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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.

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.

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.

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.

Drawn up by Brierley and Rutherford.

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

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.

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.

Also contains accessions register dated 1896-1932. The stock-taking work mostly covers 1914-1915 and 1940.

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

The volume includes single maps, pictures, manuscripts, and broadsides.

Handwritten list.

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

The contents mentions the First World War, the library's role within it (including hosting classes for the instruction in munitions making) and the procurement of war literature. Also includes general correspondence, accounts, fines, and subscriptions. Indexed.

Contains general correspondence relating to health and infection control, fines, user enquiries, acquisition of stock, money and accounts. Indexed.

Contains general correspondence relating to fines, user enquiries, acquisition of stock, money and accounts, and committee matters. Indexed.

Library shelf-register for book stock, giving the press mark, volumes, author, title, stock number and dewey number.

One copy.