Showing 114215 results

Includes two typed reviews of performances copied from articles in 'The Press'; a handwritten card thanking the recipient for their help; and a photocopy of a notice in 'The Observer' relating to a performance by the society in 2018.

Photocopies of newspaper cuttings relating to YMS performances, with some original programmes and posters. Also includes a copy of newspaper cuttings relating to a YMS trip to Munster, 1993; a letter to the editor of the Yorkshire Post regarding a review of a YMS performance, 1995; and a photograph of Brian Kay.

Newspaper cuttings, with some photocopies of cuttings, relating to performances and members of YMS, principally 1971-92, but also including one cutting from 1951. Also includes some advertisements for performances 1971-86, a memo regarding a performance of St Matthew's Passion 1945, and a copy of an obituary of an organist at York Minster, Allan Wicks, 2010.

Includes copies of published and handwritten reviews of performances 1902-1980, as well as some copies of programmes for performances, two original flyers for performances, and notes on a 1945 performance of The Messiah made in 2003.

Editions of the Musical Times which include articles relating directly to the work of York Musical Society, the director of the society, or articles written by someone associated with the society. Many of the editions have been marked on the outside to indicate which article relates to the society. Also includes some loose pages taken form editions of the magazine.

Includes files of original, and copies of, articles and press cuttings relating to the work of the YMS and to reviews of their performances.

Typescript poem, with envelope, written by a choir member after a particular rehearsal in 1927. Also includes a typed and printed transcription and commentary on the poem by Dr. Rosemary Anderson.

Published volume of sheet music with words, produced for the York Pageant, held in 1909. Words chiefly written by James Rhoades and music chiefly written by T. Tertius Noble, published by Banks and Son, 2 Stonegate, York. The name F.H. Elam has been written in the volume in several places.

Bound volume containing printed sheet music with words.

Volumes of sheet music and songs performed or collected by the York Musical Society, including music composed by T. Tertius Noble. Also includes a poem composed about a practices of the society choir.

Administrative book including three sections:
Minutes of club meetings, 1818 - 1855, principally concerning proposals and admissions of members and club rules. This section includes a written copy of the club rules from 1818, with later amendments, and a written copy of the club rules from 1825.
Income and expenditure accounts, 1818 - 1833, showing financial transactions principally relating to the payment of fines, but also later including secretary's accounts.
Register of attendance, 1818 - 1855, including lists of members showing their attendance at meetings, and a record of fines and subscriptions paid.

Printed copies of the rules from 1825 have been stuck in the front and the back of the volume. Each copy includes a printed list of members, one of which includes later edits and additions to the list.

Administrative book including three sections:
Minutes of club meetings, principally concerning proposals and admissions of members and club rules
Stock accounts, showing financial transactions principally relating to the payment of fines
Register of attendance, including lists of members showing their attendance at meetings, and the names of any visitors which they brought to those meetings

A note in the front of the volume records that this was 'supposed to be the 4th volume of the minutes of the York Musical Society'. A printed ticket for the celebration of the anniversary of the society, held in 1796, has been stuck onto the end board of the volume.

Administrative book including three sections:
Minutes of club meetings, principally concerning proposals and admissions of members
Stock accounts, showing financial transactions including fines and members' payments
Register of attendance, including lists of members showing their attendance at meetings, and the names of any visitors which they brought to those meetings

The volume includes a club stamp on several pages, and some entries on the end boards of the volume concerning the lending of sheet music to members.

Administrative records of the original York Musical Society, which operated between 1767 and c.1855. Each volume includes three main elements: minutes of meetings, largely concerning proposals and admittance of members; accounts showing balance sheets, principally relating to the payment of fines by members but also showing stock accounts; and registers of attendance at meetings, including the names of visitors brought by members.

Administrative records and publicity material relating to both the original York Musical Society (c. 1767-1855) and to the reformed York Musical Society (from 1876). Also includes some research files relating to the history of the societies and to significant performers and conductors.

Includes minutes of meetings of various committees and of annual general meetings, financial records and account books, annual reports, administrative papers and correspondence, papers relating to performance and rehearsal administration, concert programmes, lists of members, papers relating to the history of the society, general files, floppy disks and a small amount of promotional material. Also contains editions of the Musical Times. Please see file and item level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.

