The blog for the Borthwick Institute for Archives at the University of York.
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?
Written by Alexandra Medcalf. Before finding these documents, I had never considered the difficulties of rationing for vegetarians. Of course, we are all familiar with the fact of rationing in this country during the Second World War, but careful management of the country’s food supply was also necessary during World War One. After the country … Continue reading Vegetarianism in World War One