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Personal papers of the Cundall family of Acaster Malbis, and of related families, principally the Kettlewell family. The collection includes certificates, diaries, legal and property papers, autograph ooks, personal correspondence including correspondence of Robert Kettlewell at school in the 1820s, and family photographs. The collection also includes a collection of historical and genealogical notes made about Acaster Malbis and the Cundall family.

Education and musical examination certificates.

Two certificates for examinations held at Harrogate in 1913 and 1914.

Certificate issued by the University of Cambridge for the examination of junior students not members of the university. The certificate shows that the examination was held at a centre in Saltburn in December 1915, in six subjects: Religious Knowledge, English Language and Literature, Geography, French, Botany, and Memory Drawing.

Pre-printed pocket diaries containing completed information about events and activities undertaken.

Poole's Pocket Album. Includes pre-printed almanac material, and blank pages for the owner to make their own diary notes, The majority of these pages have been left blank, but some pages include pencil notes made about personal occasions, family visits, and other events.

Poole's Select Pocket Remembrances. Includes pre-printed almanac information and blank pages include a space to be completed for every day of the year. The majority of these pages have been completed, with notes made every day about the activities of the owner, including personal and family occasions, visits and trips, business events, notes on church visits, and the payment of bills and accounts. Also includes some lists of cash accounts.

It is not clear to whom the diary belonged. The name 'Thos Nunno, Farrier and Currier, Linlithgow' has been written into the front of the volume, however it is clear from the diary entries that the writer was based in and around York, and that they are likely to be a member of the Cundall family.

Contains historical notes made by various people, as well as historical items collected relating to the history of Acaster Malbis, including items relating to William Burdon's educational Academy.

Exercise book containing notes and equations on various mathematical topics, as well as a printed leaflet containing 'Tables in Arithmetic and Mensuration'. The exercise book it likely to date from early 19th century. The book may have been created by a pupil of Etherington's or Burdon's Academy.

Later pencil notes have been made in the book, relating to the history of the book, the history of education in Acaster Malbis, local history, and genealogy. These notes appear to have been mad by H Raimes in 1908.

Map shows 'proposed L.T. Overhead line and poles', and has been stamped by the City Electrical Engineer's Office, York.

Two typescript pages.

Two folded sheets.

Two notes relating to an unspecified organisation.

Handwritten notes in biro pen.

Letter relating to information about Roman Acaster and any archaeological excavations which have taken place.

Letter concerning references to historic Acaster Malbis in publications and journals, and containing information from the Subsidy Roll for Acaster Malbis created in 1524 showing a list of taxpayers.

Photocopies from original drawings, with annotations.

The advert notes a move from Acaster Malbis to Skeldergate, and list the charges for various courses of education.

Record card noting particulars about Ursula Mary Cundall, including date of death and date of funeral.

Lists dates of birth for family members, principally 1802-1814, but also for 1854. The list has been written on the back of a flyer for The Great norther Railway Company, advertising an issue of stock, 1864.

List includes members of the Cundall family. Later commentary writing has been added to the top of the list in the mid 20th century.

Notes have been written on two end sheets from a publication.

Printed notice

Includes handwritten notes on composers. The book is missing a cover.

Letter sending a photostat copy of the first Christmas Card, and sending information about the genealogy of the Cundall family. The photostat is also included.

Papers of the Cundall and related families concerning legal matters such as wills, probate, property and land and law briefs.

Printed table showing land allotments, including name of owner, type of ownership, amount of land, where the boundaries of the land lie, and how the land was to be fenced. Also includes a list of fees due, and to whom those fees were due. Handwritten annotations have been made showing an update to land ownership in 1858.

Table is titled 'Robert Bewley, of York, Thomas Mitchel, of Angram, and John Cleaver, of Ganthorpe, Gentlemen, by their Award, Dated 2nd January, 1760, in pursuance of an Act passed in the 30th, Geo, 2nd, Allotted to'.

Insurance policy dated 27 October 1902 for property held by Horatio Farrer Cundall. Includes a policy renewal slip dated 13 November 1946 .

Letters concerning the sale of the property to H F Cundall by Reverend J R Keble on behalf of the Ecclesiastical Commission. The majority of the letter are between Reverend Keble and the Ecclesiastical Commission or legal representatives, with a few letters written by H F Cundall. The letters contain detailed information about the legal circumstances of the sale and about the subsequent investment of the money gained through the sale. Also includes an envelope which originally contained this letters.