A special feature on the life and work of Charles Piazzi Smyth titled 'Charles Piazzi Smyth's 1865 Conquest of the Great Pyramid'.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Article featuring a lantern-slide by Smyth with brief information about his background.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Printed works by Smyth. Includes explanatory plates throughout all three volumes. Printed in Edinburgh.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Printed works by Smyth. Includes 25 explanatory plates showing structures of the pyramids in Egypt.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Printed works by Smyth. Other known title for this book is Specialities of a Residence above the Clouds. Printed in London and imcludes photographs and diagrams.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

A series of published works by Piazzi Smyth regarding his research in Teneriffe and Egypt on the pyramids. Also includes contemporary articles about Smyth's life works.

PLEASE REQUEST THESE ITEMS ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Volumes 2, 4 and 6. Includes 135 photographs of black and white positive photographs of cloud formations taken at Ripon. Includes a printed introduction.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Volume 1. Includes 100 photographs of black and white positive photographs of cloud formations taken at Ripon. Includes a manuscript introduction.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Photograph ablums of 'Cloud forms that have been at Clova Ripon' by Charles Piazzi Smyth. Albums of positive black and white images with some manuscript, typescript notes including meteorological observations.

PLEASE REQUEST THESE ITEMS ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Records of rainfall for York plotted onto a chart, recorded at Museum Gardens, York.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Records of rainfall for York plotted onto a chart, recorded at Museum Gardens, York.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Records of rainfall for York plotted onto a chart, recorded at Museum Gardens, York.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Set of 3 volumes recording rainfall for York plotted onto a chart, recorded at Museum Gardens, York.

PLEASE REQUEST THESE ITEMS ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Bundle of papers marking temperature, barometric readings and rainfall yearly for York. Also includes some printed articles regarding the weather in York.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Bookets with charts plotting the weather from Very Dry to Stormy month by month.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Small volumes of daily barometric readings, temperature, rainfall and wind speed. Also includes various notes and remarks on the weather.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings, temperature, rainfall, sunshine and wind speed. Also includes details of a report sent to the meteological office and remarks.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings, temperature, rainfall, sunshine and wind speed. Also includes details of a report sent to the meteological office and remarks.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Monthly averages of barometric readings, temperature, and rainfall. Also includes some loose articles and text regarding meterological readings.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Monthly averages of barometric readings, temperature, and rainfall. Also includes some loose articles and text regarding meterological readings.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Volume gives monthly averages of barometric readings, temperature, and rainfall.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

A series of volumes recording daily barometric readings, temperature, rainfall, sunshine and wind speed. Also includes bookets with charts plotting the weather from Very Dry to Stormy month by month.

PLEASE REQUEST THESE ITEMS ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings recorded in a volume including details of rainfall, temperature and wind speed.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings recorded in a volume including details of rainfall, temperature and wind speed.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings recorded in a volume including details of rainfall, temperature and sunlight. These readings may have been taken from other records in this series.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings recorded in a volume including details of rainfall, temperature and wind speed.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Daily barometric readings plotted on a chart.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Series of technical barometric charts for York with some volumes recording additional information such as rainfall, temperature and wind speed.

PLEASE REQUEST THESE ITEMS ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Book of comparisons with sidereal clock. Records solar hours, location of the sun throughout the day and detected errors.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Book of transits observed including details such as date, star or planet observed, telescope wire, mean passage, clocks error and daily rate. Also includes additional notes and remarks on the findings.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Book of transits observed including details such as date, star or planet observed, telescope wire, mean passage, clocks error and daily rate. Also includes additional notes and remarks on the findings.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Books of transits observed including details such as date, star or planet observed, telescope wire, mean passage, clocks error and daily rate. Also includes additional notes and remarks on the findings.

PLEASE REQUEST THESE ITEMS ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Records of astronomical, barometric and meteorological readings taken by Smyth, largely using the weather station and observatory in York Museum Gardens. The collection contains a comprehensive set of daily and summary weather readings for York. Also included are 3 photograph albums consisting of cloud formation images, taken from Smyth's home in Ripon in the 1890s.

PLEASE REQUEST THESE ITEMS ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Currently includes two DVDs, one each of the 2010 and 2014 performances.

Contains four sheets of play rehearsal times and locations.

Six photographsof York Mystery Plays costume head wear, props and stage design.

Album of photographs of the York Mystery Plays taking place on the streets of York.

Includes cuttings from the York Mystery Plays and Festival of the Arts

Two programmes covering the York Festival and Mystery Plays from 11 June- 4 July 1976 with information about performances and lists of performers. Also includes ticket booking forms.