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Archival description
Governance and Strategy
Y/ADM/1 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1155-20th century
Part of York Civic Archive

Records concerning high level governance and strategy such as city charters. Further historical and modern records will be added to this section as they are catalogued.

Business Support
Y/ADM/3 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1895-1977
Part of York Civic Archive

Records relating to business support functions such as IT, secretarial, Press Office, marketing and publicity. For Human Resources and staffing please see Y/ADM/5.

This is a selection of the civic archive containing the records which are currently available for access only. Further historical and modern records will be added to this section regularly as they are catalogued. At present this collection comprises press files relating to education, York City Council and Local Government. See individual items for further information.

Y/ADM/4 · Sub-sub-fonds · 19th century-20th century
Part of York Civic Archive

At present this collection comprises papers on partnerships and twinning, Lord Mayors and Sheriffs, civic ceremonies and royal occasions.

Y/COU/2 · Sub-sub-fonds · 16th century-20th century
Part of York Civic Archive

Records of gilds (guilds), fraternities and mysteries. Though not formally part of the Corporation, there were very strong links in terms of membership, activities and enforcement. Copies of gild material can also be found in the register books in the Y/COU/1/4 series.

Freemen
Y/COU/3 · Sub-sub-fonds · [1272]-twentieth century
Part of York Civic Archive

Records of the freemen of the City of York, pre and post 1835 reform. Includes registers of admitted members, of apprentices, disputes with individuals and the Corporation, papers relating to the management of the common lands known as strays and a wardmote court book.

Schools
Y/EDU/1 · Sub-sub-fonds · 19th century-20th century
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes papers relating to Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School, Queen Anne's Grammar School, Nunthorpe Grammar School, Mill Mount Grammar School and Park Grove Primary School.

Careers
Y/EDU/6 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1991
Part of York Civic Archive

Record related to the careers service agency

Sanitation and Waterways
Y/ENV/1 · Sub-sub-fonds · 19th century-20th century
Part of York Civic Archive

For relevant minutes see Y/COU/5/4. Includes papers relating to Naburn Lock, Foss Navigation Company, Ouse Navigation Company, Ouse and Foss Navigation Company and sewerage.

Y/ENV/1/5 · Sub-sub-fonds · 19th century-20th century
Part of York Civic Archive

Records of the Ouse and Foss Navigation Company, including official documents, correspondence, court case papers regarding a dispute with Leethams Mill, reports and accounts.

Y/ENV/2 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1500s-1980s
Part of York Civic Archive

Regulations on trade including alehouses, brewers, malters and meat.

This is a selection of the civic archive containing the records which are currently available for access only. Further historical and modern records will be added to this section as they are catalogued, including further alehouse licensing registers.

Air pollution
Y/ENV/4 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1900s-1980s
Part of York Civic Archive

Comprises records relating to smoke abatement and air pollution levels. Includes correspondence and related papers as well as measurements of pollution levels.

Food supply and food hygiene
Y/ENV/5 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1890s-1980
Part of York Civic Archive

Comprises records relating to food safety. Includes records concerning meat inspection, food sampling and testing, diseases of animals, and chemical used in agriculture.

Y/ENV/6 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1920s-1970s
Part of York Civic Archive

Comprises records relating to the control and destruction of pests (including rodents and insect), and disinfection of premises.

Gypsy (Travellers') sites
Y/ENV/9 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1960s-1990
Part of York Civic Archive

Comprises records relating to the provision, inspection and management of caravan sites for Gypsies and/or Travellers. Note on terminology: the term 'Gypsy' appears to be used in these records to refer to both British Travellers and Romany Gypsies.

Accounts and Audit
Y/FIN/1 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1398-1835
Part of York Civic Archive

Records of audit and account functions of CYC. Further historical and modern records will be added to this section as they are catalogued.

Central taxation
Y/FIN/2 · Sub-sub-fonds
Part of York Civic Archive

Further historical and modern records will be added to this section as they are catalogued.

Administration - Health
Y/HEA/1 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1860s-1970s
Part of York Civic Archive

Comprises general administrative records of the Health Committee, Health Department (and predecessor bodies), and Town Clerk. Includes files of the Health Committee, Town Clerk's health files, staff papers, sanitary congress papers, and legal papers.

Health Education
Y/HEA/10 · Sub-sub-fonds · c1900s-1950s
Part of York Civic Archive

Comprises records relating to health education in York. Includes glass plate negatives and lantern slides of the Medical Officer of Health; health exhibitions; health education leaflets; health education in schools and the Industrial Health Education Society.

Reporting
Y/HEA/2 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1880s-1960s
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes reports of the Medical Officer of Health, School Medical Officer of Health; and Chief Public Health Inspector; and statistical graphs.

Sanitary inspection
Y/HEA/3 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1880s-1970s
Part of York Civic Archive

Comprises records concerning sanitary inspection of buildings and drains. Includes Sanitary Inspectors' report books; registers of complaints; infectious diseases report books (sanitary condition of dwellings); records relating to inspection of workshops, factories, maternity homes and York Racecourse.

