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Public shelters
Y/ORD/4/6/5/1 · Bestanddeel · 1939-1942
Part of York Civic Archive

Contains information regarding the recruitment of volunteer wardens, warden circulars and general maintenance of shelters.

Y/ORD/4/6/4/3 · Bestanddeel · September 1939
Part of York Civic Archive

Contains correspondence regarding wardens' posts, installation of relay systems,the building of public shelters and the disposal of unexploded bombs. Also includes a newspaper article regarding homelessness.

Y/ORD/4/6/37 · Bestanddeel · 1938-1942
Part of York Civic Archive

The A.R.P News magazines and A.R.P & A.F.S reviews span from 1938-1942. The magazines covers the publicity of the war and the most recent news and war developments according to the month it was issued. Other aspects include: articles, recruitment publicit

Wardens
Y/ORD/4/6/2/1 · Bestanddeel · 1940-1942
Part of York Civic Archive

Pictures of the Head Wardens for York, and information on the equipment for wardens.

Protocol for civilian deaths
Y/ORD/4/6/17/2 · Bestanddeel · 1939-1948
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes correspondence relating to civilian casualties and deaths and the protocols to be taken for reporting and burials. Some papers relate to temporary mortuary accomodation locations, volunteers for the cause, conversions of buildings into mortuaries

Y/ORD/4/6/17/1 · Bestanddeel · 1939-1946
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes papers regarding personal injuries and schemes for civilians, correspondence, Women's Voluntary Service roles in the scheme, insurance documents, papers regarding the Emergency Hospital Schemes and war damages correspondence.

Premises papers
Y/ORD/4/6/16/4 · Bestanddeel · 1941-1945
Part of York Civic Archive

Contains information relating to training and the hiring of lecture rooms.

Y/ORD/4/6/16/3 · Bestanddeel · 1940-1944
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes papers describing Civil Defence operations in which safety precautions are necessary, and papers surrounding new weaponary, such as, 'balloon devices' in which the jelly, once ignited, can erupt over 20ft. Also includes new types of mine parachut

Salvaged war damage file
Y/ORD/4/6/14/2 · Bestanddeel · 1944-1945
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes correspondence regarding salvaged material, and a list of materials supplied to the Housing and Estates departments.

War damage claims
Y/ORD/4/6/12/49 · Bestanddeel · 1943-1958
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes papers relating to the official War Damage and Housing Acts and correspondence relating to buildings destroyed or damaged for which claims are being made for.

Reglazing of shop windows
Y/ORD/4/6/12/48 · Bestanddeel · 1943-1946
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes correspondence regarding orders for work, requests for labour, quotes and estimates for further repairs.

Index to circulars
Y/ORD/4/6/12/45 · Bestanddeel · 1943
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes a Demolition, Clearance and Post-Raid Salvage consolidating circular.