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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.

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.

Handwritten list.

Published in 1906.

Catalogue of prose fiction in the lending library. Contains two copies; the first with a printer's error, the other corrected.

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.

Slip for entering the National Library Week Competition of 1966. Text as follows: "I estimate the [_] books will be borrowed from York City Library during National Library Week, 14th to 19th March". Results to be published in the Yorkshire Evening Press, 24th March, 1966

The leaflet gives public information on the Library.

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

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

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.

Two copies.

One copy.

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

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

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

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 ticket is in the name of Joe Taylor.

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

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

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

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

One volume of published annual reports.

Copy of the 1855 Act for further promoting the Establishment of Free Public Libraries and Museums in Municipal Towns, and for extending it to Towns governed under Local Improvement Acts and to Parishes

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'.

Includes an article on the first page regarding proposals for a free library in York.

One inch scale and full size details of fittings in lending library and juvenile library by Brierley and Ruitherford.

Plan of the Children's Library and Magazine Room at York Public Library. Drawn by Brierley, Rutherford and Syne, Architects.

Plan of the York Central Library. Drawn up by Brierley, Rutherford and Syme, architects.

Quarter inch scale details of the lending library showing wall fittings. The drawing is by Brierley and Rutherford.

Quarter inch scale drawing by Brierley and Rutherford.

Plan of the lending library at York Public Library showing fittings. Drawn by Brierley, Rutherford and Syne.

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

Drawing no. E655.1002.45.1.

Catalogue of prose fiction works in the lending library.

Class list of books on Useful Arts

Class list of books on Fine Arts

Class list of books on natural science.

With handwritten inserts. City Librarian's copy.

Class list of books on sociology

With handwritten inserts.

With handwritten inserts.

Listing books re: League of Nations and crisis in Abyssinia

Correspondence between A.H. Furnish (city librarian), the town clerk, and L.V. Brock of the Ministry of Health detailing the borrowing of loans.

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

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).

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

The photograph shows the staff and book stacks.

The photograph shows staff and the reference counters.

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

The staff members are named on the reverse.

Includes the names of the staff on the reverse.

The photograph shows the entrance to the reference room.

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.

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.

Arthur Finney was City Librarian between 1929 and 1935.

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