Borthwick Institute for Archives

01/10/2026

October brings a brand new Borthwick Newsletter - this time with future Goon Show and Doctor Who events and the letters of the trailblazing Norah Gurney, first female Director of the Borthwick, who is pictured here with her majestic Siamese cat Simon.

Fun Norah Fact: Simon was her first cat, but later she had Leo, Timothy & Bowet - the latter was named for a 15th century Archbishop of York who came to York from Bath 'as did the cat!'

https://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/news/2026/borthwicknewsletter-october2026/

03/08/2026

August is here and we have a new Borthwick Newsletter for you to enjoy :) This month we have three new archive catalogues for you to browse, as well as a new podcast and another York Festival of Ideas talk to watch on YouTube!

https://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/news/2026/borthwicknewsletter-august2026/

01/07/2026

A new month brings a new Borthwick Newsletter - this time we have some brilliant York Festival of Ideas talks to watch, two new exhibitions to visit, a look into the archive of a Yorkshire pawnbroker, and new dinosaur research. And it's not often we get to say that :)

https://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/news/2026/borthwicknewsletter-july2026/

01/06/2026

What do H.R. Giger, the Archbishop of York, John Lennon, Mark Hamill, and Doctor Who have in common? They all get a mention in this month's shiny new Borthwick Newsletter! Find out more at the link:

https://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/news/2026/borthwicknewsletter-june2026/

01/05/2026

It's a beautiful May Day in York, which means it's time for our latest Borthwick Newsletter. This month we have a whole host of podcasts and upcoming events, as well as new accessions, some wonderful 19th century artwork - and a return of the beloved Borthwick foxes!

https://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/news/2026/borthwicknewsletter-may2026/

24/04/2026

02/04/2026

Although our archive reading room is closed over the Easter weekend, why not explore our newly launched collections - we’d love to hear what you find!

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/63000/

02/04/2026

You might have spotted our monthly newsletter was slightly later than usual - we wanted to tie in all our exciting news with the launch of our probate registers and Bishops’ Transcripts onto Ancestry! The probate collection is our Archive of the Month - read on to find out more

https://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/news/2026/borthwicknewsletter-april2026/

02/04/2026

We're delighted to announce that today we've launched our digitised Probate Registers and Bishops' Transcripts collections onto Ancestry.co.uk. Together that's 16 million records covering 1389-1858 - these can be accessed via a subscription to Ancestry or for free here at the Borthwick!

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/63000/

17/03/2026

A fantastic new exhibition drawing on our Southern African and University Archive collections to ground the artworks of anti-apartheid activist Norman Kaplan within a local context. The exhibition runs until 30th April and you can find it at our old home, St Anthony's Hall, in central York.