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Police
Y/ORD/4/7/105/2 · File · 1952
Part of York Civic Archive

This file consists of a Home Office correspondence relating to Civil Defence (police) regulations in 1952.

Y/ORD/4/7/107 · File · 1951
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains correspondence, engaging with Flaxton Rural District Counci, regarding issues such as Civil Defence instructors' courses.

British Red Cross Society
Y/ORD/4/7/108 · File · 1968
Part of York Civic Archive

This file consists of an invitation from the British Red Cross Society (York division) to the Civil Defence Officer and his response.

Blank forms
Y/ORD/4/7/109 · File · 1967
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains blank conference/S.I.O logs and information on the expected impact of radioactive fall-out

Civil Defence Association
Y/ORD/4/7/11/10 · File · 1961
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes correspondence, committee meeting minutes, menu for the annual dinner, seating plan, childrens party list, and lists of income and expenditure.

Civil Defence Association
Y/ORD/4/7/11/14 · File · 1967
Part of York Civic Archive

Correspondence regarding social events. Also includes a transcript of the Sheriffs toast at the Civil Defence Dinner, balance sheet and committee meeting minutes.

Y/ORD/4/7/11/15 · File · 1968
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains correspondence concerning York Civil Defence Association - specifically, meetings and the group's proposed constitution.

Civil Defence Association
Y/ORD/4/7/11/18 · File · 1963
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains items and correspondence relating to the everyday running of the York Civil Defence Association - for example; committee minutes and accounts.

Civil Defence Association
Y/ORD/4/7/11/6 · File · 1954-1955
Part of York Civic Archive

Information about the Civil Defence Association annual dinners and other social activities, as well as expenditure and general meeting minutes.

Civil Defence Association
Y/ORD/4/7/11/9 · File · 1960
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes papers about the annual dinner, as well as menu, correspondence, receipt for ticket printing and copies of invitations.

Civil Defence
Y/ORD/4/7/111 · Item · 1940
Part of York Civic Archive

This book, C. W. Glover, was published in 1940 and explores various aspects of Civil Defence preparation.

Fission Fragments
Y/ORD/4/7/112 · File · 1961-1963
Part of York Civic Archive

This is the first five issues of a 'national journal for scientific intelligence officers', produced by The Scientific Advisers Branch of the Home Office. It contains information relating to the suspected impact of nuclear disaster.

British Railways
Y/ORD/4/7/113 · File · 1952
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains correspondence between the Civil Defence Officer and a representative of British Railways, often related to Civil Defence training

Exhibition
Y/ORD/4/7/114 · File · 1952
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains advertisements for the Civil Defence exhibition and correspondence relating to this event.

Police
Y/ORD/4/7/115 · File · 1968
Part of York Civic Archive

This file includes correspondence that is generally related to police training

Municipal Review
Y/ORD/4/7/116/1 · File · 1967-1968
Part of York Civic Archive

This file mainly consists of correspondence and information relating to the closure of the Civil Defence corps, alongside other other correspondence relating to the Working Party (Civil Defence).

Civil Defence Review
Y/ORD/4/7/116/3 · File · 1968
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains correspondence and petitions relating to the government's decision to disband the Civil Defence corps In 1968.

Washington Hall
Y/ORD/4/7/117/1 · File · 1963
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains correspondence and information relating to Civil Defence exercises and events organised at the Home Office's training centre in Lancashire - Washington Hall.

Mansion House
Y/ORD/4/7/117/2 · File · 1963
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains correspondence and administrative information relating to Civil Defence events held at York's Mansion House. More specifically, minutes from meetings and programmes.

Y/ORD/4/7/118/1 · File · 1964-1968
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains a map of the proposed Civil Defence compound and rescue training area alongside correspondence related to the disposal of premises and the overall disbandment of Civil Defence in York.

Appropriation of Land
Y/ORD/4/7/118/2 · File · 1968-1969
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains correspondence and details relating to previous Civil Defence land on Bull Lane and Lawrence Street. Also included are maps of the former Civil Defence compound.

Y/ORD/4/7/12 · Sub-series · 1955-11 January 1971
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes correspondence, minutes and agendas for meetings of the Civil Defence Committee, including details relating to the creation of an Establishment Committee and emergency committees.

Committee
Y/ORD/4/7/12/11 · File · 1968
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains agendas and minutes of Civil Defence committee meetings in 1968.

Establishment
Y/ORD/4/7/12/5 · File · 1967
Part of York Civic Archive

Contains correspondence and details relating to the establishment committee.

Minutes
Y/ORD/4/7/12/9 · File · 1951
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains minutes and agendas from and correspondence relating to York's Civil Defence Committee's meetings.

Planning
Y/ORD/4/7/120/1 · File · 1951
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains a list of which local department are expected to deal with which incidents, in the event of an emergency. For instance, the education department would be in charge of the evacuation of school children. Also included is information on ca

Evacuation: Admin
Y/ORD/4/7/120/2 · File · 1951
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains correspondence relating to the issue of evacuation - such as, the Evacuation Conference of Nov. 1951 and details of designated evacuation areas and plans under the evacuation scheme.

Progress Reports
Y/ORD/4/7/122 · File · 1938-1951
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains progress reports on the strength of various aspects of the city of York's Civil Defence corps - such as shelters, ambulances and wardens. There is also collected information on operations/personnel required in an emergency situation and

Gas Undertakings
Y/ORD/4/7/123 · File · n.d
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains details on the Civil Defence officers connected to the North Eastern Gas Board. No date given.

Y/ORD/4/7/124 · File · 1968
Part of York Civic Archive

This file includes correspondences, related to the National & Local Government Officers Association, which discuss reduction in government spending on Civil Defence and potential redundancy payments for staff.

Warnings
Y/ORD/4/7/125 · File · 1968
Part of York Civic Archive

This file includes correspondences relating to the routine test of York's carrier line broadcast system.

Y/ORD/4/7/126 · File · 1968
Part of York Civic Archive

In this file there are correspondences relating to Civil Defence's interest in a particular book on the societal impact of a nuclear attack and, also, information regarding staff redundancies.

Home Office: Schools
Y/ORD/4/7/127 · File · 1968
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains correspondence relating to staff colleges and schools, timetables; relevant receipts and Civil Defence forms for fee reimbursement.

Re-organisation
Y/ORD/4/7/128 · File · 1962-1963
Part of York Civic Archive

This file contains correspondence and information relating to a re-organisation of Civil Defence in this period. More specifically, the introduction of changes to stadardised tests and the like.

Emergency Home Care
Y/ORD/4/7/129 · Item · 1964
Part of York Civic Archive

This item is a Ministry of Health issued booklet for those who took the course in emergency home care, organised by local authorities.

Civil Defence Corps
Y/ORD/4/7/13 · File · 1964
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes plans for the mobilisation and deployment for operations of the Civil Defence Corps in the event of a nuclear war or attack.

Crash Plan files
Y/ORD/4/7/130 · Sub-series · 1952-1962
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes papers and additional correspondence relating to the Crash Plan.

Crash Plan Copies
Y/ORD/4/7/130/1 · File · 1952-1953
Part of York Civic Archive

This file relates to the Civil Defence 'crash' plan - a strategy to 'reduce confusion' in an emergency situation.

Crash Plan
Y/ORD/4/7/130/6 · File · 1957-1962
Part of York Civic Archive

Items relating to the Crash Plan, including typed poem.

Repairs
Y/ORD/4/7/131 · File · 1952
Part of York Civic Archive

This file solely consists of a draft scheme for first aid repairs organisation.