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Monday 30 September 2024
Welcome to the Borthwick's October newsletter.
Thursday 29 August 2024
Welcome to the Borthwick's September newsletter.
Tuesday 30 July 2024
Welcome to the Borthwick's August newsletter.
Wednesday 27 March 2024
Welcome to the Borthwick's April newsletter.
Wednesday 28 February 2024
Welcome to the Borthwick's March newsletter.
Wednesday 31 January 2024
Welcome to the Borthwick's February newsletter.
Thursday 30 November 2023
Welcome to the Borthwick's December newsletter.
Monday 30 October 2023
Welcome to the Borthwick's November newsletter.
Monday 2 October 2023
The Borthwick Institute for Archives at the University of York is celebrating its 70th anniversary with a newly designed visual identity and logo.
Thursday 28 September 2023
Welcome to the Borthwick's October newsletter.
Wednesday 23 August 2023
Welcome to the Borthwick's September newsletter.
Thursday 3 August 2023
Previously unseen poems by celebrated First World War poet John Stanley Purvis, first director of the Borthwick Institute, are being made available to the public by the University of York for the first time.
Monday 31 July 2023
Welcome to the Borthwick's August newsletter.
Tuesday 28 February 2023
Welcome to the Borthwick's March newsletter
Monday 27 February 2023
Digital Creativity Week is a week-long event for students to work with digital and creative technologies, explore archival material and research, and develop skills, culminating in the creation of digital artefacts for an exhibition celebrating the University of York campus and collections.
Tuesday 31 January 2023
Welcome to the Borthwick's February newsletter.
Thursday 5 January 2023
Welcome to the Borthwick's January newsletter
Wednesday 30 November 2022
Welcome to the Borthwick's December newsletter.
Tuesday 1 November 2022
Welcome to the Borthwick's November newsletter
Friday 7 October 2022
We are devastated to hear of the death of Professor David Smith, Director of the Borthwick Institute from 1974 to 2000.
Friday 30 September 2022
Welcome to the Borthwick's October newsletter
Friday 16 September 2022
Monday 19th September has now been designated as a national bank holiday to allow as many people as possible to mark the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Thursday 1 September 2022
Welcome to the Borthwick's September newsletter
Friday 29 July 2022
Welcome to the Borthwick's August newsletter.
Wednesday 30 March 2022
Welcome to the Borthwick's April newsletter
Monday 28 February 2022
Welcome to the Borthwick's March newsletter
Thursday 24 February 2022
Digital Creativity Week is a week-long event for students to work with digital and creative technologies, explore archival material and research, and develop skills, culminating in the creation of digital artefacts for an exhibition as part of York Festival of Ideas.
Monday 31 January 2022
Welcome to the Borthwick's February newsletter
Tuesday 30 November 2021
Welcome to the Borthwick's December newsletter
Friday 29 October 2021
Welcome to the Borthwick's November newsletter
Thursday 21 October 2021
We are delighted to announce the acquisition of the Frankie Howerd Archive by the Borthwick Institute for Archives.
Wednesday 29 September 2021
Welcome to the Borthwick's October newsletter
Thursday 26 August 2021
Welcome to the Borthwick's September newsletter
Friday 30 July 2021
Welcome to the Borthwick's August newsletter.
Friday 16 April 2021
We welcome the acknowledgements from The Rowntree Society and Trusts of the company’s historic involvement in colonialism and racial exploitation.
Monday 12 April 2021
We are pleased to announce that, from 12th April 2021, appointments to visit the Borthwick will be able to be made by all members of the public as well staff and students of the University.
Wednesday 7 April 2021
We are pleased to announce the resumption of our copying services.
Tuesday 30 March 2021
Welcome to the Borthwick's April newsletter.
Sunday 28 February 2021
Welcome to the Borthwick's March newsletter.
Wednesday 17 February 2021
Following a scheduled service review on 15th February and in the light of ongoing government restrictions, the Borthwick Institute will remain closed to staff and researchers until further notice.
Thursday 4 February 2021
Please note that Borthcat will be unavailable from 7-8th February owing to routine maintenance work.
Monday 1 February 2021
Welcome to the Borthwick's February newsletter.