Letter relating to the lease of land and small holdings at Acaster Malbis.

Includes a copy of the will on paper, and a copy of the probate of the will of Robert Cundall on vellum.

Signed tenancy agreement.

Copy of a will made in 1841, with probate granted 1850.

Copy of depositions taken at the Yorkshire Savings Bank, 1841, from witnesses in the case of Meek vs. Kettlewell: James Meek, Ann Meek, William Dyson, Esther Dunwell, and Robert Henry Anderson.

Legal case relating to the administration of the will of Mr Robert Farrer of Stillington, with amendments. Dated 12 December 1851 and 22 January 1852.

Signed terriers describing the property belonging to the Curacy at Acaster Malbis, dated 21 July 1853 and 13 May 1857.

Signed oath of allegiance made by Robert Farrer when he took up office as Sherriff.

Copy of the will and codicil, made 1850 and 1851, and of probate, granted in 1851, made by William Cundall, the surviving trustee of the estate in 1859.

Two books created by members of the Cundall family, containing signatures, verse, drawings, and lists of 'confessions' of family members and friends invited to contribute to the books.

Album, with each page containing a list of questions to be answered by the signatories. Some of the answers are satirical. The majority of the entries are undated, however many make mention to 'soldiers at the front' making it likely that these entries were completed between 1914 and 1918.

The questions include:
My favourite virtue
My idea of happiness
My idea of misery
My favourite occupation
My favourite colour
My favourite flower
My favourite poets
My favourite prose authors
My favourite painters
My favourite food
My favourite names
My pet aversion
My favourite pastime
My favourite composer
My favourite holiday resort
My favourite heroes in life
My favourite heroines in life
My favourite heroes in fiction
My favourite heroines in fiction
My most admired character in history
My favourite motto

Bound volume containing verses of prose, phrases, and other anecdotes which have been added to the volume and signed by friends of the owner. Also includes some drawings. The volumes belonged to Mary Cundall.

Press cuttings concerning members of the Cundall family.

Personal papers and correspondence relating to the Cundall and connected families, including the Kettlewell family. Many of the item relate to time spent by family members at school, including a large series of letter sent between Robert Kettlewell at Kemplay's Academy in Leeds and his family in the 1820s. As well as correspondence, this series also includes some school bills and a rent payment book.

Booklet containing signed notes marking rent payments paid by William Cundall for rent due to Richard Thompson.

Letter from a firm of Ecclesiastical Decorators and Stained Glass Painters, relating to the commencement of painting work on the Church.

Letter concerning family news, including the death of the writer's sister, and the marriage of the writer's niece to William Cundall. The letter also includes some comments on the economy.

Includes 3 fragments: 1 fragment of a letter addressed to William Cundall, and 2 fragments of a letter by G Cundall.

Letters written by, and received by, Robert Kettlewell during his time at school in Leeds. The majority of the letters relate to family and personal news, and his progress at school, but some include mention of social and political affairs, including the fire at York Minster caused by Jonathan Martin.

Three printed bills, showing amounts owing at Christmas 1829, Christmas 1830, and Midsummer 1831 respectively. Also includes a promotional leaflet for the school.

Letter from Kemplay's academy to school pupils eulogising Richard Kemplay after his death.

Letter sending personal news, and asking for news of William's family.

Letter concerning the payment of sums due, and the management of property and land in the Yorkshire Moors.

Letter containing personal news, including progress at school.

Principally includes formal and informal photographic prints showing members of the Cundall family and their friends, including photographs of family holidays, events, portraits, and houses and gardens.

The majority of the photographs comprise monochrome photographic prints in a variety of formats, including cartes de visite, mounted prints, loose prints, and photograph albums. The series also includes a small number of early photographic types including ambrotypes and tintypes, one photographic negative, and a small number of colour photographic prints.

There is considerable overlap of content between files within this series, and it is clear that photographs in different files may have been taken at the same time.

10 framed photographs, principally comprising formal portraits of men and women, but also include an informal image of three men sat on grass. The photographs principally do not include names or captions, with the exception of one which has been labelled 'with love, Enid, Dec 1917'. Two of the framed prints show men in First World War service uniform.

Includes a variety of photographic formats, including ambrotypes (c1850s-1860s), a tintype (c1870s-1880s), and glass framed photographic prints (c1900-1920). One of the ambrotypes has been tinted with some colour.

Colour and monochrome photographic prints showing family members and groups. Includes photographs showing events, including a garden party of event.

