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The Borthwick Institute for Archives at the University of York, for records of the archdiocese, local parishes, businesses etc. borthwick-institute@york.ac.uk
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On this day in 1948 the new National Health Service was launched. This issue of the Nursing Times described it as a 'comprehensive service made possible by the State for its citizens, not as a form of charity, but as their right.' Happy Birthday to the NHS! #nhs76
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What links foxes, Doctor Who, 19th century Australia, and horseracing? The new Borthwick Newsletter of course! Find out more about our latest accessions, catalogues, news and events via the link below...
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Here's a close up of the illustration :)
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Yes, it was a 'pre-stamped' piece of paper that you would write your letter on the back of, then folded/sealed. Apparently people much preferred the stamps because they could be stuck on anything - and stationers resented that they couldn't sell their own writing paper instead!
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An example of a William Mulready letter sheet in the Terry's company archive today, postmarked 1840. Introduced as part of the British Post Office reforms on 1840, they proved much less popular than the 'Penny Black' stamp and were quickly abandoned.
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It's never fun to get a bill but at least in the 19th century you might get to enjoy some fancy letterheads at the same time. These excellent examples are taken from the archive of The Retreat Hospital, York, and showcase a range of York businesses in the 1890s.
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May has arrived and so has our new newsletter! This month featuring women breaking down barriers in the Church of England, a new addition to our television archives, drama in the parish magazine collection, new blogs...and a bonus fox cub 🦊
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If you’ve come across other girls’ or women’s teams in our archives, or know more about any of these teams, let us know! #InternationalWomensDay #InternationalWomensDay2024
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The Terry’s of York Archive also includes a photograph of the Darlington Quaker Ladies, presumably taken at the same match. You can read more about them here: www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/2024979... #InternationalWomensDay
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Last, but not least, we wouldn’t want to skip the Terry’s Athletic Girls Football Team, also known as the Terry’s Chocolate Girls. In 1932 they played the 1st of 7 annual fixtures against the Darlington Quaker Ladies, attracting crowds of up to 10,000 #InternationalWomensDay
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And some of them got to ‘fraternise’ with the Australian Women’s Cricket Team on their visit to England in 1937 as part of the second series of the Women’s Ashes. #InternationalWomensDay
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The Rowntree Girls regularly took part in regional trials. Here they are in 1934 arriving for the North of England Cricket Trial at Leeds, although they were sadly unsuccessful #InternationalWomensDay
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The first Girls Cricket Club had been established at Rowntree’s Cocoa Works in 1913 and the sport flourished. This photograph shows the Girls’ Cricket Club in the staff Cocoa Works Magazine in 1935 #InternationalWomensDay
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Hockey was also popular at the Cocoa Works - with names to rival The Retreat. Among these 1921 Rowntree girls’ teams were the Wild Rose Cream A and B Team, the Scarlet Runners, the Cardbox Team, and the Cake Rovers. #InternationalWomensDay
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The Retreat had both men and ladies hockey teams, as well as mixed. They played matches against each other and against other Quaker teams in the region. This 1907 match card shows Age & Experience defeating Youth and Innocence 2-nil! #InternationalWomensDay
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Female staff at The Retreat Hospital, York, could also join a range of sports teams. Members of the staff Women’s Hockey Team are pictured here in 1902. In the centre at the back is Dr Norah Kemp, one of the hospital's Assistant Medical Officers. #InternationalWomensDay
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Here’s another photograph from the same year showing tennis players outside the Cocoa Works main office, and one of the Accounts and Costings Department Tennis Players in 1931. The outfits have certainly changed a bit! #InternationalWomensDay
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Meanwhile the Rowntree Cocoa Works factory in York offered a variety of leisure facilities, including playing fields for cricket, football, tennis, hockey and bowling. This photograph of Rowntree girls and women playing cricket was taken in 1900. #InternationalWomensDay
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In the 1890s cricket was a popular game at the Mount School York - seen here is a photograph of the school team, tucked into a Games Book of the 1890s, along with a report in the 1898 school magazine. #InternationalWomensDay
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Our first example is not a women’s team at all, but a painting by a young girl, Laura Hannam of Worth in West Sussex, who included this early depiction of cricket in her scrapbook in the 1820s #InternationalWomensDay
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With women’s sport in the news more than ever in recent years we thought we’d highlight some of the early girls’ and women’s teams in our collections this #InternationalWomensDay
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It's hard to imagine a more perfectly designed logo than the one used by the Secretaries Group for Change in the 1970s. Taken from the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Archive #WomensHistoryMonth
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It's Women's History Month and we're thrilled to see that our fantastic JRRT Archive has inspired a blog by Teesside Archives on 1970s community activist and 'one woman pressure group', the indomitable Maureen Richardson. Read more at the link!
