Equality in the Archives project

The Borthwick's archives stretch in date from the 12th to the 21st century and include the records of an extraordinary range of organizations and institutions. But many of the our collections are under-exploited by those seeking to explore the history of human diversity, whether students or researchers.

These pages are intended to help redress this balance – providing guidance about the type and range of information which can be found in the Borthwick and examples of how the collections can be used to trace the history of individuals, organisations and ideas in the areas of disability history, women's history, race history, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history and supply possible teaching material for courses in these areas.

This project was funded by the University of York's Equality and Diversity in the Curriculum Project.