The blog for the Borthwick Institute for Archives at the University of York.
Written by Alexandra Medcalf, Project Archivist for Yorkshire Historic Dictionary (@YorksDictionary) “Wassail drink were allus best, when o’er a yule-clog boiled” I think I can safely assume that any Brit, at least, reading this blog will be familiar with the concept of a Yule log at Christmas. These days, it probably takes the form of … Continue reading A Yule… Clog?
Written by Jenny Mitcham, Digital Archivist for International Digital Preservation Day Most of us have a computer of some description (sometimes more than one!). Working with digital has become very much a part of our everyday life, but what do we do with the stuff that we create on the computer? How do we make … Continue reading “Save your digital stuff!”
Written by Sally-Anne Shearn, Project Archivist. In August 2017 the Borthwick Institute launched a new 27 month project ‘The Rowntree Archives: Poverty, Philanthropy and the Birth of Social Science.’ The project, which is funded by the Wellcome Trust, will arrange, describe, publicise and make publicly available the archives of the four Rowntree Trusts, the Rowntree … Continue reading The Rowntree Archives: Poverty, Philanthropy and the Birth of Social Science
Written by Sally-Anne Shearn ‘Fun like sunshine, mixed with sense like salt’ was how an anonymous correspondent in The Times described Lady Victoria Bullock following her untimely death in November 1927, at the age of only 35. This description is borne out in the lively bundle of letters by Lady Victoria which were deposited at … Continue reading An English Socialite in Paris: The Letters of Lady Victoria Stanley
Written by Graham Hughes, Archives Assistant. Anyone attending the Great Industrial Exhibition in London in 1862 could have been forgiven for passing by the sight of two circular blocks of glass, 26 inches in diameter and two inches thick, standing on their edges being displayed by Messrs Chance of Birmingham. Impressive though they were these … Continue reading The World’s Largest Telescope
Written by Lydia Dean, project archivist As we come into the last days of this year’s #30DaysWild campaign, it seemed fitting to celebrate the end of my year-long project cataloguing the archive of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust – and what a year it’s been! I’ve been lucky enough to delve right into the most detailed … Continue reading 71 Years Wild: cataloguing and exploring the archive of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Written by Nathan Williams, Archives Assistant This is the fifth in a series of blog posts celebrating the Retreat archive and our digitisation project as it nears completion. The Retreat is one of the most important institutions in the care and treatment of mental health patients. Over the last two and half years, staff at … Continue reading Spotlight on the Retreat archive: An unexpected find
Written by Sally-Anne Shearn, Genesis Project Archivist Two years ago I embarked on Project Genesis. It was my first professional job after qualifying as an archivist and I knew then how fortunate I was to find such a varied and interesting post when I was just starting out. Over two years, my job would be … Continue reading Saying goodbye to Project Genesis
Written by Jenny Mitcham, Digital ArchivistOriginally posted to “Digital Archiving at the University of York” I’ve spent the last three days in Cambridge at AtoM Camp. This was the second ever AtoM Camp, and the first in Europe. A big thanks to St John’s College for hosting it and to Artefactual Systems for putting it … Continue reading AtoM Camp take aways
by Kath Webb, with an introduction by Nathan Williams This is the fourth in a series of blog posts celebrating the Retreat archive and our digitisation project as it nears completion. The Retreat is one of the most important institutions in the care and treatment of mental health patients. Over the last two and half … Continue reading Spotlight on the Retreat archive: a satirical sketch of the Retreat in the early twentieth century