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Y/ORD/4/6/7 · Sub-series · 1940-1944
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes correspondence files regarding access to water for fire fighting equipment, the repair of equipment including hydrants and mains valves, one fire watcher's log and attendance book, agreements regarding the British Sugar Corporation and parade ord

Y/ORD/4/6/7/1 · File · 1940-1943
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes correspondence surrounding the removal and reinstatment of a wall for access to install pumps for fire fighting purposes, supplementary water schemes and matters caused by the removal of the wall and laying of pipes.

Y/ORD/4/6/7/2 · File · 1940-1949
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes papers relating to the repair of fire prevention equipment such as fire hydrants and main water valves. Also includes some notes consider the reinbursements of repair work, financial arrangments for firemen and circumstances for paying war bonuse

Y/ORD/4/6/7/3 · File · 1941-1944
Part of York Civic Archive

The correspondence includes details of premises acquired in connection with the Auxiliary Fire Service and the claim for a grant for rent.

Fire Service agreements.
Y/ORD/4/6/7/7 · File · 1944
Part of York Civic Archive

Fire Force Commander agreements for the area of the British Sugar Corporation in York, schedule personnels, appliances and staff.

Women's Voluntary Services
Y/ORD/4/6/8 · Sub-series · 1938-1949
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes the ten year report, the knitting report and one correspondence file regarding the work of the service.

Y/ORD/4/6/9 · File · 1939-1954
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes papers relating to Japanese money, a soldier's service pay book, a photograph of a Home Guard/soldier (presumably) parade, three general letters from the Home Guard and War Office to soldiers (depicting the Great War effort), a booklet of Great E

Y/ORD/4/7 · Series · 1946-1986
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes accommodation clearance registers, papers regarding billeting, annual reports, papers relating to atomic warfare, civil defence handbooks, general preparations for a nuclear attack, papers relating to the British Association, circulars, York Civil Defence Association, Civil Defence committee minutes, civil protection, competitions, conference papers, papers regarding Control Centres, correspondence files of Arthur Cooke (Civil Defence officer), general correspondence files, demonstration and protest papers, papers regarding Civil Defence equipment, evacuations scheme, exercises and training courses, mass experiments, financial papers (including insurance files), papers relating to the Fire Service, emergency feeding plans, Home Defence papers and correspondence, Head Office files, hospital organisation files, papers relating to Civil Defence in industry and infrastructure, inspection files, membership lists, copies of the Civil Defence Acts, year books, copies of the Civil Defence Officers Journal, Ministry of Health papers, minutes of the Civil Defence committee, papers of the Association of Municipal Corporations, reports and pamphlets relating to the nuclear threat, papers regarding nuclear tests, observations papers, premises files, publicity and recruitment files, papers regarding Hungarian refugees in York, remembrance files, staff resignation and transfer files, papers relating to the Scientific Intelligence Officers and Sector Controllers, shelter files, siren installation, staff papers, technical reconnaisance papers, correspondence with the Town Clerk, papers regarding Civil Defence vehicles, warden's files, the role of the Women's Voluntary Service, and the role of the Yorkshire Yeomanry.

Accommodation: Clearance
Y/ORD/4/7/1/10 · File · 1952
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains correspondence concerning the earmarking of premises for Civil Defence purposes and details of said premises.

Accommodation: Clearance
Y/ORD/4/7/1/9 · File · 1951
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains correspondence relating to the earmarking of properties in York for use by the Civil Defence corps and details of said properties .

Circulars
Y/ORD/4/7/10 · Sub-series · 1949-1971
Part of York Civic Archive

Files of circulars, memoranda and accompanying correspondence relating to the work of the Civil Defence Association in York. Also includes some indexes to circulars.

Civil Defence Circulars
Y/ORD/4/7/10/1 · File · 1949
Part of York Civic Archive

Index of circulars, as well as correspondence, recruitment, premises, and details of equipment for training.

Bulletins and memorandum
Y/ORD/4/7/10/12 · Item · 1957
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes papers relating to the role of Warden, training bulletins for ambulance staff, welfare, headquarters and wardens. Also includes papers relating to equipment and transport.

Civil Defence Circulars
Y/ORD/4/7/10/15 · File · 1959
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes a booklet entitled 'The control of Civil Defence Operations under fall-out conditions', fire service circulars and material relating to training.

Y/ORD/4/7/10/2 · Item · November 1949
Part of York Civic Archive

Volume with tabs covering the following topics: equipment and transport bulletins, industrial circulars and regional circulars. The rear pages of the volume include an index to Ministry of Health circulars and pages relating to recruitment.