Infectious diseases
Y/HEA/4 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1830s-1980s
Part of York Civic Archive

Compries records relating to the control, reporting and notification of outbreaks of infectious disease in YorkSee also Y/HEA/3/7 for sanitary inspection of infectious diseases cases.

Maternal and child health
Y/HEA/5 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1900s-1950s
Part of York Civic Archive

Comrprises records relating to maternal and child health. Includes records of York Maternity Hosptial, Acomb; midwifery records; registers of deaths and infection; and child and infant welfare records.
Note: the main series of insitutional records of the York Maternity Hospital are held at the Borthwick Institute for Archives.

World War II health measures
Y/HEA/7 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1930s-1950s
Part of York Civic Archive

Comprises papers relating public health measures enacted during World War II. Includes records concerning Air Raid Precautions; communal and emergency feeding; and wartime nurseries.

Occupational health
Y/HEA/8 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1940s-1980
Part of York Civic Archive

Comprises records relating to occupational health issues in York. Includes records relating to factory workers; agricultural workers; and the Offices, Shops and Railways Premises Act 1963.

Health Services
Y/HEA/9 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1920s-1970s
Part of York Civic Archive

Comprises records relating to the provision and oversight of health services in York. Includes record concering the structure and review of health services; Clifford Street Dispensary; Turkish foam baths, and the School Dental Service.

Institutions and Punishment
Y/ORD/1 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1785-1867
Part of York Civic Archive

Records of institutions such as prisons and kidcotes, and non-institutional punishments. Includes Calendar of felons and officials' journals from the Castle Prison and the Debtors prison.

This is a selection of the civic archive containing the records which are currently available for access only. Further historical and modern records will be added to this section as they are catalogued.

Y/ORD/2 · Sub-sub-fonds · 19th century-20th century
Part of York Civic Archive

This collection currently comprises a history of York City Fire Brigade, annual reports of City of York Fire Brigade, fire engineer log book, record of city fires and record of premises registered under the explosives act.

Military and Civil Defence
Y/ORD/4 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1543-1986
Part of York Civic Archive

Records of civil and military defence including militia and muster rolls, assessments for ships and royal aid. Includes local voluntary corps established in the eighteenth century for local defence and the preservation of order. For non-military assessments see Y/FIN. Includes civil defences measure enacted during World War II.

This is a selection of the civic archive containing the records which are currently available for access only. Further historical and modern records will be added to this section as they are catalogued.

Y/PPT/2 · Sub-sub-fonds · 19th century-21st century
Part of York Civic Archive

Comprises records relating to town planning, slum clearances and improvements. Includes housing improvement and clearance records; Streets and Buildings Committee papers; street improvement papers (part-catalogued only); town planning files; plans of the Health Department; development programmes; North Yorkshire County Structure plans; conservation records and local plans.

Highways and Road Transport
Y/PPT/3 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1736-1974
Part of York Civic Archive

This is a selection of the civic archive containing the records which are currently available for access only. Further historical and modern records will be added to this section as they are catalogued.

Y/PPT/3/3 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1859
Part of York Civic Archive

This is a selection of the civic archive containing the records which are currently available for access only. Further historical and modern records will be added to this section as they are catalogued.

Archaeology
Y/PPT/5 · Sub-sub-fonds · 20th century
Part of York Civic Archive

At present this collection only comprises a series of 243 archaeological reports related to city premises.

Y/PPT/6 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1800s-2000s
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes plans relating to property and housing
transport and bridges
street improvements and clearances
sewerage, utilities and drainage
boundaries and other plans.

The plans are principally executed by architects, engineers, surveyors, and draughtspeople employed by the City of York Council and its predecessor bodies. However, the collection also includes plans by external architects and engineers, usually acting on a consultancy basis for the council.

NOTE: this collection has not been catalogued in its entirety. We will be adding entries to this catalogue as more plans are listed.

Y/SOC/1 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1920s-1970s
Part of York Civic Archive

Comprises general administrative records covering all aspect of social services and assistance. Includes welfare correspondence of the Town Clerk and paper relating to the establishment of the Public Assistance Committee.

Support Services
Y/SOC/2 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1500s-1900s
Part of York Civic Archive

Comprises records relating to welfare and support services in York.

Charities
Y/SOC/3 · Sub-sub-fonds · 15th-17th century
Part of York Civic Archive

This is a selection of the civic archive containing the records which are currently available for access only. Further historical and modern records will be added to this section as they are catalogued.

Housing and accommodation
Y/SOC/4 · Sub-sub-fonds · 1930s-2000s
Part of York Civic Archive

Comprises records relating to the provision of housing and accommodation in York.

Includes the papers of the Oakhaven Elderly People's Home and the papers of the Housing Committee.

Further historical and modern records will be added as they are catalogued.

Gas
Y/UTL/1 · Sub-sub-fonds · 19th century-20th century
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes balance sheets and accounts for gas companies.

Electricity
Y/UTL/2 · Sub-sub-fonds · 20th century
Part of York Civic Archive

At present this collection comprises electric lighting and support records.