Rothschild Archive

The Rothschild London Archive preserves N M The business records of Rothschild&Sons in London, as well as some business documents of Rothschild Bank in Paris and Vienna. Researchers should note that documents from banks in Frankfurt, Vienna, and Naples are rarely preserved. The documents of BNP Paribas are stored in the National Labour Archives in Loubet, France. The Rothschild Archive in London has relatively few personal documents of Rothschild family members.

Conduct research

Researchers who wish to access archival materials should first contact the archive administrator and inform them of the details of their research plan. We strongly recommend that researchers should first consult the Rothschild Archive's collection guidelines to identify potential sources of interest. These collections are divided into the following sections:

• London Bank

• Frankfurt Bank

• Paris Bank

• Vienna Bank

• Naples Bank

• Rothschild Family Documents

Rothschild Research Forum

We require all researchers who wish to access our more detailed online resources, or those who wish to schedule a viewing of raw materials in our reading room, to first register on the Rothschild Research Forum, provide their contact information, indicate their research interests, and the names and contact information of two academic recommenders.

Appointment for research visit: Rothschild Archive in London

The Rothschild Archive has a research center located in the City of London. Our reading room is open to real researchers and only allows advance reservation. The opening hours are from 10:00 am to 16:15 pm from Monday to Friday. Public holidays in the UK are observed. The archives are usually not closed during lunchtime, although occasionally we close the reading room for an hour at noon due to private events. Researchers should also be aware that in rare cases, it may be necessary to close the reading room early or temporarily. For more information about our reading room, the archive also closes for inventory in the second week of January every year.

Registered members of the Rothschild Research Forum can request an appointment to visit our reading rooms within the city; If you need to make an appointment, please send an email to us; It would be helpful if researchers could provide as much information as possible about the nature of their research interests. Archive materials after 1945 are generally not provided to researchers; Other access restrictions may apply to certain collections. Researchers need to sign our standard protocol during their first visit. The text copy of the current research protocol can be found here