career in archives? The Borthwick has an opportunity for all students of the University of York to experience what it's like to work with original archival documents. We are looking for a group of 2-4 students to work with us in the week beginning 15 April 2013. For details on how to apply please follow this link:
Monastic Research Bulletin, Issue 18
Posted 1 February 2013
Issue 18 of the Monastic Research Bulletin is now available in PDF form on our Publications pages. Please find the latest edition, and previous editions, here.
Early searchroom closure
Posted 21 January 2013
Visitors should be aware that on Wednesday 27 February the Borthwick reception and searchroom will close at 3.45pm. The Microform room will be unaffected.
We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.
Microform room usage over Christmas period
Posted 17 December 2012
Disruption in Searchroom
Posted 26 October 2012
Visitors should be aware that on Monday 5 November there will be some disruption and elevated noise levels in the main searchroom due to filming taking place between our opening time at 9.15am and the early afternoon. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.
Archive Closure Week: 2013 (updated)
Posted 8 October 2012
Please be advised that the Borthwick Institute will be closed across the following dates:
- Wednesday 2 January to Friday 4 January, Monday 7 January, and Tuesday 8 January 2013 closure of archival searchroom. The microform room will remain open for self-service use.
This will enable us to carry out essential collections maintenance and staff development. The archival searchroom will resume normal service hours from Wednesday 9 January, 2013.
Please note that this is in addition to our set closed period across Christmas between Monday 24 December 2012 and Tuesday 2 January 2013.
Lower Strongroom Closed
Posted 29 August 2012
We will be operating a reduced retrieval service on Thursday 30 August and Friday 31 August whilst we carry out essential works on our Lower Strongroom. Several collections will be affected and we will be unable to fetch from the following:
- Rowntree/Terry's Collection
- University Records & History Dissertations
- Centre for South African Studies (CSAS) collection
- Pace & Sims
- Hospital Records
- Miscellaneous Documents and a number of Private Deposit Collections
There may be some other collections that will be affected by this work. Please phone ahead on 01904321166 to ensure that your research will not be disrupted to avoid disappointment.
System downtime
Posted 16 August 2012
The Borthwick Institute is currently affected by a general IT System downtime. Investigations are continuing and we hope to resolve this issue as soon as possible. During this time there will be a delay in responding to email enquiries and fulfilling our reprographics and research service orders. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Archive closure dates
Posted 29 June 2012
The Borthwick Institute searchroom will be closed between 9.15am and 1.30pm on the following dates:
- Thursday 23 August, 2012
- Tuesday 25 September 2012
The searchroom will also be closed all day on the following dates:
- Wednesday 4 July 2012 (access for Open Day Visitors only)
- Monday 27 August 2012 (Summer Bank Holiday)
The microform room will remain open for self-service use.
Self-Service Photography in the searchroom
Posted 1 June 2012
From Wednesday 6 June, the Borthwick will now allow users to use their own camera in the searchroom for a fee. Guidelines and prices are available on our website at http://www.york.ac.uk/library/borthwick/copying/onsite-reprographics/. Please note that the self-service scanner will remain in use until further notice.
Bank Holiday Opening hours
Posted 3 May 2012
The Borthwick Institute will be open across our normal hours on the May Day Bank Holiday, Monday 7 May, 9.15am to 4.45pm. However, please note that the searchroom will be closed for the Spring Holiday and the Queen's Jubilee on Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 June. The microform room will remain open for self-service use.
Archive closure date
Posted 13 February 2012
The Borthwick Institute searchroom will be closed between 9.15am and 1.30pm on the following date:
- Monday 27 February 2012
The microform room will remain open for self-service use.
Archive closure dates
Posted 10 January 2012
The Borthwick Institute searchroom will be closed between 9.15am and 1.30pm for General Staff Meetings across the following dates:
- Monday 16 April 2012
- Monday 2 July 2012
- Monday 1 October 2012
- Friday 4 January 2013
The microform room will remain open for self-service use.
New Cause Paper images online
Posted 1 December 2011; edited 10 January 2012
Images from the digitisation of the York Cause Paper project are now online. The images cover Cause papers from the CP.G, CP.H., CP.I, and DC.CP series' and are freely accessible and downloadable through the Cause Paper database site.