Civil Defence Circulars
Y/ORD/4/7/10/21 · File · 1963
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes information relating to training, correspondence, the training syllabus, sick pay scheme and St. Johns Ambulance. Also includes a letter regarding legislation.

Civil Defence Circulars
Y/ORD/4/7/10/23 · File · 1964
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes a booklet of amendments, correspondence relating to training, papers relating to civil defence uniform, and information about accommodation.

1964 surplus circulars
Y/ORD/4/7/10/24 · File · 1964
Part of York Civic Archive

Contains information regarding Civil Defence organisation, vehicles, training, and the fire service.

Civil Defence Circulars
Y/ORD/4/7/10/25 · File · 1965
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes circulars relating to training and equipment, and a syllabus for the Duke of Edinburghs award scheme.

Civil Defence Circulars
Y/ORD/4/7/10/26 · File · 1965
Part of York Civic Archive

Contains information regarding batteries for walkie talkies, training, Remembrance Sunday and equipment.

Civil Defence Circulars
Y/ORD/4/7/10/27 · File · 1966
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes circulars relating to the fire service, casualties union, the Duke of Edinburghs award scheme for girls, uniform and equipment.

Civil Defence Circulars
Y/ORD/4/7/10/28 · File · 1966
Part of York Civic Archive

Contains information relating to payments and travelling, training premises, the provision of technical literature and a fire service circular.

Civil Defence Circulars
Y/ORD/4/7/10/29 · File · 1967-1968
Part of York Civic Archive

Large file of various circulars including one relating to the disbandment of the Civil Defence Association, with a letter from the Queen.

Y/ORD/4/7/10/3 · File · 1950
Part of York Civic Archive

Index to circulars, including papers relating to training, recruitment, correspondence and a drawing for building a gas chamber.

Circular Letters
Y/ORD/4/7/10/31 · File · 1952
Part of York Civic Archive

This file includes general correspondences between the Civil Defence Officer and individuals from the local area.

Civil Defence Circulars
Y/ORD/4/7/10/33 · File · 1967-1971
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains details and correspondence relating to government-issued Civil Defence Circulars. Topics include: the wartime control structure for Greater London and the nominated conveners for each region.

Civil Defence Circulars
Y/ORD/4/7/10/4 · File · 1951
Part of York Civic Archive

Index of circulars, as well as correspondence, a diagram of a siren station and civil defence planning papers.

Civil Defence Circulars
Y/ORD/4/7/10/7 · File · 1954
Part of York Civic Archive

Index to circulars, as well as correspondence, papers relating to sick pay, and papers relating to training.

Civil Defence Circulars
Y/ORD/4/7/10/9 · File · 1955
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes correspondence, papers relating to wireless training and helicopters (including images possibly taken from a book) and an appendix to circulars.

W.V.S. 'One-in-Five scheme'
Y/ORD/4/7/100/10 · File · 1958
Part of York Civic Archive

Contains details relating to the scheme aiming to educate one fifth of the women in the country on the hazards of nuclear warfare.

Women's Volunteer Service
Y/ORD/4/7/100/23 · File · 1952
Part of York Civic Archive

This file includes monthly narrative reports from the Women's Volunteer Service and correspondence with the Civil Defence Officer.

Y/ORD/4/7/100/9 · File · 1958
Part of York Civic Archive

File consists of monthly narrative reports for the Women's Volunteer Service for the Civil Defence. Paperwork also includes suggested contents for nursing chests, locations of badges to be worn, 'One in Five' scheme material, pamphlet material for protect

Y/ORD/4/7/103/1 · File · 1949-1950
Part of York Civic Archive

Correspondence relating to the establishment of the Civil Defence institute as a "professional body". Additionally, this file contains details on the institute's members (past and present), balance sheets and expenditure statements for 1949 and rules and

Ambulance: Admin
Y/ORD/4/7/104/1 · File · 1951
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains general correspondence relating to the Civil Defence Ambulance Service as well as the service's progress reports from 1951, an agenda from Health Committee meetings and Ministry of Health Circulars (government policy) for the city of Y

Casualty Service: Admin
Y/ORD/4/7/104/2 · File · 1951
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains documents on how York's casualty services (ambulance, first aid, hospital etc.) would be organised in the event of an emergency. Additionally, there is the usual correspondence relating to meetings surrounding the Civil Defence casualty

Ambulance Service
Y/ORD/4/7/104/3 · File · 1952
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains correspondence concerning the Civil Defence ambulance service and issues such as overtime pay.

Police
Y/ORD/4/7/105/1 · File · 1951
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains details relating to a suggested syllabus for lectures given by the police to civil defence volunteers and a list of police boxes and pillars in the city.