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The contents mentions the First World War, its aftermath, and its effect on the city and the library. Also includes personal correspondence between the City Librarian and Mr Doherty, who was on active service, and some general correspondence. Indexed. Also includes a blank cheque.

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

The statistics appear to relate to visitors and issues.

The statistics relate to acquisitions of books and other material.

Includes statistics for issues and accounts

Half inch scale drawing by Brierley and Rutherford.

Drawn up by Brierley and Rutherford.

Quarter inch scale plan and elevations of bookshelves in the Children's Library by Brierley and Rutherford.

Estimate of costs addressed to Arthur Furnish from Brierley and Rutherford. Also includes details of the proposals.

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

Free Library designs for furnishings

Free Library Counter and Details. No. 4

Free Library, June 1892 - Design of umbrella stand, bookcases, side tables

Drawing of Dringhouses library proposed control and enquiry counters. Drawn by E. Firth. D/2280/.1.

Drawing of the Children's library counter at York Central library showing proposed modification. Drawn by E. Firth. Ref. C/1844/1.

Plans of Acomb Branch library. Drawn by E Firth. Ref. D. 2077.

Drawing of the York Central Library book enquiry desk. Drawn by E Firth. Ref. D/1886/1.

Drawing of Tang Hall branch library showing details of the control desk. Drawn by E. Firth, City Architect.

Drawing of Tang Hall branch library showing interior wall elevations and fittings. Drawn by E Firth. Ref no. D17081.

Drawing of the proposed information desk at York Public Library. Drawn by E. Firth. Ref. B/922/1.

Plan of the proposed shelving at Tang Hall branch library. Drawn by E Firth. Original reference: D1381.

Sections and elevations of Tang Hall branch library. Drawing by E.Firth.

Drawing of Dringhouses branch library, showing proposed staff accommodation. Drawn by E Firth. Original reference: B/954/1. Also includes a covering letter from the architect.

Drawings for the proposed branch library at Tang Hall (Fifth Avenue Site). Drawn by E. Firth.

Drawings for the proposed branch library at Tang Hall (Fifth Avenue Site). Drawn by E. Firth.

Drawing showing alterations to York Central Llibrary, including the toilet area. Drawn by E. Firth. Original reference: B/649/.

Drawing showing the library fines box at Acomb Library Drawn by E. Firth. Original reference. B/1432/1. Attached is a plan for the York Central Library Fines Box. Drawn by E. Firth. Original reference B1433/1.

Drawing showing proposed alterations at Dringhouse branch library. Drawing by Charles J. Minter.

Drawings of the temporary branch library, Front Street Acomb. Drawn by Charles J. Minter and prepared by GTC. Original reference: C15651.

Drawing showing proposed alterations to the branch library at Dringhouses. Drawn by Charles J. Minter. Original reference: D/1485/2

Front, side and rear elevations, plan and block plan. Drawn by Charles J. Minter. Ref no. C1493.

Layour plan and design of the counter.

Drawn by Charles J. Minter. Prepared by JCOS. Ref no. B1971.

Plan showing the proposed use of York Central Library as an information bureau for the Air Raid Precautions Department.

Plan of the Hunt Collection Room at York City Library, showing the wood lining on the walls.

Drawing of the York Central Library staff enclosure. Drawn by Brierley and Rutherford.

The Public Library York - details of staff encloisure in the lending library. Brierley, Rutherford and Syne

The Public Library York - details of staff encloisure in the lending library. Brierley, Rutherford and Syne

Details of the staff enclosure in the lending library of York Public Library. Drawn by Brierley, Rutherford and Syne.

North Riding Record Office annual report describing the work and resources of the North Riding Record Office.

North Yorkshire County Record Office Journal 1, featuring articles on North Yorkshire County Record Office 1974; The Feversham (Duncombe) Family Archive; The Origins of the North Riding COunty Planning Service; Recollections of a Farm Worker; Poor Relief in Ripon.

This is publication no.1 created North Yorkshire County Record Office while North Yorkshire was the registration county for the registration district of York from 1974 - 1996.

North Yorkshire County Record Office Journal 5, featuring articles on NOrth Yorkshire County Record Office 1976, Snape in the late fifteenth century; The Kiplin Hall Archive; The History of Adult Education in Richmond and Swaledale; How to celebrate 150 years ago: documents from the Jervaulx archive.

This is publication no.13 created North Yorkshire County Record Office while North Yorkshire was the registration county for the registration district of York from 1974 - 1996.

North Yorkshire County Record Office Journal 4, featuring articles on Burnsall School Archives, Studies in Bedale History and The Evolution of a Monastic Grange. This is publication no. 4 created North Yorkshire County Record Office while North Yorkshire was the registration county for the registration district of York from 1974 - 1996.

North Yorkshire County Record Office Journal 4, featuring articles on Borrowby in 1851, Catholic Missionaers at Grosmont Priory, The Green Bridge in Richmond and the Dawnay Archive. This is publication no. 10 created North Yorkshire County Record Office while North Yorkshire was the registration county for the registration district of York from 1974 - 1996.

North Yorkshire County Record Office Journal 7 featuring articles on North Yorkshire County Record Office in 1977, The Eure Family, The North Riding Linen Industry and The First Spsamodic Cholera Epidemic in the North Riding of Yorkshire, 1832.. This is publication no. 24 created North Yorkshire County Record Office while North Yorkshire was the registration county for the registration district of York from 1974 - 1996.

North Yorkshire County Record Office Journal 6 featuring articles on The Burghs of Brough Hall, The Lawsons of Brough, Farming in 17th century Wensleydale, North Yorkshire Church Wardens' accounts in the 18th century, Parish Welfare in early 19th century Denton, Gayle Mill'.

This is publication no. 17 created North Yorkshire County Record Office while North Yorkshire was the registration county for the registration district of York from 1974 - 1996.

North Yorkshire County Record Office publication entitled 'To Escape the Monster's Clutches'. Notes and documents illustrating the preparations in North Yorkshire to repel the invasion threatened by the French from 1793. This is publication 15 created North Yorkshire County Record Office while North Yorkshire was the registration county for the registration district of York from 1974 - 1996.

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.

Includes recommendations for future practice and improvements.

Includes recommendations for future practice and improvements.

Correspondence to and from City Architects, the Treasurer, and the town clerk.

Correspondence to and from the City Librarian regarding requests/changes to the temporary branch of Acomb Library, the purchasing of land, construction of the prefabricated building, and the terms of the lease from the Friends Meeting House.

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

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.

The names of staff are included on the reverse.

The names of staff are included on the reverse.

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

Late 20th century copies of 1911 original images.

Includes images of the newspaper room and the entrance.

Includes two images of the Clifford Street premises, c.1900, and one image of the Museum Street premises under contruction, c.1938.

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

Includes two views of the upper reading room.

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

Two copies.

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

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

Originally held in an envelope.

Arthur Finney was City Librarian between 1929 and 1935.

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.

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

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