Rated as 'Research Essential' by Baker & Taylor '... like good museums, this book repays a visit, has much to teach about the present, and presents important things knowledgably and with style.' EH.NET '... this collection of essays not only lays out a broad research agenda for the next generation of financial historians, but it also provides them with insights into the abundant resources located in private banks' archives.' Economic History Review
Contents: Introduction; The rise of the Rothschilds: the family firm as multinational, Niall Ferguson; The Rothschild archive, Victor Gray with Melanie Asprey; Private banks and the onset of the corporate economy, Youssef Cassis; London's first 'big bang'? Institutional change in the City, 1855-83, Philip L. Cottrell; Banking and family archives, Fiona Maccoll; The Anglo-American houses in the 19th century, Edwin J. Perkins; The Parisian 'haute banque' and the international economy in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Alain Plessis; Private banks and international finance in the light of the archives of Baring Brothers, John Orbell; German private banks and German industry, 1830-1938, Dieter Ziegler; Private bankers and Italian industrialisation, Luciano Segreto; Private banks and industry in the light of the archives of Bank Sal. Oppenheim Jr & Cie, Cologne, Gabriele Teichmann; Jewish private banks, Ginette Kurgan-van Hentenryk; Protestant banking, Martin KArner; Private bankers and philanthropy: the City of London, 1880s-1920s, Pat Thane; Hereditary calling, inherited refinement: the private bankers of the City of London, 1914-1986, David Kynaston; Bibliography; Index.