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Borthwick
Institute for Archives,
University of York
The Institute holds several Quaker collections, primarily dealing with individual Quaker families and institutions established by them. Collectively they fill about 2,200 archival boxes. The family material includes the correspondence and papers (1763 - late 19th century) of generations of the Tuke family, prominent Quakers in York, and related families. The largest institutional archives are those of The Retreat at York, founded by local Quakers in 1796 to provide humane treatment for the mentally ill. The voluminous records range from the 1790s to 1939. More recent Quaker material includes the papers and social survey material of Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree (1871-1954) and the business records of the Quaker-established chocolate and sweet manufacturing company, Rowntree & Co. of York. A small series of minute books of The Mount School, established in 1831, are also available. The Institute’s Library also includes the Quaker library deposited by The Retreat. In addition, the Anglican records of the 17th and 18th centuries include much material on Quaker prosecutions.
To search for further information about these collections, use the location register. To find out contact details for the repository, go to the project gateway.
