Treasure of the Month for September 2019
Sometimes it is the smallest of objects that can have the greatest significance. In the collections of the Archive is a small, rather tired-looking Union Jack desk flag, about 25 cm high. This flag, originally one of a set of five, once played a crucial role in the business of one of earth’s most precious traded commodities – gold. September 2019 marks the centenary of the Gold Fixing, which for over 80 years took place at New Court, with the London firm of N M Rothschild & Sons at the heart of proceedings.
Posted on the 1st September 2019 | Read more…
EABH Archival Workshop: Minting History, The Rothschild Archive London, 29 October 2019
The eabh in co-operation with The Rothschild Archive London invites delegates to attend the Archival Workshop Minting History: Financial History at Face Value, 29 October 2019, The Rothschild Archive, London.
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 5th August 2019 | Read more…
Treasure of the Month for August 2019
As Rothschild & Co. welcomes its summer interns and global graduates for 2019, we look back seventy years to a time when a young Mr Edmund de Rothschild, recently de-mobilised, spent time at banks in America learning the business of banking.
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Treasure of the Month for July 2019
As we enter the Summer party season we look back to one of the most spectacular social events held in Victorian Britain - the famous Devonshire House Ball of 1897, an elaborate costumed pageant hosted by the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.
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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…