Thursday 7 January 2021
Welcome to the Borthwick's January newsletter.
Tuesday 5 January 2021
Following the Government's announcement on 4th January 2021, the Borthwick will be closed to on site visitors until further notice.
Monday 4 January 2021
Following York's move to Tier 3, visits to the Borthwick will be limited to University of York staff and students only until further notice.
Wednesday 16 December 2020
We were very sad to hear of the death last week of Ann Rycraft.
Monday 7 December 2020
The Borthwick will be closed over the Christmas period between 18th December and 4th January.
Friday 27 November 2020
Welcome to the Borthwick's December newsletter.
Sunday 22 November 2020
Add value to your assignments and research by exploring the unique resources, only available here at York, relating to a wide range of academic subjects, held on campus at the Borthwick Institute for Archives.
Tuesday 3 November 2020
Following the introduction of new national restrictions to control COVID-19, due to come into force on Thursday 5th November, we are making the following temporary changes to our services.
Thursday 29 October 2020
Welcome to the Borthwick's November newsletter.
Wednesday 30 September 2020
Welcome to the Borthwick Institute’s first monthly newsletter! We’ll be keeping you up to date with our new accessions and catalogues, exciting news and discoveries from the archives and the Borthwick in the media.
Friday 18 September 2020
We’re pleased to announce that the Borthwick has now officially re-opened so this will be the last closure update - but not the last regular update!
Thursday 10 September 2020
This week we’ve been taking bookings for the big reopening and adding a few more hospital records to Borthcat.
Friday 4 September 2020
This week we’ve added more Retreat and Clifton Hospital patient details, expanded our Southern African archives on Borthcat and begun reconfiguring the searchroom ready for our reopening on the 14th September.
Thursday 27 August 2020
With only two weeks to go until we reopen we’ve been continuing work on our hospital catalogues and finalising the necessary changes to our usual service.
Thursday 20 August 2020
This week we’ve been turning our attention back to our hospital patient indexes and The Retreat Letter Project, adding more than 3,000 new entries to our online catalogue which detail the lives and experiences of men and women receiving psychiatric care in 19th century York.
Wednesday 19 August 2020
Borthcat and the Lascelles Slavery Archive website will be unavailable between 07:30 and 09:30 on Thursday 27th August.
Thursday 13 August 2020
With 3 weeks to go until we re-open to the public, we’ve been ironing out the necessary changes to our usual procedures as well as catching up on our retroconversion work and putting out a new video on the history of mental health in York.
Wednesday 5 August 2020
From 14th September the Borthwick will open to pre-booked researchers for access to archives and microfilm resources.
Tuesday 4 August 2020
We were saddened to hear on the 24th July of the loss of our former Head of Conservation Trevor Cooper MBE.
Thursday 30 July 2020
As we head into August we’ve added 17 new catalogues and 344 new archival descriptions to Borthcat as we continue to divide our time between working from home and our phased return to campus.
Friday 24 July 2020
This week we have a new blog from our outgoing Archives Trainee and an update on our phased return to service.
Thursday 16 July 2020
Our retroconversion work has slowed down this past week, but for a very good reason as we have completed the first steps of our phased return to on-site services.
Monday 13 July 2020
From today a small number of staff will resume onsite working as part of our phased return to on-site services.
Thursday 9 July 2020
This grey and drizzly week has given us plenty of time to stay inside and expand our online catalogue.
Thursday 2 July 2020
It’s the beginning of our fifth month of working from home (the longest most of us have been away from the strongrooms) and the Community of the Resurrection catalogue is coming on apace.
Thursday 25 June 2020
We’ve been enjoying high temperatures in York this week but our remote work goes on!
Thursday 18 June 2020
This week we have added two new complete catalogues to Borthcat and made two appearances in the regional and national press.
Thursday 11 June 2020
It has been a bumper week at the Borthwick with seven new complete catalogues added to Borthcat and a new blog delving into the connection between novelist Charles Dickens and our very own York Diocesan Archive.
Friday 5 June 2020
After another busy week at the Borthwick we are pleased to bring you two new catalogues as well as an update from the university’s Rare Books collections.
