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Includes papers collected by Canon Purvis in his roles as Diocesan Archivist, member of the York Civic Trust Academic Development Committee and member of the York Summer Schools committee. Also includes papers created in the context of Purvis' work on the Mystery Plays and his subsequent book on the subject, as well as York Academic Trust, St Anthony's Hall and the Borthwick Institute.

Includes reports created by Canon Purvis in his role as Diocesan Archivist, papers regarding the establishment of the York Diocesan Registry, correspondence relating to the employment of an Assistant Archivist and press cuttings.

Includes draft and finalised reports on the archives.

Also includes a copy of the publication 'York Diocesan Registry: The Archives - Their Provenance and History'.

Includes correspondence regarding the employment of an archive assistant, as well as reports by the assistant archivist.

Includes a specification for the proposed erection of the registry, and a list of Archbishops Registers records removed in September 1939.

Letters and a memorandum regarding a proposed project to get a grant from the Leverhulme Trustees for a piece of research in connection with the Borthwick Institute records.

The correspondence includes public enquiries into the Borthwick Institute records.

Includes correspondence, meetings minutes and the annual report of York Civic Trust, 1958-9.

Correspondence received by Canon Purvis during the course of his work in York. Includes correspondence with the Archbishop of York, Cyril Garbett.

The letters concern copyright for the York Mystery Plays.

Letters arranging publication, discussing royalties, and deciding content of the mystery plays

Includes minutes, reports and accounts of the committee, on which Canon Purvis was a member, as well as a small amount of associated correspondence.

Also contains a list of members.

Includes a transcript of a letter of support for Reverend James Jackson, 1750, and handwritten draft notes on 14th and 15th century records.

Letters, press cuttings, and programs concerning the York festival

Also includes handwritten and typed transcripts of a speech presented ahead of the 1951 revival of the Mystery Plays.

Includes a copy of the Artistic Director's report for the 1954 plays.

Black and white photographs of the 1960 Mystery Plays.

Includes broadcast script and rehearsal schedule for the 1951 plays, typescript press releases, newspaper cuttings and handwritten lecture notes about the plays.

Also includes loose invitation cards to the York Festival.

Also includes some typescript material and newspaper cuttings

The items relate to an exhibition of archives from the seventeenth century.

Antiquarian notes on claims of Mayor & commonalty in Forest of Galtres.

Includes minutes of meetings of the York University Foundation planning committee.

Includes programmes, reports and accounts and other associated papers (including press cuttings) for the York Summer School of Archives and Historical Research.

Includes handwritten and typescript evaluation reports for the summer schools.

Published advertising prospectuses for the Summer Schools.

The bibliography was produced for students of the summer school.

Notes on the administration of the summer schools.

Includes minutes, reports and accounts concerning the trust and its foundation.

Includes memoranda on the future expansion of the Borthwick collections, visits to staff colleges, the establishment of a college for training senior staff, a proposed concert at St Anthony's Hall, schemes for the use of King's Manor, proposed transfer fo

Proposals for the foundation of the York Academic Trust, and regarding changes in accounting procedures.

Includes reports on the experimental transfer of a secretarial assistant to the Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, Borthwick Institute fees and the YIAS Architectural Project Management Course. Also includes annual reports for York Academic Trust

Minutes of annual general meetings, general meetings and governing council meetings.

Reports, correspondence, press cuttings and administrative notes concerning the Borthwick Institute.

Includes a transcript of the directors speech at the annual meeting in 1957, details of accessions taken in 1953-1963 and a report into the future of the Borthwick Institute and concerns over lac k of staff and space.

Also includes one undated advertising leaflet for the Borthwick Institute at St Anthony's Hall.

Reports on new accessions and general progress of the Borthwick Institute.

It would appear that these research notes were created in the course of public enquiries or talks given by members of staff.

Includes committee minutes, correspondence and press cuttings regarding St Anthony's Hall.

The memorandum relates to proposals to use St Anthony's Hall as a repository for archives.

A mixture of reports, letters and printed materials relating to lecturers in the United States.

Reports, correspondence and newspaper cuttings relating to the work of the Civic Trust to form a college in York, with a view to it later becoming a university.