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Manuscripts catalogued during 2020, either from existing material and transfers from the Local History collection, or new accessions. See individual items for more detailed descriptions.

By L S Rivett. The typescript, with photocopied secondary source material, details Rivett's experiences as an RAF pilot in the Second World War.

Includes typescript notes on the elections, samples of election cards for candidates, and copies of documents printed in York newspapers.

The list has been written in the form of index cards on the reverse of fundraising slips from the Yorkshire Philosophical Society.

Handwritten letter addressed to the Lord Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury.

Typescript list of subjects.

Margaret was then aged 15 years and 3 months. Includes handwritten notes and pasted-in photographs.

The letter relates to contract negotiations with Tate Wilkinson Theatres. Also contains small fragments from other correspondence and one image of Inchbald. Please note these items require conservation and cannot be produced.

Typescript by Sybil Rosenfeld MA. Two copies. One copy is marked as the binding copy.

Memoir of a group of ex-students of Bootham School, as they had their 70th birthdays in 2020. The accounts have been anonymised by the authors where necessary, and include details of career paths of the individuals and their thoughts on the school.

The letter is from Beatrice Roy, and encloses a York Penny Post letter addressed to Miss Elizabeth Agar. The enclosed letter is clearly 19th century but undated.

Handwritten list of slides, with reference numbers. It may be that this list is connected to the Knowles collection (Ref: KNO) however this cannot currently be ascertained.

File of printed material from the internet, relating to the Time Team Live dig in York, 1999. Also includes one newspaper supplement about the dig.

Typescript.

Typescript memoir of Captain Brayley MBE.

Manuscript expanded notes on Castlegate House compiled by Gee as part of his work on a volume for the Royal Commission on Historic Monuments.

Research conducted on York's 675 registered charities by University of York MA students Hae Joong, Kim & Rhamadinna Fatimah, Kyungsook, Yurie and Yunhee, students of Professor Neil Lunt.

Please note that this item cannot be copied or published in any way without permission of the authors and York Common Good Trust as the copyright holder.

Manuscripts catalogued during 2020, either from existing material and transfers from the Local History collection, or new accessions. See individual items for more detailed descriptions.

Also relates to a balloon flight by Mr Percival Spencer at the 46th York Gala.

Copy of proof of article which appeared in 'York Herald'.

A collection of documents relating to the history of Osbaldwick, its buildings and inhabitants. Includes maps, drawings, census returns, hand written and typed accounts.

Handwritten memoir of the work Walter Rylatt carried out as a stonemason / carver for York Corporation. In particular, he worked on the carvings on Micklegate Bar, which were replaced ahead of the Festival of Britain in 1951. Includes photographs and hand-drawn images throughout, and one loose photograph inside the front cover. Some of the pages have been deliberately removed before transfer to the archives service. The cover includes a copper engraving of Micklegate Bar.

By Kerry Masshender-Rigby. Submitted as part of the Doctorate of Philosophy at the University of Liverpool. Includes a study of Hungate.

Lecture notes with inserts referencing the lending of the book between 1956-7. By James Biggins.

Handwritten history of the family.

An inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York Vol III South West of The Ouse. Directed by E.A. Gee. Edited by John H. Harvey. Typescript with much more detail than the published volume.

Handwritten notebook describing aspects of the churches.

Hand written dissertation by Brian A. Ramsden.

By John Sturge.

By Stanley Tyson.

By Sylvia D. Hogarth.

A history by William Giles and other documents.

A history by D.H. Thomas.

Written to mark the Centenary.

Printed and bound booklet relating to bricks and brickmaking, researched and compiled by Patsy Pendegrass.

Manuscripts catalogued during 2019, either from existing material and transfers from the Local History collection, or new accessions. See individual items for more detailed descriptions.

Book detailing the crimes and trial of Jonathan Martin, who set fire to York Minster.