Please note: We are aware of issues with uploads from the DC.CP series Cause Papers and will make the entire series accessible as soon as possible.
Archive Closure Week: 2012
Posted 21 November 2011
Please be advised that the Borthwick Institute will be closed across the following dates:
- Monday 2 January 2012 to Friday 6 January 2012, closure of archival searchroom. The microform room will remain open for self-service use.
This will enable us to carry out essential collections maintenance and staff development. The archival searchroom will resume normal service hours from Monday 9 January.
Exhibition: The Tuke Family Archive
Posted: 3 May 2011
This exhibition highlights the richness of the Tuke family archive, cared for by the Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York. The archive contains information not just about the family themselves but also their tea, coffee and cocoa business in York, and much valuable information about the family's social and religious concerns. The Tukes were involved with the foundation of the pioneering Retreat hospital (the archives of which are also held at the Borthwick), and with Quaker schools in Yorkshire. They participated in various charitable activities and were active in national movements such as the anti-slavery campaign, prison reform and Irish famine relief. The archive has been re-catalogued and digitally imaged and in due course will be made available through the York Digital Library.
Location: Borthwick Exhibition space (into Library, turn right, take stairs / lift to top floor) during the opening hours of the University Library and Archives.
Digitisation of the York Cause Papers 
Posted: 8 Mar 2011
We are very pleased to announce we have been successful in securing funding from JISC to help us take forward our Cause Paper Digitisation. In 2010 a detailed, on-line catalogue was launched, which opens up the records to far more detailed research enquiry. Thanks to the grant from JISC, we are now able to develop the resource by attaching images of the records to the catalogue. The imaging of the documents will take place between 1 March and 31 July 2011. Keep checking this site for more news about when the images will become available on-line. The progress of the project is also recorded on the York Cause Papers blog.
On-line access to even more probate indexes and marriage bond indexes
Posted: 8 Mar 2011
We are delighted to announce that our partner, the UK internet genealogical specialists Origins, now has the probate indexes for the Prerogative and Exchequer Courts of York, 1688-1858, all the peculiar court probate indexes, and all the probate records before 1500. Additionally the indexed to the York Marriage bonds are available. Facilities are available on the Origins site for ordering copies of records to be sent to your home. For more information about the records available see the British Origins website.
Archive closure dates
Posted: 8 Mar 2011
We recommend that you ring us to confirm that we are open before making a special journey to visit us. The following variations from our normal opening hours on the Visiting us page are planned:
- Friday 1 April 2011, closure of archives searchroom. The microform room will remain open for self-service use.
Borthwick Publications on Google Books
Posted: 8 Mar 2011
Google books offers another way for you to access Borthwick publications. Where books are still available for sale Google books will offer a preview. When books are out of print, and we have received the permission of copyright holders, whole volumes will be available. This is work in progress so if something isn't available now, do check back in a few weeks.
New publications
Posted: 24 Sep 2010
All our books can be purchased from the University of York on-line store. Select Borthwick Institute Shop from Product Catalogue in the left hand menu bar.
- A Decent, Regular and Orderly State? Parochial visitation of the archdeaconries of York and the East Riding, 1720-1730, Philippa M. Hoskin. 2010. £30.00 + £2.50 P&P. ISBN 978-1-904497-60-9.
- The Camidges of York: Five Generations of a Musical Family, David Griffiths, 2010. £5.00 + £1.50 P&P. ISBN 978-1-904497-51-6.
- The Jewish Communties of Medieval England: the collected essays of R.B. Dobson, ed. Helen Birkett, 2010. £25.00 + £2.50 P&P. ISBN 978-1-904497-48-6.
- A Church Scandal in Victorian Pickering, Edward Royle, 2010. £5.00. ISBN 978-1-904497-49-3. Borthwick Paper 117.
- The York Sede Vacante Register 1423-1426, Joan Kirby, 2009.
