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Borthwick Institute
The Borthwick Institute for Archives is the specialist archive service of the University of York, York, England. It is one of the biggest archive repositories outside London. The Borthwick was founded in 1953 as The Borthwick Institute of Historical Research. It was originally based at St Anthony's Hall, a fifteenth-century guild hall on Peasholme Green, in central York. Since 2005 it has been based in a purpose-built building, situated adjacent to the University of York Library, JB Morrell Library on the University of York's Heslington West campus. This new building was made possible due to a grant of £4.4 million by the Heritage Lottery Fund and designed by Leach Rhodes Walker and Buro Happold. Archivists and directors Five archivists have headed the Borthwick Institute, all of them serving under their predecessors. In 2005, the title was changed from "Director" to "Keeper of Archives", and was further expanded to "Keeper of Archives & Special Collections" in 2019. *Canon John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archive
An archive is an accumulation of historical records or materials – in any medium – or the physical facility in which they are located. Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or organization's lifetime, and are kept to show the function of that person or organization. Professional archivists and historians generally understand archives to be records that have been naturally and necessarily generated as a product of regular legal, commercial, administrative, or social activities. They have been metaphorically defined as "the secretions of an organism", and are distinguished from documents that have been consciously written or created to communicate a particular message to posterity. In general, archives consist of records that have been selected for permanent or long-term preservation on grounds of their enduring cultural, historical, or evidentiary value. Archival records are normally unpublished and almost alway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methodism
Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's brother Charles Wesley were also significant early leaders in the movement. They were named ''Methodists'' for "the methodical way in which they carried out their Christian faith". Methodism originated as a revival movement within the 18th-century Church of England and became a separate denomination after Wesley's death. The movement spread throughout the British Empire, the United States, and beyond because of vigorous missionary work, today claiming approximately 80 million adherents worldwide. Wesleyan theology, which is upheld by the Methodist churches, focuses on sanctification and the transforming effect of faith on the character of a Christian. Distinguishing doctrines include the new birth, assurance, imparted righteousness, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuke Family
The Tuke family of York were a family of Quaker innovators involved in establishing: *Rowntree's Cocoa Works * The Retreat Mental Hospital *three Quaker schools - Ackworth, Bootham, and The Mount They included four generations. The main Tukes were: * William Tuke III (1732-1822), founder of The Retreat at York, one of the first modern insane asylums, in 1792 *Henry Tuke (1755-1814) * Samuel Tuke (1784-1857) *James Hack Tuke (1819-1896) Others included: *William Murray Tuke (1822-1903), who gained his second name from Lindley Murray * Dame Margaret Jansen Tuke, D.B.E., M.A. (1862-1947) Principal of Bedford College, London University *Henry Scott Tuke (12 June 1858 – 13 March 1929), British painter and photographer, is best remembered for his paintings of naked boys and young men, which have earned him a status as a pioneer of gay male culture *Daniel Hack Tuke (1827–1895), was a prominent campaigner for humane treatment of the insane See also *"John Tuke, of the city of York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowntree (other)
Rowntree is an English surname derived from "Rowan, Rowan tree". It may refer to: Rowntree's confectionery company and trusts *Rowntree's, a confectionery company in York, England previously owned by members of the Rowntree family *Rowntree trusts **Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust **Joseph Rowntree Foundation People Rowntree's confectionery company family and close relatives *Arnold Stephenson Rowntree (1872–1951), Liberal MP for York *Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree (1871–1954), sociologist and businessman, also known as ''Seebohm Rowntree'' *Henry Isaac Rowntree (1837–1883), founder of the business *John Stephenson Rowntree (1834–1907) *John Wilhelm Rowntree (1868–1905), chocolate manufacturer and religious activist *Joseph Rowntree (educationist) (1801–1859), education leader *Joseph Rowntree (philanthropist) (1836–1925), cocoa and chocolate manufacturer and philanthropist *Joshua Rowntree (1844–1915), social reformer *Michael Rowntree (1919–2007), journalist and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is a charitable non-governmental organisation, one of the UK's 46 county-based