Treasure of the Month for July 2020
This month we explore not a single object, but a whole collection. The Baroness de Koenigswarter Jazz Musicians Photograph Collection pays homage to some of the finest jazz musicians and singers of the twentieth century, celebrating their talent, creativity, spirt and diversity. Join us as we enter the after-dark world of New York’s thrilling jazz scene, with a Rothschild Baroness as our guide.
Posted on the 1st July 2020 | Read more…
EABH working papers series: opportunity for new scholars
The eabh (European Association for Banking History) Working Papers Series (eabh Papers), launched in 2014, gives scholars in banking, financial, business, and economic history and related fields the opportunity to distribute their research-in-progress.
Posted on the 29th June 2020 | Read more…
Treasure of the Month for June 2020
This month, as we find our traditional summer pastimes on hold, we turn to the thrills and excitement of the turf, looking back to the great sporting victories of the French Rothschilds and their magnificent horses.
Posted on the 1st June 2020 | Read more…
EABH Workshop: Banking & the State, 23 February 2021, Frankfurt
The eabh is calling for papers for the conference Banking & the State, 23 February 2021, Frankfurt.
Posted on the 27th May 2020 | Read more…
Treasure of the Month for May 2020
This month we take the opportunity to reflect upon how those who came before us took care to ensure that the stories of their times would be remembered and passed to generations as yet unborn, and how we will record the experiences of our times. Join us as we examine an index of the earliest known attempt to assemble a 'Rothschild archive'.
Posted on the 1st May 2020 | Read more…
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…