Keeping Up the Pace (and Sims) at the Borthwick

Written by students from the University of York on a work experience placement.  Death and Dairies at Castle Howard Our week began with a brief introduction and tour of the Borthwick Institute’s archives and stores. The collection is massive and the works are housed in strong rooms which we were certain could survive the apocalypse! … Continue reading Keeping Up the Pace (and Sims) at the Borthwick

The Borthwick Move 10 years on – Gazing back at St Anthony’s Hall

Written by Gary Brannan (Access Archivist and formerly Archives Trainee 2004-5) I was just 21 (horrifically young, with a taste in fleeces and baggy cargo trousers – it was the early 2000’s, we did things differently there) when I arrived at the Borthwick Institute for Historical Research at the start of a warm September in … Continue reading The Borthwick Move 10 years on – Gazing back at St Anthony’s Hall