Thursday 28 May 2020
We hope you were all able to enjoy some of the good weather we had over the Bank Holiday weekend!
Thursday 21 May 2020
This week we’ve made some impressive progress on our online catalogue Borthcat, adding 8 new complete catalogues comprising 677 individual archival descriptions!
Thursday 14 May 2020
After a much appreciated long weekend, the Borthwick staff are back working from home.
Thursday 7 May 2020
A slightly earlier update this week as tomorrow is a Bank Holiday and we will all be taking the opportunity to take some time away from our computers and (hopefully) enjoy some fine spring weather.
Thursday 30 April 2020
The end of this week also marks the end of the Borthwick’s first full month of remote working.
Friday 24 April 2020
We’ve come to the end of another (very sunny!) week of remote working at the Borthwick Institute.
Friday 17 April 2020
The Borthwick was closed over the long Easter weekend but we are now back at work (at home...)
Monday 6 April 2020
These are unprecedented times - how are you making sense of them?
Friday 3 April 2020
Our second full week of remote working has seen 4 more catalogues uploaded to Borthcat, the continuation of valuable hospital indexing work, and unexpected Twitter success!
Thursday 2 April 2020
The Borthwick's virtual service will close from 8th to 13th April for Easter.
Thursday 26 March 2020
In our first full week working from home, we wanted to update you on what we've been doing...
Tuesday 17 March 2020
Please note that the Borthwick's services will be disrupted for the foreseeable future.
Monday 16 March 2020
On Tuesday 17th March the Borthwick Institute for Archives will be closed.
Tuesday 10 March 2020
The Borthwick Institute is pleased to announce the publication of Borthwick Texts and Studies number 44, City of our Dreams: J. B. Morrell and the shaping of modern York
Wednesday 4 March 2020
On the 3rd, 22nd and 23rd of April the Borthwick Searchroom will open at 10:00 am. The Searchroom will be closed all day on the 10th and 13th of April.
Monday 24 February 2020
On Wednesday 26th February, some of our online resources will be unavailable owing to scheduled technical maintenance.
Monday 10 February 2020
On Wednesday 19th February the main searchroom will be closed until 1:30pm for a general staff meeting.
Tuesday 17 December 2019
The University of York has acquired a notebook belonging to celebrated glass artist William Peckitt (1731-95) depicting some of his techniques and recipes for colour mixing.
Tuesday 17 December 2019
If you’re planning to visit us across December and the festive season, please be aware of the following closures.
Wednesday 11 December 2019
As of Monday 16 December 2019, pay and display parking charges across the University will be increasing for the first time since 2011.
Tuesday 29 October 2019
Dorothy Waugh has been appointed as the Borthwick Institute's new digital preservation archivist.
Monday 19 August 2019
On Tuesday 3rd September 2019 the main searchroom will be closed until 2pm for a general staff meeting.
Tuesday 13 August 2019
We’re pleased to announce three new exciting publications, available to purchase via our online shop.
Thursday 1 August 2019
Gary Brannan has been appointed as the new Keeper of Archives and Special Collections at the University of York.
Thursday 11 July 2019
The Searchroom will be closed on 15th July, with temporary service changes until 22nd July, owing to refurbishment work. Graduation ceremonies will be taking place on Campus from 17th to 20th July.
Thursday 11 July 2019
The Lascelles Slavery Archive website will be unavailable on Wednesday 17th July owing to essential maintenance.
Wednesday 19 June 2019
Archivists at the University of York have discovered a record of the wartime romance of Margaret and Sidney who met in York in 1943 and married the following year.
Friday 3 May 2019
The Borthwick Institute will be closed on Monday 6th May, Monday 27th May and the morning of Tuesday 21st May.
Wednesday 3 April 2019
Chris and Katherine Webb retire from The Borthwick Institute on 5th April 2019.
Monday 4 February 2019
A 3 year project funded by AHRC and run in partnership with the National Archives to investigate the political role of the 14th century archbishops of York.
Wednesday 2 January 2019
Friday 11 January 2019, 7.00pm to 8.45pm, Room RCH/037, Ron Cooke Hub
Sunday 18 November 2018
Add value to your assignments and research by exploring the unique resources, only available here at York, relating to a wide range of academic subjects, held on campus in our archives.
