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Premises: Admin
Y/ORD/4/7/76/17 · File · 1951
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains correspondence that relates to change of use for certain premises. It also includes a plan of part of the city of York (circa. Markham Crescent).

Premises
Y/ORD/4/7/76/16 · File · 1961-1968
Part of York Civic Archive

This file consists of correspondence relating to the possibility of new Municipal Offices; space requirements for a potential Civil Defence premises and a plan of the then current premises.

Premises papers
Y/ORD/4/7/76/12 · File · 1961
Part of York Civic Archive

Civil Defence papers relating to building work and letters hiring premises.

Reconstruction of Premises
Y/ORD/4/7/76/10 · File · 1959-1960
Part of York Civic Archive

Correspondence regarding the new Civil Defence premises, including extract from minutes of Finance and General Purposes Committee, and Civil Defence Officers HQ proposal to increase accomodation.

Annual Meeting minutes
Y/ORD/4/7/69/4 · File · 1955-1957
Part of York Civic Archive

Agendas and minutes for meetings. Also includes a paper on 'Apathy and Civil Defence', rules of the Association, 1957 Civil Defence diary, invitation to a meeting, and 1955 annual report.

Working party minutes
Y/ORD/4/7/69/17 · File · 25 May 1966
Part of York Civic Archive

Paper relays information concerning who attended the meeting and the department they represent as well as a general description of the meeting and the points discussed.

Y/ORD/4/7/69/12 · File · 1960-1961
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes a list of Council members, Civil Defence Comittee agendas, summary of minutes, Salaries committee agenda and papers regarding the recruitment to Civil Defence.

Ministry of Health papers
Y/ORD/4/7/68 · File · 1967
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes letters and reports concerning the Ministry of Health in wartime and other allied departments. Also includes a report on Civil Defence expenditure for 1967/1968.

Toxic Agents
Y/ORD/4/7/6/9 · File · 1950
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains a collection of letter correspondence regarding the city's planned strategy in the event of an attack with toxic agents. Such as, the decontamination of foodstuffs and the detection of chemical agents.

Y/ORD/4/7/6/7 · File · 1957-1958
Part of York Civic Archive

Paperwork relating to the nuclear accident at Windscale and the tests completed, dangers to the surrounding area, figures showing food/drink contamination, tests for radioactivity in milk and herbage. Newspaper articles discussing the accident and reports

Atom Bomb
Y/ORD/4/7/6/26 · File · 1949-1950
Part of York Civic Archive

Booklets and articles relating to effects of atomic warfare.

Scale of Attack
Y/ORD/4/7/6/21 · File · 20th century
Part of York Civic Archive

Concerns air raid precautions and possible casualty aggregations.

Atomic
Y/ORD/4/7/6/18 · File · 1952-1953
Part of York Civic Archive

These files contain correspondence that concern to university courses, relating to 'Detection and Identification of War Gases', as well as a syllabus for this.

Toxic Agents
Y/ORD/4/7/6/17 · File · 1952
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains correspondence concerning 'the scientific aspects of Civil Defence', such as chemical warfare.

Civil Defence Act 1948
Y/ORD/4/7/52 · File · 1948
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes information about an accommodation clearance register, industrial premises register and applications for reservations.

Y/ORD/4/7/48 · File · 1966
Part of York Civic Archive

File contains a committee review of the functions of the future members of the Civil Defence Corps in Scotland. The proposals include developing a nucleus of highly trained volunteers in order to relieve the economic strains of the country. Sub-sections i

Y/ORD/4/7/47 · File · 1951
Part of York Civic Archive

Provides information surrounding the air operations in South East Asia from the 3rd of May 1945 to the 12th September 1945. The article also covers air and army operations in Burma from the 16th November 1943 to 12th September 1945.

Civil Defence campaign guide
Y/ORD/4/7/45 · File · 1958
Part of York Civic Archive

A guide that breaks down the Civil Defences attitude to the H-Bomb (nuclear weaponry), complete with press campaigns and post-nuclear guidance. Also includes recruitment publicity for the Civil Defence Corps and and Auxiliary Fire Service, and a campaign

Recruitment Campaign
Y/ORD/4/7/43 · File · 1952
Part of York Civic Archive

This file includes information about and correspondence concerning house-to-house canvasing for Civil Defence, order forms for equipment to assist with this and maps for canvasing areas.

Annual Inspections
Y/ORD/4/7/36/4 · File · 1968
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains correspondence relating to the annual inspections of the Civil Defence corps and a provisional inspection programme (1968).

Annual Inspection
Y/ORD/4/7/36/3 · File · 1967
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes an annual inspection report and officer correspondence regarding inspections.

Emergency Mortuaries
Y/ORD/4/7/35/9 · File · 1950-1951
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains specific information relating to the organisation of emergency mortuaries - usually in correspondent form.

Bomb Huts
Y/ORD/4/7/35/8 · File · 1939-1950
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains plans for a proposed bomb hut site on Bull Lane as well as correspondence regarding the plans and the potential costs and obstacles of erecting the structure. Additionally, this file contains a Home Office leaflet explaining how to trai