On this page you will find links to some sites of Rothschild interest. They have been chosen either because they have significant collections of papers or artefacts or because they contain information about Rothschild interests.

Rothschild.info
The site with information and links about Rothschild finance, Rothschild wine, Rothschild history, Rothschild style, and Rothschild and the community. The best starting point!

Centre des Archives du Monde du Travail (CAMT)
This department of the Archives Nationales holds on deposit the business papers of the Paris bank.
Written permission must be sought from the Director of the Archive before access is granted, and permission for photocopies to be made must be specified in the letter of application. A printed catalogue of the collection is available in the reading room of The Rothschild Archive.

Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon Manor, the magnificent chateau created in the 19th century by Ferdinand de Rothschild, is home to an outstanding collection of fine and decorative arts. The Manor is set in extensive grounds with rose garden, aviary and formal parterre.

The Walter Rothschild Museum, Tring
The personal museum created by Walter, 2nd Lord Rothschild in the late 19th and early 20th centuries is now part of The Natural History Museum. Many of his specimens are still on display in the Victorian style galleries, and archive material is held at The Natural History Museum in London.

Halton House
Now RAF Halton, the house is the former home of Alfred de Rothschild. Visits to the house and gardens can be arranged by special appointment.

The Waddesdon Bequest
The Waddesdon Bequest is a collection of around 300 precious objects gathered together in the 19th Century by two members of the Rothschild family and bequeathed to the British Museum by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild in 1898.

The Hartley Library, University of Southampton
The Hartley Library has developed a special intereest in collections of papers concerning Anglo-Jewry. The Rothschild family and their circle are respresented here. This link takes you to the Guide to the Archive and Manuscript Collections of the Hartley Library.

The Jewish Museum, Frankfurt
Housed in a former Rothschild palais on the Untermainkai, the Jewish Museum features a permanent exhibition, Mayer Amschel Rothschild & Soehne, together with comprehensive presentations on the history of the Jewish community in Frankfurt and a full programme of changing exhibitions.

Central Zionist Archives
A substantial quantity of archival material relating to the work of the Rothschilds' Palestine Jewish Colonisation Association (PICA) is held at the CZA. Hebrew finding aids are available to visiting researchers. The archives contain information on individual colonists that will be of interest to genealogists, although the enquirer must be aware that the research necessary to locate such information must be undertaken by the enquirer. Moreover, access to material is restricted in conformity with privacy legislation and the requirements of Yad Hanadiv.

Spanish Railways Foundation
This Madrid-based organisation promotes the preservation of material relating to the development of the railway network in Spain and encourages research into the subject. Among its archival holdings are records of the Rothschild company that managed the Madrid-Zaragoza-Alicante lines.

Witkowitz Ironworks
The Vitkovice (or Witkowitz) ironworks were bought by Salomon von Rothschild in 1843. This site contains a presentation on the historical development of the organisation.

Ramat Hanadiv
The memorial gardens to the south of Zichron Ya'acov, where Baron Edmond de Rothschild and his wife Adelheid are buried, form the heart of an important programme of ecological and horticultural research.

Access to Archives
This network database enables researchers to search over 4 million catalogue entries from archives throughout England.

British Library Department of Manuscripts
The Battersea Papers (47909-47964) is a collection of diaries and correspondence of Constance de Rothschild (later Lady Battersea), her husband, mother, father and sister.

European Association for Banking and Financial History e.V.
The Association, now in its 15th year, supports a regular programme of publications, colloquia and conferences dedicated to banking and financial history.
Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, the founding chairman, retired from the post in 2004.
Read more about the association's activities and objectives.

Austrian Research
Information about The Rothschild Archive's collections of material relating to the family in Austria is advertised in the portal for British and Irish based academic research within the Humanities that was launched at the end of 2005.  Other contents include a quarterly guest academic editorial, highlighting key trends in the field, a bulletin board and links to other sites of interest.