Wildlife Trusts. It's focus is nature conservation and it works to achieve a nature-rich Yorkshire with healthy and resilient ecosystems that support both Yorkshire's wildlife and its people. It works across the ceremonial county's of East, North, South, and West Yorkshire; with the exception of the Sheffield District and some of Rotherham District, where the separate Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust operates, and the Unitary Authorities of Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Stockton-on-Tees, where the separate Tees Valley Wildlife Trust operates. The second oldest Wildlife Trust, having been originally formed as the Yorkshire Naturalists Trust in 1946, it is now one of the largest Wildlife Trusts with an income of over £13 million, and over 150 staff. The Trust is a membership organisation and has grown to become one of the largest civil society organisa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vickers
Vickers was a British engineering company that existed from 1828 until 1999. It was formed in Sheffield as a steel foundry by Edward Vickers and his father-in-law, and soon became famous for casting church bells. The company went public in 1867, acquired more businesses, and began branching out into military hardware and shipbuilding. In 1911, the company expanded into aircraft manufacturer, aircraft manufacture and opened a flying school. They expanded even further into electrical and railway manufacturing, and in 1928 acquired an interest in the Supermarine. Beginning in the 1960s, various parts of the company were nationalised, and in 1999 the rest of the company was acquired by Rolls-Royce Holdings, Rolls-Royce plc, who sold the defence arm to Alvis plc. The Vickers name lived on in Alvis Vickers, until the latter was acquired by BAE Systems in 2004 to form BAE Systems Platforms & Services, BAE Systems Land Systems. History Early history Vickers was formed in Sheffield ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry's
Terry's is a British chocolate and confectionery maker, formerly based in York, England, until 2005, and re-established in 2019 as Terry's Chocolate Co and based in London. The company was founded in 1767. The company's headquarters and factory, Terry's Chocolate Works, was closed by Kraft in 2005. Their best known products include Terry's Chocolate Orange (introduced in 1932), and Terry's All Gold box of assorted chocolates (also introduced in the 1930s). The Terry's brand name has been bought out on many occasions: in 1993 it was bought by Kraft Foods; the Terry's name became part of Mondelēz International in 2012; and in 2016 it was bought by investment company Eurazeo that formed French confectioner . Products using the Terry's brand name are now produced in the Carambar facilities in Strasbourg. History The business began in 1767 as a shop close to Bootham Bar, York, selling cough lozenges, lemon and orange glace fruit, and other sweets. When Robert Berry forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowntree Mackintosh Confectionery
Rowntree Mackintosh Confectionery was a British company formed by the merger of Rowntree's and John Mackintosh Co. The company was famous for making chocolate brands, such as Kit Kat, Aero and Quality Street. It was purchased by Nestlé in 1988, with products rebranded under its own brand. Rowntree Mackintosh Confectionery owned Mackintosh's former Halifax headquarters and factory. The factory is still in use, located next to Halifax railway station, for production of Quality Street and other confections. The former Rowntree's factory and headquarters were in York. Nestlé still operates in York with one of the world's largest confectionery factories and a global research centre for confectionery base. History Background In 1862, Rowntree's was founded at Castlegate, in York by Henry Isaac Rowntree, as the company manager bought out the Tuke family. In 1864 Rowntree acquired an old iron foundry at Tanners Moat for £1,000, and moved production there. In 1869 the fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naburn Hospital
Naburn Hospital was a mental health facility in Naburn, North Yorkshire, England. History Acres House, a property dating back to 1774, and its associated farmland were acquired in 1899 for the purposes of building an asylum. The facility, which was designed by Alfred Creer using a compact arrow layout, opened as York Borough Asylum in April 1906. After Naburn Lodge Farm was acquired in 1913, further expansion of the hospital became possible. It became the York City Mental Hospital in 1927 and joined the National Health Service as Naburn Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community Care in the Community (also called "Community Care" or "Domiciliary Care") is a British policy of deinstitutionalisation, treating and caring for physically and mentally disabled people in their homes rather than in an institution. Institutional ca ... in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and closed in February 1988. Most of the hospital buildings were subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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