Arranged roughly chronologically by date.
Petitions filed by named individuals held at York Debtor's Prison and heard by one of His Majesty's Comissioners.
Midsummer sessions.
Details for 1938, 1940, 1965 and 1969 only.
York Quarter SessionsRest Centre plans plus details regarding the care of the homeless.
Contains details relevant to hygiene, air raid shelters, evacutation, animal welfare and rest centres.
Includes correspondence regarding the installation of air raid warning systems.
Contains information relating to evacuation.
Contains information regarding York as a proposed reception area during evacuation.
Includes notifications of siren tests.
Items relating to Welfare Section Training.
Contains correspondence regarding the proposed rest centres.
Contains correspondence on training courses, flood control, communications and maps.
The War Plan was for the Health Service in case of a nuclear or large scale attack.
Contains information and correspondence relating to air raid sirens.
Correspondence relating to siren audibility and tests.
Contains correspondence regarding the use of York's library on Museum Street as an administrative centre to help after air raids.
Contains details relating to planning, food supply and rest centres.
Includes a list of Civil Defence officers, programme and list of recommended books.
Includes a list ofclergymen, menu, and a course for the clergy.
Includes details of the role of Catterick camp, general exercise orders, one item regarding counter intelligence, papers relating to the Imphal barracks and correspondence.
Includes papers about administrative and suggested administrative centres in York.
The file includes information on what each section does and has information on different kinds of dangers they are likely to experience.
Includes a progress report relating to the rest centre.
Contains information relevant to the progress report of the Information Service.
This file contains an estimated number of air raid sirens and wardens that would be required in York and details regarding the anticipated role of a warden in the event of an emergency.
Correspondence relating to the authorised establishment numbers in the city, revision of the sector and the provision of posts.
Contains information regarding the training of Warden officers.
Contains information relating to regional Warden officer's study
Includes a hierarchy of Wardens and their role.
Items relating to Warden Section training.
Also includes visit and meetings arrangements, course administrations and procedures, radiation protections and surveys.
This file contains information relating to the Civil Defence Mortuary Service vehicles and ambulance driver training.
This file contains general correspondence regarding the use and storage of vehicles in an emergency situation.
Contains correspondence relevant to the disposal of equipment.
Contains information regarding the vehicles used by the Civil Defence department.
Contains details relevant to the use of ambulances and motor cars in cases of emergency