Tuesday 13 November 2018
If you’re planning on visiting us across November, December and the festive season, please be aware of the following closures......
Friday 26 October 2018
The parish register recording the marriage of Admiral Lord Nelson has arrived at the Borthwick Institute for urgently-needed repairs.
Wednesday 17 October 2018
The Borthwick Institute for Archives, including the searchroom and microform room, will be open today as usual.
Wednesday 19 September 2018
We have joined an international initiative to support the future development of Access to Memory
Thursday 6 September 2018
The searchroom will be closed all day on Thursday, 13 September 2018.
Monday 13 August 2018
On Monday 20 August 2018 the main searchroom will be closed until 2pm for a general staff meeting.
Tuesday 31 July 2018
Borthwick staff and volunteers celebrate Archives Accreditation
Tuesday 24 July 2018
Applications are invited for a technical traineeship in digital archives
Tuesday 17 July 2018
The searchroom will be closing early at 3.30 p.m. on 24 July 2018.
Wednesday 16 May 2018
The latest Borthwick paper examines the social attitudes of the population of York in the early Victorian period, and challenges the assumption that the peaceful nature of the city suggested social harmony between the classes.
Thursday 3 May 2018
A new version of our catalogue is now available. Additional functionality includes searching by date range and a clipboard feature
Tuesday 17 April 2018
This new publication describes the life of Josiah Collier, an advocate and promoter of the Grindletonian theology which established itself in the early seventeenth-century.
Thursday 29 March 2018
We are pleased to announce that the Borthwick Institute for Archives has been awarded Archive Service Accreditation by the National Archives.
Thursday 15 February 2018
On Monday 19th February the main searchroom will be closed until 2pm for a general staff meeting.
Wednesday 14 February 2018
We are involved in a new digital training scheme with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund
Thursday 11 January 2018
200 years of mental health history from the Retreat Archive is now available to view online
Friday 24 November 2017
The 30th November is the first International Digital Preservation Day.
Wednesday 8 November 2017
If you’re planning on visiting us across November, December and the festive season, please be aware of the following closures.
Wednesday 1 November 2017
"From a green field site and no staff, he inspired the evolution of a University." In our latest publication, Allen Warren writes about Eric James and his vision for education.
Thursday 10 August 2017
The main searchroom will be closed or have limited opening across two days in August.
Tuesday 6 June 2017
The Borthwick Institute for Archives has an opportunity for University of York students interested in buildings history to work in a stimulating and fast-paced environment.
Tuesday 2 May 2017
On the afternoon of Monday 22 May the main searchroom will be closed for a general staff meeting.
Wednesday 12 April 2017
The Library and The Borthwick Institute for Archives have been shortlisted for Outstanding Library Team in the Times Higher Education Leadership & Management (THELMA) Awards.
Tuesday 28 March 2017
You can now search the online catalogue of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust archive
Monday 6 March 2017
The main searchroom will be closed across several days for Easter break and the May bank holidays.
Thursday 23 February 2017
The Borthwick Institute for Archives has an opportunity for University of York students interested in buildings history to work in a stimulating and fast-paced environment.
Friday 20 January 2017
On the afternoon of Monday 13 February the main searchroom will be closed for a general staff meeting.
Friday 16 December 2016
There will be some changes to our reprographics charges in the new year.
Thursday 8 December 2016
More than 700 wills and other documents dating from 1576 – 1650 have been digitised, indexed and made freely available by the University of York.
Wednesday 30 November 2016
Our 2016 Advent Calendar is here to help you count down the days until Christmas.
Tuesday 29 November 2016
The winners of the Digital Preservation Awards will soon be announced!
Monday 21 November 2016
Our main searchroom will be closed across several days in December and during the Christmas break.
Wednesday 19 October 2016
Final project report for Filling the Digital Preservation Gap is now available
Wednesday 7 September 2016
A collection of over 1500 photographs from the Retreat archive is now available to view online
Wednesday 7 September 2016
We are finalists in the Research and Innovation Category of the prestigious Digital Preservation Awards!