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For the ketchup spattered Action Man field hospital alone, we would have to accept :D
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Sometimes you can only be glad some long ago person didn't get around to tidying their office...
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Pinch, punch, it's the first of the month - and that means a new Borthwick Newsletter! This month featuring our new Art Store, a time capsule, a rare book from the 1530s, rugby...and vampires?
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Some very flexible sailors make up this heading for the report of the Geographical Society at the Mount School, York, in 1938. As captured in the school magazine.
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We need to bring back the great tradition of Motoring Chocolate 😋
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'Some raise queries as to the practicality of women in the priesthood, but evidence from other professions shows that women can cope with a professional life'. Good to know!
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New year, new archive... We have just begun work on a very interesting collection, the papers of Dame Christian Howard of Castle Howard who was a leading supporter of the ordination of women to the priesthood. This document summarised discussions at a 1973 consultation on the subject, held in York.
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You can read more about our history on our website here: www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ab... We were founded in 1953 and we got our name from one William Borthwick of Bridlington (see here: www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ab...)
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You can get in touch with questions or requests for appointments via phone, email, letter or in person if you happen to be passing! york.ac.uk/borthwick/co...
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If you have any last minute archival enquiries or visits planned, this is just a reminder that we are open Monday 18th - Wednesday 20th next week by appointment, and then we'll be reopening on Monday 8th January 2024. [Image from the Mount School Magazine, 1894]
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It would advance the cause of historical knowledge!
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Who needs mulled wine or a hot chocolate when you can have a hot or cold 'Cawdle' drink, 18th century style. Featuring such festive additions as 'a pint of white wine', scraped chocolate, sugar, nutmeg, oranges and lemons and some new laid eggs. Sign us up! Recipe taken from our Halifax Archive.
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If you want to find out more about some of our key collections relating to the history of disability but can't attend the event, you can also check out our updated Disability History research guide, available on our website: www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ho...
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This week is both Explore Your Archive week and York Disability Week! To mark the occasion, we'll be showcasing some archives relating to the history of disability TOMORROW (30th Nov) in the Yorkshire Room of the University of York main library. Open to all, 10am to 3pm! 1/2
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'It is absolutely essential to have turkey, and as well as that there should be potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash and one or two other things, followed by pumpkin pie and mince pie.' In 1925 young Peter Rowntree experiences his first Thanksgiving in Framingham, USA!
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It's a really unique insight into Joseph's home life and we're excited to be able to study it in more detail in the coming weeks! If you'd like to see it yourself, why not make an appointment to visit us? york.ac.uk/borthwick/co...
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The ledgers record in fascinating detail Joseph's outgoings for subscriptions, groceries, clothing and 'Drapery', gardening, medicine, confectionery, travel, presents, furniture, education, books and stationery, as well as his 'personal sundries' (children's pocket money etc).
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We received a very generous gift today - two household ledgers belonging to Joseph Rowntree and covering the period 1862-1903. Here he is noting a payment of £50 towards his son Seebohm's 'Poverty work', aka the groundbreaking poverty survey of York published in 1901.
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Although no-one will probably ever enjoy a Caramac as much as the man in this advert - there's still a while yet to try one. Another winner from the company that brought us the Rollo, the Toffee Crisp and Quality Street!
Search the Mackintosh archive here: borthcat.york.ac.uk/index.php/m
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By the beginning of the 1980s the Caramac had adopted its modern wavy logo - and by the 1990s the packaging was the orange and yellow design we know today.
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And a Minty Fudge Caramac in the 1970s - which we cannot vouch for the taste of, but perhaps someone out there remembers it?
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There was Nut Caramac filled with chopped almonds...
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The original Caramac packaging was black and it came in different sizes... and flavours
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The name is a combination of Caramel and Mackintosh. Mackintosh had made its name with its toffees and the Caramac was initially advertised as being 'smooth as chocolate... tasty as toffee'
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As we prepare to say goodbye to the humble Caramac, we couldn't resist a quick dig through our archives. The Caramac was created in 1959 by John Mackintosh & Sons Ltd, who would go on to merge with Rowntrees of York in 1969 to form Rowntree Mackintosh.
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On this very grey November day in York, it feels appropriate to recall this magical ode to the most sunshiney of fruits - the humble banana. Commemorated in heartfelt verse by a pupil of York's Mount School in the 1929 edition of the school magazine [borthcat.york.ac.uk/index.php/mou]
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Tickets are free and can be obtained through eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/canterbury...
If you are unable to reserve a ticket (eventbrite numbers are apparently limited!), please do email us at borthwick-institute@york.ac.uk so we can make sure you'll able to attend.
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