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The book is entitled 'the Reginald Hunt Autograph Collection' and is stored in a box marked 'Morocco Visitors Book No. 9799'.

Two volumes, covering 1929-1947 and 1951-1963 only.

Operational records and photographs of York Public Library, including drawings, stock books, accessions registers and papers regarding the foundation of the library in 1892. Also includes papers regarding the new premises for the library in Museum Street.

The leaflet gives public information on the Library.

The statistics relate to membership, new tickets and renewals of membership. Includes names and addresses of members.

The statistics relate to acquisitions of books and other material.

The statistics appear to relate to visitors and issues.

Includes assorted press cuttings from local papers, relating to the Library and its events, fundraising and appeals.

Volume 3. Includes general newspaper cuttings from Yorkshire Evening Press, with photographs. Incomplete.

Volume 2. Includes general newspaper cuttings from Yorkshire Evening Press, with photographs.

Includes photographs, leaflets, notices, posters, cuttings, programmes relating to the celebrations for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, held in the City of York. Also includes a list of local schools which participated.

The posters are contained in a wallet marked 'York Library Entrance Hall'.

Includes two views of the upper reading room.

Originally held in an envelope.

Multiple copies of The Young Yorkist - the magazine of York Children's Library. Includes issues no. 1 - 74 (missing issue 20)

Photocopies of documents detailing tenders and designs for chairs for the York Reference Library.

Published in 1906.

The leaflet includes details of nominees (in cats 0-5, 6-8, 9-11) with the eventual winners noted.

Includes colour and black and white interior and exterior photographs of the building, including public spaces in St Leonard's Hospital.

A collection of staff circular newsletters - Roundabout (11 issues), North Yorkshire County Library News (1 issue); North Star (1 issue); Bubbles (1 issue); Library Lookahead (1 issue).

Drawing no. E655.1002.45.1.

The notice states that direct access to the shelves was prohibited due to "unauthorised borrowing from the reference library". Framed.

There is a second notice in the frame, instructing readers to leave books on the table when finished with them. To view this notice, please ask a member of staff to remove it from the frame.

Poster entitled 'Public Library for York: Speeches delivered at the Citizens' Meeting on Thursday, November 3rd, in favour of a Public Library for York' - kept in an envelope headed as follows: 'City of York - The Public Libraries (England) Acts 1855-1890 Poster - dated 17 October 1891'.

Notice requesting all books to be returned before Saturday 13 August 1927 (most likely in preparation for the move to the new public library building).

Catalogue of prose fiction works in the lending library.

Copies of assorted documents relating to the plans for building and founding a public library in York. Includes council proposals; building plans, estimates, contracts and accounts; tender forms and valuations.

The new wing was opened by Sir John Marriott, and the autograph collection of Reginald Hunt was presented to the City at the same time.

The poster also includes a proposal for a free Art Gallery, and outlines the reasons why the move should be adopted.

Two copies.

Drawn up by Brierley and Rutherford.

The plans are for alterations to the former York Mechanics' Institute Library in Clifford Street.

Includes photographs of York Public Library (including the Childrens and Reference libraries) as well as images of Acomb, Tang Hall and New Earswick branch libraries.

One is mounted and the other is not. Two copies. Duplicate copies of Y/EDU/5/3/19/36.

Late 20th century copies of 1911 original images.

Three black and white photographs of the library. Also includes two copies of the programme for the official opening of the library on 14 November 1975.

Also includes a press release. The visit concerned environmentalism and trees.

The image is framed and has an inscription on the reverse.

This image appears to be a duplicate of Y/EDU/5/3/19/17.

This image appears to be a duplicate of Y/EDU/5/3/19/12.

Duplicate of Y/EDU/5/3/19/34.

The staff members are named on the reverse.

The photograph shows the entrance to the reference room.

Includes the names of staff members on the reverse: Finney, Bryant, Ross, Freeston, Arnott, Newbold and Young.

Includes the names of the staff on the reverse.

The photograph was originally presented to Miss Dorothy Greetham. This appears to be a duplicate of Y/EDU/5/3/19/19 and 19/38.

Two copies.

The photograph shows the staff and book stacks.

The photograph shows staff and the reference counters.

The names of staff are included on the reverse.

The names of staff are included on the reverse.

Arthur Finney was City Librarian between 1929 and 1935.

Featured in the photograph are Christine Appleton, Patrick Coldfield, and Chris Maynard.

Files of library staff who left during the period 1945-1963.

The fund financed Purchase Grant Funding.

Includes correspondence relating to the temporary branch library at Acomb and the planning of the new permanent branch.

Papers and architectural drawings relating to the formation of the York Public Library.

Includes correspondence, tenders and architectural drawings relating to the proposed new York Public Library building in Museum Street.