Treasure of the Month for April 2020
This month we explore a recent acquisition to the Archive collection, a small document that combines important Rothschild interests – a sound business proposition, the love of music, and ambitious creativity.
Posted on the 1st April 2020 | Read more…
Treasure of the Month for March 2020
For this month’s ‘Treasure’ we celebrate a document that was once a commonplace part of daily life for millions – the humble cheque, now consigned to history in today’s cashless automated payment systems.
Posted on the 1st March 2020 | Read more…
EABH Workshop: Price Currents, Financial information and Market Transparency, 27 November 2020, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The eabh is calling for papers for the Workshop Price Currents, Financial information and Market Transparency, 27 November 2020, EURHISFIRM and NEHA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Posted on the 25th February 2020 | Read more…
Treasure of the Month for February 2020
In 1977 the sale of a country house and its contents - Mentmore Towers in Buckinghamshire, England - divided the opinion of the nation. The 7th Earl of Rosebery, faced with death duties, offered the former Rothschild house and its collection to the nation for £2 million; the offer was refused and the subsequent sale of the house and its collections became a cause célèbre in the heritage world. One of the items was purchased for New Court, where it remains today, a tangible link to a vanished world. Find out more about this beautiful piece of furniture.
Posted on the 1st February 2020 | Read more…
EABH Conference, 11 June 2020, Athens, Greece
The European Association for Banking History (EABH) is pleased to invite submissions for its next conference: Finance and Migration
Posted on the 21st January 2020 | Read more…
Treasure of the Month for January 2020
One of the items recently rediscovered in the collections is a small wooden box, about 25 cm square, containing samples of precious metals. Its origins are unclear, but it may date from the days of the London bank’s early involvement with the mining and refining of Australian and Californian gold from the 1850s. Find out more about this intriguing artefact.
Posted on the 8th January 2020 | Read more…
Treasure of the Month for December 2019
In the Archive collection is a small red leather box, containing a collection of thirteen ‘Specimen coins 1902’ an uncirculated set of the coinage of the day, specially issued to mark the Coronation of King Edward VII in 1902. This month we take a look at the story behind the Coronation and solve a seasonal mystery.
Posted on the 1st December 2019 | Read more…
Treasure of the Month for November 2019
In 2019 the Evelina London Children’s Hospital celebrates its 150th anniversary. The hospital has been providing the highest standards of healthcare to children since its foundation by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild in 1869, in memory of his late wife Evelina. Members of the Rothschild family continue to support innovation and excellence at ‘The Evelina’. This month we explore the history of the hospital.
Posted on the 1st November 2019 | Read more…
EABH Archival Workshop: GDPR and Historical Archives, European Central Bank, 23 March 2020
The eabh in co-operation with the European Central Bank are calling for papers for their joint workshop, GDPR & Historical Archives, 23 March 2020, European Central Bank, Sonnemannstrasse 20, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Posted on the 2nd October 2019 | Read more…
*NEW* Bullion microsite: a research resource for the study of Rothschild and gold
To coincide with the centenary of the Gold Fixing in September 2019, The Rothschild Archive has created a new microsite dedicated to the history of Rothschild and Bullion. The site features pages on Gold Trading, Gold Mining, and Gold Refining (focusing on the activities of the Rothschild Royal Mint Refinery). The site includes a history of the Gold Fixing, and for the first time, a comprehensive list of the daily Gold Prices 1919-1968 is available to researchers.
Posted on the 2nd October 2019 | Read more…