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1954 Festival
Y/CUL/1/2 · Series · 1952-1962
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes plans, proposals, leaflets, photographs and publicity relating to the organisation and staging of the festival.

Autographed programme
Y/CUL/1/2/16 · File · 1954
Part of York Civic Archive

Contained in a brown envelope, which also includes letters, photographs, itinerary of visit, programmes and ticket order form.

Correspondence file
Y/CUL/1/2/2 · File · July 1957 - February 1962
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes meeting agenda, expenditure papers, correspondence and one newspaper cutting.

General correspondence file
Y/CUL/1/2/25 · File · 1952-1953
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes correspondence relating to the Mystery Plays, schedule of accounts, memorandum and schedule of organised events.

Seating plans
Y/CUL/1/2/35 · File · c.1954
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes large seating plans for the Art Gallery, York Minster and the York Mystery Plays.

Opening Service
Y/CUL/1/2/37 · File · 1954
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes list of council invitees, seating plan, replies to invitations, and correspondence relating to the Mystery Plays.

Festival Ball
Y/CUL/1/2/38 · File · 1954
Part of York Civic Archive

Envelope relating to the festival ball containing two badges, programmes, invitations, and correspondence relating to ticket purchases.

1957 Festival
Y/CUL/1/3 · Series · 1955-1957
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes organisational materials for the festival, as well as promotion items (tickets, invitations to events, event programmes etc). Also includes some publicity material, including newspaper cuttings.

Y/CUL/1/3/16 · File · 1957
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes papers relating to the visit by the Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh to York, visit programme, and photographs of a box presented to the Queen, as well as a list of invitees to a reception at the Assembly Rooms.

Complimentary Tickets
Y/CUL/1/3/19 · File · 1957
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes correspondence relating to complimentary tickets for the Mystery Plays, as well as a list of people who received them.

Festival TV
Y/CUL/1/3/29 · File · 1957
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes correspondence relating to a television broadcast from Exhibition Square.

Outline Plans
Y/CUL/1/3/32 · File · 1955-1957
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes programmes, plans for the festival, newspaper cutting and estimates.

Opening Ceremony
Y/CUL/1/3/34 · File · 1957
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes a seating plan for York Minster, invitations, programme, order of procession, list of attendees and associated correspondence.

1960 Festival
Y/CUL/1/4 · Series · 1958-1961
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes organisational materials for the festival, as well as promotion items (tickets, invitations to events, event programmes etc). Also includes some publicity material, including newspaper cuttings.

Distinguished Guests
Y/CUL/1/4/1 · File · 1960
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes lists of attendees and proposed dates for events, papers relating to royal visits and the Archbishop of York, as well as correspondence regarding attendance.

Opening of the Guildhall
Y/CUL/1/4/10 · File · 1960
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes photographs of H.M Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, floorplan of the Guildhall, reports, invitation list and associated correspondence.

Opening of the Guildhall
Y/CUL/1/4/11 · File · 1960
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes correspondence relating to H.M Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her visit, the Royal Air Force and British Railways, and lists of invitees.

Opening Service
Y/CUL/1/4/19 · File · 1959-1960
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes itinerary, list of invitees, booklet for the Order of Evening Prayer, correspondence and seating plans.

Invitation List
Y/CUL/1/4/4 · File · 1960
Part of York Civic Archive

Guest lists for the opening of the Guildhall by H.M Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.