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Cardigans, Cake…Career? My 8 weeks at the Borthwick Institute

Posted by sallyanneshearn on 19 August 2016

Written by Gaby Davies, archives intern and University of York History undergraduate I didn’t really know what to expect when I first started interning at the Borthwick; I had never visited the institute before, but as a history student I knew that spending eight weeks surrounded by old papers and documents, in one of the … Continue reading Cardigans, Cake…Career? My 8 weeks at the Borthwick Institute

Just what the Doctor ordered?

Posted by sallyanneshearn on 14 July 2016

Written by Gaby Davies, Borthwick Summer Intern (and York history student). Whilst looking through the York Medical Society records, it was interesting to find the York County Hospital ‘Wines and Spirits book’ 1861-1865. The pages contain lists of names of doctors, rooms and incidents, and the corresponding number of servings of port, sherry, brandy or … Continue reading Just what the Doctor ordered?