Comprises petitions and counsel opinions regarding lunacy.
Counsel's opinion sought by the City of York as to its responsibility with regards to maintenance of pauper lunatics, and counsel's reply. Includes two letters from the town clerk of Scarborough
Regarding Leonard Jennings' legacy and the request for the remainder to be transferred to the York Poor Law Union
Includes legal papers, notes and correspondence
Comprises records concerning the opening of the asylum; governance; staffing; and buildings.
Includes invitations lists for opening celebration and replies from invitees. Also include programme card and sample printed invitation.
Correspondence relating to the sudden death of Harry Sherwood, gardener at York City Asylum
Printed volume forwarded by the Commissioners in Lunacy to the Town Clerk of York.
Forms for adoption of the Act by York City Asylum
Includes correspondence an extracts of minutes
Comprises plan and associated correspondence. Plan includes front elevation, section and floor plans.
Comprises plan and associated correspondence for the addition of a garage to the Medical Superintendent's house. Plan includes elevations, floor plan and site plan.
Comprises papers relating to the accommodation and maintenance of adults and children with learning disabilities ('mental deficiency').
Architectural plans for Brandesburton Hall, Home for the Mentally Defective.
Incoming and outgoing correspondence regarding children recommended for notification under the Education Act, 1944. The correspondence is primarily between the Chief Education Officer, the Town Clerk and the Senior Mental Welfare Officer.
Annual returns of patients housed in various institutions for the mentally defective and under the supervision of York authorities. Includes general statistical information as well as lists of individual patients.
Includes correspondence, circulars, minutes, and other associated papers related to the housing and care of those with learning disabilities following the introduction of the Mental Deficiency Act of 1913. Includes correspondence regarding specific patients and cases. The earlier files from 1914 to the early 1920s are in rough chronological order only.
Primarily concerns provision of accommodation for patients and administration of duties under the provisions of the Mental Deficiency Acts. Contains references to patients/cases.
Primarily concerns provision of accommodation for patients and administration of duties under the provisions of the Mental Deficiency Acts. Contains references to patients/cases.
Primarily concerns provision of accommodation for patients and administration of duties under the provisions of the Mental Deficiency Acts. Contains references to patients/cases.
Primarily concerns provision of accommodation for patients and administration of duties under the provisions of the Mental Deficiency Acts. Contains references to patient/cases.
Primarily concerns provision of accommodation for patients and administration of duties under the provisions of the Mental Deficiency Acts. Contains references to patients/cases.
Primarily concerns provision of accommodation for patients and administration of duties under the provisions of the Mental Deficiency Acts. Contains references to patients/cases.
Primarily concerns provision of accommodation for patients and administration of duties under the provisions of the Mental Deficiency Acts. Contains references to patients/cases.
Primarily concerns provision of accommodation for patients and administration of duties under the provisions of the Mental Deficiency Acts. Contains references to patients/cases.
Primarily concerns provision of accommodation for patients and administration of duties under the provisions of the Mental Deficiency Acts. Contains references to patients/cases.
Primarily concerns provision of accommodation for patients and administration of duties under the provisions of the Mental Deficiency Acts. Contains references to patients/cases.
A series of numbered pieces of correspondence and bundles of correspondence organised by subject. Includes correspondence, circulars, minutes and other associated papers related to the housing and care of those with learning disabilities following the introduction of the Mental Deficiency Act of 1913. Contains information on patients/cases. There is an index to this correspondence filed in the front of Y/HEA/6/2/4/1 . Note, there are gaps in this series.
Correspondence, minutes and reports relating to the management of Brandesburton Hall for the Mentally Defective in East Yorkshire. Contains some references to patients/cases.
Comprises correspondence files relating to the establishment and management of Brandesburton Hall for the Mentally Defective.
Comprises correspondence and related papers. May contain references to patients/cases.
Comprises correspondence and related papers. May contain references to patients/cases.
Comprises correspondence and related papers. May contain references to patients/cases.
Comprises correspondence and related papers. May contain references to patients/cases.
Comprises correspondence and related papers. May contain references to patients/cases.
Comprises correspondence and related papers. May contain references to patients/cases.
Comprises correspondence and related papers. May contain references to patients/cases.
Comprises agenda for meetings and associated reports, correspondence and papers. Includes a copy conveyance of property and land known as Brandesburton Hall [1931]and plans of the estate.