Friday 26 August 2016
Several members of Borthwick staff will be presenting at the Archives and Records Association conference this year.
Friday 12 August 2016
The main searchroom will be closed or have limited opening across two days in August and September.
Friday 29 July 2016
A number of our archives and special collections are on loan to Fairfax House for a major new exhibition.
Wednesday 20 July 2016
Visitors should be aware that on Monday 25th July between 14:00 and 15:00 filming will be taking place in the searchroom.
Tuesday 17 May 2016
For the third year running, Information Services (Library, IT and Archives) have successfully achieved the Customer Service Excellence Award.
Tuesday 12 April 2016
During the morning of Monday 16 May the searchroom will be closed for a general staff meeting.
Wednesday 6 April 2016
A wealth of information about our holdings can now be accessed via our new online catalogue.
Thursday 24 March 2016
We are looking for people to test our new online catalogue before launch
Monday 14 March 2016
The Burton Reading Room will be closed from Monday 14 March, and will remain closed throughout the Easter vacation.
Friday 11 March 2016
The main searchroom will be closed across several days for the Easter break and May Bank holidays.
Wednesday 2 March 2016
The Borthwick Institute for Archives has an opportunity for University of York students interested in buildings history to work in a stimulating and fast-paced environment.
Monday 29 February 2016
The University of York will, on 1 March, launch a website that makes one of the most important collections of historical materials to survive in England today available online.
Friday 5 February 2016
A new report has been released detailing our work with the University of Hull to use Archivematica for the preservation of digital research data
Friday 5 February 2016
During the morning of Monday 15 February the searchroom will be closed for a general staff meeting.
Monday 1 February 2016
We set service standards for many aspects of the services that we deliver, and measure ourselves against them to ensure that we’re meeting your requirements.
Wednesday 13 January 2016
Experts at the Borthwick Institute for Archives at the University of York have stepped in to help householders and businesses save precious family mementos and important documents damaged by floods.
Friday 8 January 2016
Following severe flooding in York and surrounding areas, we have put together the following guidance to help flood-hit residents and businesses recover important documents, photographs and books.
Wednesday 2 December 2015
We're making lots of preparations here ahead of the festive season with a few early presents in store if you can’t wait until the 25th!
Tuesday 24 November 2015
We're changing how you get into the Library buildings.
Thursday 12 November 2015
The onset of the University term, combined with building work on our Heslington West campus is currently causing a shortage of pay and display parking spaces.
Wednesday 4 November 2015
During the morning on Tuesday 17 November the searchroom will be closed due to a general staff meeting.
Thursday 1 October 2015
We're pleased to announce that Heidi Fraser-Krauss has now begun work in her new role as Director of Information Services and University Librarian. Heidi has been Deputy Director of Information and Head of IT Services for three years, having joined us from St Andrews in 2012.
Tuesday 18 August 2015
During the morning of Thursday 20 August and on Monday 31 August the searchroom will be closed due to a general staff meeting and the Bank holiday.
Tuesday 14 July 2015
The Borthwick has been collaborating with colleagues at York and Hull to produce a report about the preservation of research data
Thursday 2 July 2015
We are currently looking to recruit Conservation Volunteers for the surface cleaning of the Atkinson-Brierley Architectural Archive in the Borthwick Institute for Archives.
Wednesday 17 June 2015
The Borthwick Institute for Archives has an opportunity for University of York students interested in buildings history to work in a stimulating and fast-paced environment.
Wednesday 6 May 2015
During the morning on Monday 11 May the searchroom will be closed due to a general staff meeting.
Friday 24 April 2015
On Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 April there may be some disruption to our original document production service.
Thursday 9 April 2015
Due to essential work on our air handling system, the search-room and microfilm room at the Borthwick Institute will be closed from Thursday April 23rd.
Tuesday 7 April 2015
Over 75,000 digital images from the Retreat archive can now be viewed via the Wellcome Library website
Wednesday 25 March 2015
The main searchroom will be closed across several days for the Easter break and May Bank holidays.
Thursday 26 February 2015
The Borthwick Institute for Archives has an opportunity for University of York students interested in buildings history to work in a stimulating and fast-paced environment.
