Treasure of the Month for June 2019
On 7 June, 1904, the Directors of the Fondation Rothschild held their first meeting in Paris. The formal establishment of the Fondation Rothschild in July 1904 was the continuation of generations of the French Rothschild family’s commitment to social welfare, and the beginning of an ambitious programme to provide the workers of Paris with high-quality affordable homes. Read more about this innovative and ambitious scheme.
Posted on the 1st June 2019 | Read more…
EABH Workshop: The Dynamics of Inclusive Finance, 20-21 March 2020: Call for Papers
The eabh is calling for papers for the Workshop The Dynamics of Inclusive Finance, 20-21 March 2020, University of Utrecht, Netherlands.
Posted on the 17th May 2019 | Read more…
Treasure of the Month for May 2019
This month, the Manchester Ship Canal, one of greatest infrastructure projects of the Victorian age, celebrates its 125th anniversary. The London house of Rothschild was one of main backers of the project, a legacy of support for ground-breaking innovation which continues today.
Posted on the 30th April 2019 | Read more…
Treasure of the Month for April 2019
This month, continuing our delve into the archives of the Exbury Rothschilds, we look back 80 years to the golden age of opulent travel, with the Inaugural Coasting Cruise in May 1936 of the Queen Mary, one of the greatest passenger liners of the twentieth century.
Posted on the 1st April 2019 | Read more…
Treasure of the Month for March 2019
For the Spring season, we look back to one of the enduring passions of the Rothschild family – horticulture and the creation of beautiful and inspiring gardens. On the 23 March 2019, Exbury Gardens in Hampshire opens for the season. Exbury, famed throughout the world for its rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias (and between the Wars, its orchids) is a stunning sight from March to August. This year the displays will be extra special as Exbury marks its centenary in 2019.
This month we explore the history of the world-famous gardens created by Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942), “a banker by hobby – and a gardener by profession".
Posted on the 1st March 2019 | Read more…
EABH Archival Workshop: Minting History, St Petersburg, 21 June 2019: Call for Papers
The eabh is calling for papers for the Archival Workshop Minting History: Financial History at Face Value, 21 June 2019, Bank of Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia.
This workshop is aimed at minting and financial institutions’ archivists, money museum curators and researchers. The extensive archives of mints are a treasure-trove of information often covering extended periods of time. Yet some of these archival treasures are only accessible to a handful of specialists or remain largely unknown to researchers and the public. This workshop aims to present these materials to a wider audience and make them more accessible to interested researchers and scholars.
Posted on the 21st February 2019 | Read more…
EABH Conference: The Development of Financial Markets, St Petersburg, 20 June 2019: Call for Papers
The eabh is calling for papers for the conference The Development of Financial Markets, 20 June 2019, Bank of Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia.
The conference adopts a longue durée approach to the historical study of the design of financial systems and their related institutions. The deadline for abstracts submission is 11 March 2019.
Posted on the 20th February 2019 | Read more…
Treasure of the Month for February 2019
In today’s fast-moving business environment, rapid access to accurate intelligence is critical. Protecting our information assets is a key responsibility of us all. But protection of information is not just a 21st century phenomenon. This month we look back to how the Rothschild business has historically employed methods to keep data safe and secure.
Posted on the 1st February 2019 | Read more…
Treasure of the Month for January 2019
This month we look at a fine example of a delicate photograph by Anselm von Rothschild (1844-1911). a gifted photographer and leading member of the Viennese Camera Club.
Posted on the 1st January 2019 | Read more…
Treasure of the Month for December 2018
As we approach the festive season, we look back to the origins of the sending of cards as Christmas tradition, (started by one of the United Kingdom’s earliest archivists!), and feature a gallery of one hundred years of seasonal cards in the collection of The Rothschild Archive.
Posted on the 1st December 2018 | Read more…