Correspondence and associated papers relating to administrative matters of the Joint Board and the management of Whixley Institution for the Mentally Deficient. May contain some references to patients/cases.
Correspondence and associated papers. May contain references to patients/cases.
Correspondence and associated papers. May contain references to patients/cases.
Correspondence primarily concerns the certification of the Institution to accept mentally deficient inmates. Includes reports of visits. May contain references to cases.
Correspondence files on specific individuals in the care of the York local authority.
Includes reports from the Board of Control, The Incorporation of National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control; The Royal Albert Institution in Lancaster; the Yorkshire Association for Mental Welfare; and the Mental After Care Association. Also includes minutes of the East Riding and York Joint Board for the Mentally Defective; a printed volume of medical PR actioners approved by the Board of Control; and copies of the Mental Deficiency Acts.
Comprises papers relating public health measures enacted during World War II. Includes records concerning Air Raid Precautions; communal and emergency feeding; and wartime nurseries.
Comprises incoming and outgoing correspondence with the Air Raid Precautions Officer and other officials. Includes reports, notes and other associated papers.
General administrative correspondence relating to precautions under the responsibility of the Health Department.
Comprises correspondence and associated papers. Includes advertising material from companies promoting air raid safety equipment.
Comprises correspondence and associated papers.
Comprises correspondence and associated papers.
Health Department correspondence files relating to air raid precautions (organised by subject). Includes correspondence and related papers.
Comprises correspondence and associated papers. Includes scheme for collection and evacuation of casualties.
Comprises correspondence and associated papers. Includes returns on numbers of beds and casualties.
Comprises correspondence and associated papers. The Casualty Bureau was located in York Public Library.
Comprises correspondence and associated papers. Includes numbers of nursing auxiliaries
Comprises correspondence and associated papers. Includes information on campaigns for blood donors.
Comprises correspondence and associated papers
Draft of memo no. 3 regarding early treatment at first aid posts.
Comprises correspondence
Comprises correspondence and associated papers. Includes plans of Poppleton Hall and Poppleton Gate [both 1941
Comprises correspondence and associated papers
Copies of bulletin No 1, 2 and 3.
Comprises correspondence and associated papers. Includes notes on precautions and dealing with injuries.
Comprises correspondence and associated papers. Includes plan of arrangement of the administrative centre in the public library.
Comprises correspondence and associated papers
Comprises correspondence and associated papers
Comprises correspondence and associated papers
Comprises correspondence and associated papers
Comprises correspondence and associated papers. Includes returns to the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Labour and National Service
Comprises correspondence and associated papers. Includes monthly reports.
Comprises correspondence and associated papers
Comprises correspondence and circulars.
Comprises duplicates of circulars from the Ministry of Health, Whitehall
Comprises correspondence and associated papers
Correspondence, reports and associated papers relating to the air raid on York in April and August 1942
Comprises correspondence and associated papers. Includes outlines of preparatory exercises and drills.
Comprises correspondence and associated papers
Comprises correspondence and associated papers. Includes report on arrangements for Civil Defence, 1940.
Comprises correspondence and associated papers
Comprises correspondence and associated papers
Comprises correspondence and instructions for local organisations at the outbreak of the war
Comprises correspondence and returns regarding the capacity of individual hospitals.
Papers concerning the provision of food in an emergency and communal feeding provisions, including British Restaurants.
Includes correspondence and related papers regarding feeding the population of York in an emergency and providing communal feeding facilities (British Restaurants).
Comprises correspondence and associated papers
Scheme of management for dealing with emergency feeding following an air raid.
Comprises correspondence and associated papers regarding communal feeding
Comprises correspondence and associated papers chiefly regarding supplies and equipment for British Restaurants
Comprises correspondence and associated papers regarding communal feeding, includes information leaflets produced by the Ministry of Food.
Comprises correspondence and associated papers, primarily with the War Time Meals Division of the Ministry of Food and the North Eastern Divisional Office.
Comprises correspondence and associated papers. Includes plans from the Ministry of Food for layout of mobile kitchens.
Comprises correspondence and associated papers
Comprises correspondence and associated papers regarding staff wages and conditions. Includes list of staff employed.
Comprises correspondence and promotional literature regarding refrigeration plants for British Restaurants
Comprises correspondence and associated papers regarding the general management of the restaurants. Includes some eight-weekly returns.