The new virtual issue of Historical Research (Spring 2014) draws together past and present articles and podcasts on the theme of Charity and Philanthropy.
Articles:
The Medieval Leper-house at ‘Lamford’, Cornwall. Nicholas Orme and Oliver Padel
‘Inky Blots and Rotten Parchment Bonds’: London, Charity briefs and the Guildhall Library. Mark Harris
Fire Disasters and Fire Relief in Sixteenth-century England: the Nantwich Fire of 1583. C. J. Kitghing
Faith, hope and money: the Jesuits and the genesis of fundraising for education, 1550–1650. Dame Olwen Hufton
Female Philanthropy and Domestic Service in Victorian England. F. K. Prochaska
Working hard at giving it away: Lord Duveen, the British Museum and the Elgin marbles. Elisabeth Kehoe
Eggs, rags and whist drives: popular munificence and the development of provincial medical voluntarism between the wars. Nick Hayes and Barry M. Doyle
‘Every Citizen of Empire Implored to Save the Children!’ Empire, internationalism and the Save the Children Fund in inter-war Britain. Emily Baughan
Before the Cultural Cold Wars: American philanthropy and cultural diplomacy in the inter-war years. Katharina Rietzler
Working for the Germans: British voluntary societies and the German refugee crisis, 1945–50. Matthew Frank
Podcasts:
Cultures of giving and charity: the Clothworkers Company in early modern London. Annaleigh Margey
Voluntarism and democracy in Britain since the 1790s. Brian Harrison
‘Improved dwellings for the industrious classes’: H.A. Darbishire’s Peabody model and its relevance for contemporary housing. Irina Davidovici
Fashioning Mothers of the Next Generation: Philanthropy in Birmingham and Sydney, 1860-1914. Elizabeth Harvey
Saving Aboriginal Children: Save the Children Aboriginal Preschools, white volunteers and the rural colour bar. Jennifer Jones