Friday 6 February 2015
During the morning on Monday 9 February the searchroom will be closed due to a general staff meeting.
Thursday 29 January 2015
The first batch of images from the Wellcome Library funded Retreat digitisation project are now available to view online
Monday 5 January 2015
We are experiencing some issues with the temperature levels in the Borthwick searchroom at present and as such it may be colder than usual.
Thursday 27 November 2014
The main searchroom will be closed for one week commencing Monday 8th December for collection development.
Monday 24 November 2014
On Tuesday 25 November the searchroom will close early at 3.00pm.
Wednesday 12 November 2014
Due to an extraordinarily high demand, users of our enquiry and reprographics service may experience a longer response time than normal.
Friday 17 October 2014
As we prepare the Retreat archive for digitisation, some disruption to access to the documents via the searchroom will be unavoidable.
Tuesday 30 September 2014
Over 3.2 million entries from the historic Parish Registers and Bishops' transcripts which we care for are now available online in conjunction with Findmypast
Thursday 25 September 2014
An exciting new virtual exhibition about the Aero Girls is now available
Monday 22 September 2014
On Monday 10 November please note that the searchroom will be closed for staff training and development.
Wednesday 3 September 2014
A prominent Japanese academic has donated fragments of Latin medieval manuscripts and seven fragments of early printed books to the University of York.
Wednesday 20 August 2014
On Monday 25 August the main searchroom will be closed for the Bank Holiday.
Friday 25 July 2014
During the morning on Monday 18 August the searchroom will be closed due to staff meetings.
Tuesday 1 July 2014
The Information Directorate - Library, IT and Archives - has recently been accredited with the Customer Services Excellence (CSE) award.
Thursday 26 June 2014
An exhibition of architectural material from the Atkinson Brierley archive takes in the different forms in which First World War memorials were conceived and realised
Friday 20 June 2014
The Borthwick Institute for Archives has an opportunity for University of York students interested in buildings history to work in a stimulating and fast-paced environment.
Wednesday 7 May 2014
Conflict and remembrance in the Special Collections at the University of York
Monday 17 March 2014
Over the Easter break and select days in May our main searchroom will be closed.
Tuesday 25 February 2014
We have redesigned our website and hope you will find the new structure clear and easy to navigate.
Tuesday 25 February 2014
Talk & discussion exploring the mystery behind 20 enigmatic portraits used in Rowntree's 1950s Aero chocolate adverts
Thursday 21 November 2013
Starting in January 2014, we will be making a number of changes to our reprographics service.
Tuesday 12 November 2013
While the University has been celebrating its 50th anniversary year, the Borthwick Institute is commemorating its 60th birthday.
Wednesday 6 November 2013
Part of a programme of ‘Opening Up Archives’ events being curated by our National Archives trainees Francesca Taylor and Kerstin Doble.
Friday 1 November 2013
The life and beliefs of Arnold Rowntree, nephew of philanthropist and chocolate manufacturer Joseph Rowntree.
Tuesday 15 October 2013
The Borthwick's annual closure week will take place on the week commencing Monday 16 December 2013.
Tuesday 10 September 2013
This is the second event in our Opening Up Archives programme being curated by our National Archives trainees Kerstin Doble and Francesca Taylor.
Monday 12 August 2013
Calling all budding archivists - the Borthwick Institute has an opportunity for all students of the University of York to join us in the archive for a week and work closely with original documents.
Monday 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.
Friday 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.
Friday 1 June 2012
From Wednesday 6 June, the Borthwick will now allow users to use their own camera in the searchroom for a fee.
Thursday 1 December 2011
Images from the digitisation of the York Cause Paper project are now online.
Tuesday 3 May 2011
This exhibition highlights the richness of the Tuke family archive, cared for by the Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York.
Tuesday 8 March 2011
Google books offers another way for you to access Borthwick publications.
Tuesday 8 March 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.
Tuesday 8 March 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.
Sunday 12 September 2010
All our books can be purchased from the University of York online store.
Tuesday 22 December 2009
The following collections are now available for public consultation in the Borthwick's searchrooms.