Monochrome photograph showing a man in a lab coat standing next to a scientific experiment, which appears to be on fire.

91 photographic prints, principally mounted as carte de visite but also including a small tintype mounted onto card. The images show formal portraits of men, women, and children, including those showing head and shoulders only, and those showing the full person. Includes images of H F Farrer as a school boy wearing a mortarboard, and image of a woman wearing widow's clothing, an image of a soldier c1860s, and an image of a man in Freemason's clothing.

Many of the mounts include the name and details of photographers and photographic studios, principally in York, Scarborough, Leeds, Dundee, Lincoln, Bradford, Harrogate, Tubingen, and London.

The majority of the images do not include names or captions, however some do include this. Names mentioned include: Mrs J Florence Jackson, 4; Lady Rason; F C Arthur Jackson, 9; Joseph C Jackson, 7; S Clarke Jackson, 8; H F Cundall; Mary Cundall, nee Mary Kirk; Ann Cundall, nee Ann Farrer; Philip Pank; Annie Grace Cundall; Reverend Detch; R Wynn; H A [Albriela] Jackson, 5; [Sally Halles]; Annie Newsome; Grandma Kirk; Mary Holmes; May [Cundall]; Lizzie Cundall; Sergeant [Wilstross]; George Watts; Mr Turner; Marshall Cundall and Ernest Cundall; Robert Farrer Jackson, 3; Mr Ward; Mrs Ward; Walter [Raimes]; and Reverent Metcalf.

54 photographic prints, the majority of which comprise formal studio portraits mounted onto card, but also includes a small number of informal family photographs taken in gardens, and one glass mounted photograph. The photographic prints represent a variety of photographic techniques, including albumen prints, platinum prints, and gelatine prints. Some prints have some damage to the surface.

The majority of the prints are not labelled, however some include messages and names. Names mentioned include: Bunny, Mrs Cundall of Acaster Malbis, Frances Foster with Mary, A Cundall at Mount Pleasant Acaster Malbis, Elsie at Strensall, Walter Bradley, Lance Turner, E R Gibbs curate in charge at Acaster Malbis, Dorothy Pank [Park], Anne Cundall (nee Farrer) with Mary and brother, and H J S Gedge.

The photographs include individual portraits, and those of groups. They include images of men, women, and children, and include a small number of men and women in First World War service uniform, and one image of a cat.

Many of the photographs include the names of photographers and photographic studios, principally in York, Harrogate, and Liverpool.

Includes a recipe written on the back of one of the photographs

includes photograph covering in a glass frame

25 photographic prints comprising informal family photographs of individual men, women, and children as well as informal groups and events. Many of the images show children, including school children in uniform and sports teams. Also includes one formal portrait photograph of a woman, several images showing men in First World War service uniform, an image of a cricket team, and a tintype photograph showing a family group. Several of the photographs include family pets, including a cat and dogs.

15 photographic prints, the majority of which are mounted showing men, women, and children. Many of the images show men in First World War service uniforms. Also includes photographs of members of the clergy, and a photograph of a man wearing university robes, possibly a graduation photograph.

Monochrome photographic prints showing the Cundall family and their friends at home, at school, and on holidays and outings. The photographs comprise informal family photographs, and include images of seaside trips such as those to Scarborough, images of sports teams boating and swimming, images of school classes including a postcard image of children at Belmont School in Harrogate, images with animals including cats dogs and donkeys, and images of people wearing fancy dress. The majority of the prints are loose, however the file also includes a small photograph album.

The majority of the photographs date from c1920s-1940s, however the file also includes one earlier photograph from c1900 showing women in a horse and cart.

Nine photographic prints showing people at weddings, principally showing the bride and groom and the wedding party. Also includes a small portrait photograph of a man.

Monochrome photographic prints showing members of the Cundall family and friends on holidays. Includes loose prints, a small photograph album, and one cellulose nitrate negative.

Photographs comprise information family holiday photographs, show various holiday locations, including Switzerland, seaside resorts including Scarborough, Devon, and the Scottish Highlands. The photograph album and some of the loose prints, including images showing family members on the Grindelwald Glacier in Switzerland.

Monochrome photographic prints showing members of the Cundall family and friends outside various houses and in various gardens. The images include photographs showing the Cundall family home in Acaster Malbis, 'Tuckett's [possibly in Devon], and 'Apolina' in Exeter New South Wales, Australia.