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York Subscription Library
Y/EDU/5/1 · Sub-series · 1823-1842
Part of York Civic Archive

This series includes three catalogues of books held in the York Subscription Library, as well as a pen and ink sketch of the interior of the building.

Y/EDU/5/2 · Sub-series · August 1845-1891
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes a pamphlet 'A friendly Parting Shot at the Defeated and Discomfited Free Library Committee' (with covering letter), a flyer entitled 'Mr. George Leeman's Last Words to his Fellow Citizens, November 11th, 1881', one catalogue of books held in the library, a collection of newspaper articles collected by the York Free Library Committee, correspondence files and architectural drawings.

York Public Library
Y/EDU/5/3 · Sub-series · 1842-2011
Part of York Civic Archive

Operational records and photographs of York Public Library, including drawings, stock books, accessions registers and papers regarding the foundation of the library in 1892. Also includes papers regarding the new premises for the library in Museum Street.

York Public Library
Books of counterfoils
Y/ENV/1/1/11 · Sub-series · 3 March 1935-23 January 1953
Part of York Civic Archive

The volumes include details of payment of dues and towage charges, as well as names of vessels, masters and firms; and the nature and weight of the cargo.

Books of monthly accounts
Y/ENV/1/1/12 · Sub-series · 1915-1921
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes monthly accounts for dues and towage, as well as returns from the Ouse Navigation Company for Hull and York.

Books of carbon copies.
Y/ENV/1/1/15 · Sub-series · 23 January 1953- 9 August 1964
Part of York Civic Archive

The carbon copies contain details of charges due for each vessel, the name of the captain and master, and particulars of the boat.

Desk Diaries
Y/ENV/1/1/32 · Sub-series · 1944-1959
Part of York Civic Archive

Annual desk diaries used by a member of staff working at Naburn Lock.

Y/ENV/1/1/35 · Sub-series · 1834-1881
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes report of the Ouse Navigation Committee to York City Council, with a map of the river, September 1881; plan of the Ouse from York to Hull; report by Thoman Rhodes, C.E with map of River Ouse from Linton Lock to Selby, 1834; report by Thomas Rhode

Aire and Calder Navigation
Y/ENV/1/1/56 · Sub-series · 1900-1942
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes various published sets of bye-laws and rules concerning lights, signals and ways to avoid collisions, as well as towing regulations and tide tables.

Humber Conservancy
Y/ENV/1/1/57 · Sub-series · 1906-1924
Part of York Civic Archive

This series primarily includes rules and bye-laws pertaining to the Humber Conservancy.

Y/ENV/1/1/8 · Sub-series · 1891-1960
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes reports to the Markets, Ouse and Foss Watch Committee, Ouse and Foss Committee reports and River Manager report books.

River Manager, Naburn Lock
Y/ENV/1/1/9 · Sub-series · 1904-1921
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes returns regarding traffic through Naburn lock. Also includes details of commodities, tonnage and dues, as well as some quarterly and annual returns.

Palatine flood gauge sheets
Y/ENV/1/9/1 · Sub-series · 1935-1959
Part of York Civic Archive

Complete series of sheets for the period. There are a number of sheets per year, and include a pen-drawn line showing the water levels. Scale half inch to one foot. Sheets for 1939 are missing.

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Y/ENV/2/1/1 · Sub-series · 1552-1605
Part of York Civic Archive

Registers of recognisances entered into by brewers, innholders etc re: sale of Ale, selling meat during Lent and playing unlawful games 3 volumes. Y/ENV/2/1/1/1 (1552-1564) Y/ENV/2/1/1/2 (1586-1595) Y/ENV/2/1/1/3 (1596-1605)

Y/ENV/2/1/2 · Sub-series · 1646-1803
Part of York Civic Archive

Alehouse registers of recognizances for various dates and wards including the Ainsty as follows:

  1. York and Ainsty alehouses 1646
  2. Ainsty alehouses 164.
  3. York and Ainsty licensed malsters 1646-1647
  4. York and Ainsty alehouses 1647
  5. Ainsty alehouses 1647
  6. York and Ainsty alehouses 1648
  7. Ainsty alehouses 1648
  8. York and Ainsty alehouses 1656
  9. York and Ainsty alehouses 1660
  10. York and Ainsty alehouses 1662
  11. York and Ainsty alehouses 1663
  12. Ainsty alehouses collected fragments [undated]
  13. York alehouses collected fragements [undated]
  14. Alehouse licences with soliders billeted in houses 1720-1730s
  15. York and Ainsty alehouses 1754 with soldiers billeted in houses 1754
  16. York and Ainsty alehouses 1755
  17. York and Ainsty alehouses 1756 with soldiers billeted in houses 1756
  18. York alehouses [c.1755-1775]
  19. Ainsty alehouses 1763
    20 York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1765
  20. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1766
  21. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1767
  22. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1768
    24.York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1769
  23. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1770
  24. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1771
  25. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1772
  26. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1773
  27. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1774
  28. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1775
  29. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1776
  30. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1777
  31. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1778
  32. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1779
  33. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1782
  34. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1783
  35. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1784
  36. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1785
  37. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1786
  38. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehouseheepers 1787
  39. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1788
  40. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1789
  41. York and Ainsty alphebetical list of alehousekeepers 1790
  42. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1792
  43. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1793
  44. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1794
  45. York and Ainsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1795
  46. York and Ainsty alphebetical list of alehousekeepers 1796
  47. York and AInsty alphabetical list of alehousekeepers 1803
Register of alehouses
Y/ENV/2/1/5 · Sub-series · 1889-1969
Part of York Civic Archive

Register of licences granted in the licensing district of the county of the City of York. Includes street and parish, sign of house, description of licence, value of premises, holder of licence and changes. Contain index by name of licence holder.

Y/ENV/2/3/2 · Sub-series · 1866-1868
Part of York Civic Archive

Papers of the Local Board of Health regarding an enquiry into the erection of a public slaughterhouse in York. Includes initial enquiry and replies from other local authorities; list of complaints against private slaughterhouses in York; particulars of animals slaughtered in York; reports of the Sub-Committee on Slaughterhouses; and a petition from butchers in York against the erection of a public slaughterhouse.

Y/ENV/2/3/3 · Sub-series · 1898
Part of York Civic Archive

Papers for an enquiry by the Inspector of Nuisances regarding the erection of a public slaughterhouse in York. Includes correspondence with, and replies from other towns; a Report on the Sanitary Conditions of Slaughterhouses in York; and a Royal Commission Report on the danger to man of tuberculosis from animal food.

Smoke abatement literature
Y/ENV/4/7/1 · Sub-series · 1904-1948
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes publications, printed conference proceedings and reports relating to smoke abatement, chiefly those printed by the Smoke Abatement League and its successor organisation, the Smoke Abatement Society. Includes the Journal of the Smoke Abatement Society [1930-1934]; Smokeless Air, The Smoke Abatement Journal [1943-1948]; as well as other publications. Includes a small number of covering letters.

Photographs
Y/ENV/5/19/15 · Sub-series · 1950s
Part of York Civic Archive

Black and white photographs of slaughterhouses in York. Includes images of slaughterhouses in Barbican Place, and Clementhorpe

Y/HEA/10/1/1 · Sub-series · early 20th century
Part of York Civic Archive

A collection of lantern slides belonging to York's first full-time Medical Officer of Health, Edmund Moody Smith. The collection includes slides of patients with infectious diseases, model housing, health services, graphs and statistics and information slides.

Y/HEA/10/1/5 · Sub-series · no date [early 20th century]
Part of York Civic Archive

Public Health educational slides. Images include individuals with infectious diseases (chickenpox, measles and measles), warnings of fire hazards and pushchair hazards, and microscopic images. Also includes two black and white photographs of narrow alleyway and small printed health education slogans regarding cancer.

Y/HEA/10/1/7 · Sub-series · no date [early 20th century]
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes slides of mother/infant classes and nurseries in various English cities; microscopic images of diseases; images of children with infectious diseases; images of health and childcare warnings; slide of a model dairy, and a portrait of Benjamin Broadbent.