Booklet containing letters and reports about Alfred Lord Tennyson's brother, Edward, who was admitted into an asylum in York.

By Derek Thorpe. Overview of the club's first 100 years.

PhD thesis sent by the author exploring links between theatres in York and Munster.

Collection of plays organised by year.

A collection of memorabilia from the coronation of King Edward VII, relating to Mr Camidge. Including copies of press, Mr Camidge's pamphlet and thank you letters.

A collection of ghost stories of York gathered from the people of York.

A Dissertation presented by PA Harrison on the York Festival of 1951 as part of the Festival of Britain.

An essay on the history of the Burmese Bell, presented to the City of York in 1852.

Letters from FE Brightman Magdalen College, Oxford to Milward Knowles relating to the designs for the Ecclesiastical Costumes for the York Pageant 1907.

Section HH.

The family history of the Freeman John De Rasen, featuring family trees and tables of family members, scans and photographs of records, newspaper clippings, and parish records.

By Eileen White, PhD. A study of drama in York, submitted for the degree of Doctor in Philosophy, University of Leeds School of English. Covers the background of drama in the city, the route of the plays, and setting for the pageants.

Excerpts from multiple sources. Features extracts of the letters and diaries of Mary Hughes, an extract about Mary's sister Laura being the first woman in York to hold a driving license, and excerpts of two articles for a nursing magazine, which were unpublished.

Excerpts from an anonymous diary (possibly by Mary Hughes) about their holidays, in particular camping holidays.

By Arthur Bantoft. A study of the relief of the poor in the Tadcaster area, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Looks at the Gilbert Incorporation, the Poor Law, the Workhouse, and features extracts from letters.

List of all the inscriptions with description and code, including a map and analysis of the plots.

Lists the inscriptions of the graves, with a description and a code, but no map.

Features a map of the churchyard with key, lists all of the inscriptions with a key to show location.

Features a map of the church and churchyard with a key, and lists all of the inscriptions with a key to show location on the map.

Lists all the inscriptions in the church, with a map and a key to show the locations on a map. Features an index of names with key.

Section GG.

Features a map and some photos, and a list of all the inscriptions in the church and churchyard. Inscriptions feature a key to show location on map. Index of names.

Features a map and a contents page of all the names featured in the inscriptions, with a key to show where they are on a map.

List of all the inscriptions in the churchyard, including a map.

Lists all the inscriptions that remain in the church, all listed numerically with several pages of hand drawn maps of the church. Features an index of names featured on the inscriptions of the church.

Features a Map of the church, a list of moved memorials and analysis of plots and individuals.

List of all Rowntree Employees who married in the year 1953, with date and location of marriage. The entries are taken from the Cocoa Works Magazine, and include a male and female index and list of marriages outside of York.

By M Hammond. Study of the historical and ecological information of the floodplains of the River Ouse, including history, farming practices, horse racing and vegetation and fauna.

Registry of clockmakers of Yorkshire with newspaper clippings and handwritten notes. Features Clockmakers from as early as the 1600s. Compiled by T P Cooper.

Scrapbook of the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Features posters, leaflets, programmes, letters and tickets.

The sheets were compiled by E P Publishing. Includes some personal correspondence.

Section FF.

Typescript by Lesley M Bealing.

Includes photographs, newspaper cuttings and press releases regarding the opening of the Bar Convent to the public.

Manuscript covering details of the Guildhall history and that of the silver held in the Mansion House, York.

Part One: 1240-1470. Compiled by R W S Norfolk.

Author unknown.

Names of proprietors and inhabitants, plus list of occupations.

Section EE.

The letter is addressed to 'my dear.'

Joyce had moved to Southport, and asks Dia how she is getting on at the Mount School, York. Includes details of school life and a reference to training soldiers.

Includes one original photograph. These items were originally filed with Accession 4 (Treasurer's House deeds).

Typed history with photocopies of the life of Thomas Sowerby Holtby.

North Wall.