- Bishop Bickersteth's Visitation Returns for the Archdeaconry of Craven, Diocese of York, 1858, Edward Royle, 2009. £30.00 + £2.50 P&P. ISBN 978-1-904497-26-4.
- Foundations of Medieval Scholarship: records edited in honour of David Crook, Sean Cunningham & Paul Brand, 2008. £30.00 + £1.50 P&P. ISBN 978-1-904497-24-0.
- The Use of York: Characteristics of the Medieval Liturgical Office in York, Matthew Cheung Salisbury, Dec. 2008, ISBN 978-1-904497-25-7. Borthwick Paper 113.
- Impotence and Virginity in the Late Medieval Ecclesiastical Court of York, Bronach Kane, Dec. 2008, ISBN 978-1-904497-27-1 . Borthwick Paper 114.
- Oliver Sheldon and the Foundations of the University of York, Katherine A. Webb, May 2009. ISBN 978-1-904497-28-8. Borthwick Paper 115.
Events on campus which might have a negative impact on parking
Posted: 21 Sep 2010
Please note the following:
Parking might be expected to be difficult on Open Days and Degree Days, and also as terms begin and end. Please have a look at these pages to see when these fall.
New accessions
Posted: 22 Dec 2009
The following collections are now available for public consultation in the Borthwick's searchrooms.
British Music Society of York
The British Music Society of York was established in 1921 as a local branch of the British Music Society, a national body founded in 1918 'to promote the organisation and development in the British Isles and the British Empire, and to spread the knowledge of British music of all periods in foreign countries'. The archive includes the records of the York centre and also records of the National Federation of Music Societies. Records date from 1924 -2004 and include administrative records, financial records and concert programmes. An archive list is available in the searchrooms and, like all our lists, is deposited with the National Register of Archives. Anyone wishing to speak to an archivist about this archive should email Dr Amanda Jones at aj509@york.ac.uk.
Society of the Sacred Mission
The Borthwick has now received the records of the Society of the Sacred Mission (Kelham Fathers) an Anglican brotherhood, originally founded in the 1890s to provide lay-workers for Christian mission to Korea. The Society went on to be a key player in the development of theological training in Britain and high-church mission work abroad (particularly in South Africa and Australia but also notably in Korea and Japan ), during the first part of the twentieth century. Its papers track the growth and work of the Society from its beginning to the late twentieth century. The records also contain the papers of individual members including the eminent mid-twentieth century theologian Gabriel Hebert and of Herbert Kelly, the energetic and somewhat eccentric founder of the Society, including his correspondence with public figures, as he was often sought for his advice on moral issues and theological matters. For instance there is a series of correspondence between Kelly and the Dorothy L. Sayers (author of the Peter Wimsey detective novels) concerning her plays The Zeal of thy House (1937) and the cycle of twelve radio plays composed for the BBC on the life of Christ, The Man Born to be King (1941) . Detailed lists of the records in this collection are available in the Borthwick's searchrooms.
York family archive
The archive of the York Family of has finished the first stage of processing. Anyone wanting information about this archive should email Dr Amanda Jones at aj509@york.ac.uk in the first instance.
The archive of Terrys (confectionery manufacturer) has finished the first stage of processing. Anyone wanting information about this archive should email Dr Amanda Jones at aj509@york.ac.uk in the first instance.
Womersley papers
This collection of financial papers of the estate, and individual occupants, of Womersley Park and Estate from the seventeenth century to 1947 was generously purchased for the University by Raymond Burton. Amongst a wide variety of records it includes eighteenth-century estate surveys, detailed household accounts for the 1780s, a register of servants' wages for 1909-1921 and an account book of the personal expenses of a man-about-town of 1905-1908 including details of money for lunches, cabs, newspapers, haircuts and his Harrods account. The Wormersley (PDF 
, 39kb)archive list is available in PDF format here, and also in hard copy in our searchrooms.
The Sir Samuel Storey Writing and Performance Collection
David Storey
An archive list of the papers of David Storey, playwright, poet and novelist, is available in the Borthwick's Searchrooms.
For more information about this collection, including lists of the papers of Julia Pascal and Charles Wood, please see our page about the Sir Samuel Storey Collection.
