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Archival description
Meeting minutes
SOR/1 · Series · 27 April 1981-31 March 1995
Part of Soroptimist International of York

Typescript minutes of meetings of the Soroptimist International of York. Also includes copies of correpondence, information for members and statements of accounts.

Correspondence files
BIS/2 · Series · 1976-1995
Part of Bishophill Action Group

Includes correspondence generated by Bishophill Action Group in the course of their business, such as correspondence with City of York Council planners, papers relating to traffic and parking issues, and the proposed redevelopment of Skeldergate.

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BIS/4 · Series · 1972-1995
Part of Bishophill Action Group

Includes newsletters, balance sheets and accounts, surveys conducted (and responses), summaries of matters discussed at meetings, appraisals of buildings in the area, maps and architectural drawings and publicity leaflets.

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Bishophill Action Group
JUN/4 · Series · 1974-1995
Part of Juniper Communities Ltd

Includes papers regarding the setting up of Juniper Communities, and the legal framework in which it operated.

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Meeting Minutes
MYC/1 · Series · 1933-1995
Part of York Motor Yacht Club

Meeting minute books and loose minutes for General Committee, Boating Committee, House Committee and Moorings Sub-Committee meetings.

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Publications lists
JRM/2 · Series · February 1991-December 1996
Part of Joseph Rowntree Memorial Trust

The publications lists were created by Joseph Rowntree Foundation, but were sent to customers and partners of the Joseph Rowntree Memorial Trust, most likely through the Search magazine.

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Finance and Accounts
MYC/2 · Series · 1933-1996
Part of York Motor Yacht Club

High levels finacial information including cash books and balance sheets for Club activities. Also includes details of membership subscriptions.

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Scrapbooks
LEM/2 · Series · 1931-1996
Part of Iris Lemare, conductor

These notebooks include pasted in concert programmes and newspaper cuttings.

PET/2 · Series · 1905-1996
Part of St Peter's School, York

The magazine includes information on the school's sports clubs, important information about the school and its pupils. Initially published four times per year, the magazine was published six-monthly from the 1970s and by 1984 began to be published annually.

St Peter's School
CEM/1 · Series · 1836-1996
Part of York Cemetery Company

Meeting minutes and annual reports from the York Cemetery Co. Ltd and following the liquidation of the company York Cemetery Trust and the Friends of York Cemetery Trust.

Newspapers
DIO/1 · Series · November 1990-June 1997
Part of Diocese of York

Incomplete series.

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Bills paid
DEL/3 · Series · December 1991-30 November 1997
Part of Delittle Wood Letter Manufacturers

Invoices paid by customers for whom Delittle produced wood letters. Arranged into annual bundles.

Delittle Wood Letter Manufacturers
Order paperwork
DEL/4 · Series · December 1988-30 November 1997
Part of Delittle Wood Letter Manufacturers

Paperwork relating to orders for wood letters sent to Delittle Wood Letter Manufacturers.

Delittle Wood Letter Manufacturers
Newsletters
SPC/1 · Series · 1978-1997
Part of Yorkshire and Humberside Sports Council

At present this collection only comprises one bundle of SportsNews newsletters.

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Minute books
KEX/1 · Series · 1935-1997
Part of Kexby Parish Council

Minute books recording meetings of the parish council.

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Search magazine
JRM/1 · Series · February 1989-1997
Part of Joseph Rowntree Memorial Trust

The magazine was issued to partners to demonstrate the recent work of the Trust. Complete series of editions between these dates.

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Media
ENG/7 · Series · 1970s-1998
Part of York Society of Engineers

Includes photographs of Society events, newspaper cuttings and other published materials.

York Society of Engineers
Newsletters
TWI/1 · Series · 1996-1998
Part of York Twins Club

Newsletters from November 1996 and Summer 1998 only.

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Publications
YGS/4 · Series · 1945-1990s
Part of York Georgian Society

Includes paperwork relating to the production of greetings cards by the society (and two examples), as well as occasional papers and advertising leaflet.

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YAW/1 · Series · 20th century
Part of York Architectural workshop

At present this series only comprises one typescript relating to slum clearance in the Walmgate area.

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Salaried staff books
BRR/1 · Series · 19th century-20th century
Part of British Rail

Set of employee salaried staff record book. In some cases the books have been disbound and repackaged by the archivist. The volumes include names of employees, dates of birth, insurance numbers (where applicable) as well as details of positions worked and grades. Also includes details of salaries and bonuses achieved. The volumes are predominantly from the 20th century, but in some cases relate to employees born in the 19th century. The volumes are arranged by the surname of the staff member, and there are overlapping volumes for the same surnames in some cases.

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Correspondence file
BIB/1 · Series · 1987-1999
Part of York Bibliographical Society

Includes membership information, society leaflets, correspondence and committee meeting minutes. Later dates are arranged into quarterly bundles. Also includes photocopied articles and some magazines from allied institutions.

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Postcards
BAT/3 · Series · 20th century
Part of Nellie Battrick papers

Includes images of Darjeeling, India, Calcutta and the SS Kaiser-le-Hind ship.

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MSS/4 · Series · 19th century-20th century
Part of Manuscripts collection

Manuscripts catalogued during 2020, either from existing material and transfers from the Local History collection, or new accessions. See individual items for more detailed descriptions.

MSS/5 · Series · 19th century-20th century
Part of Manuscripts collection

Manuscripts catalogued during 2020, either from existing material and transfers from the Local History collection, or new accessions. See individual items for more detailed descriptions.

KLE/7 · Series · 19th-20th century
Part of Kleiser family collection

This series includes a variety of items and documents which are apparently connected with the Kleiser family. it includes a lock of human hair, assorted cards and tickets, postcards, handwritten notes, cigar boxes, a book, a copy of an Act regarding playhouses, a travel brochure, an envelope, and pages from a periodical. KLE/7/11 - Kursaal Travel Brochure - is written in French.

Operations
CEM/5 · Series · 1837-1999
Part of York Cemetery Company

Records relating to the day to day operations of the Cemetery including burial registers, day books, grave books and plans. Also includes further operational information regarding the setting up and management of the Cemetery as York Cemetery Trust by the Friends of York Cemetery.

Papers of Alison Sinclair
SCL/2 · Series · 20th century
Part of Alison Sinclair papers

At present this collection only comprises catalogue descriptions of the slides in SCL/1. Includes some slides which were not physically transferred to the archive.

Y/ADM/1/1 · Series · 1155-20th century
Part of York Civic Archive

Royal charters and letters patent granted to the mayor and commonality of the city, inhabitants and gilds. Eleven are damaged and unidentified.

1 (c.1155)
2 (1189)
3 (1256)
4 (1256)
5 (1283)
6 (1312)
7 (1327)
8 (1376)
9 (1382)
10 (1407)
11 (1407)
12 (1414)
13 (1423)
14 (1430)
15 (1431)
16 (1436)
17 (1438)
18 (1440)
19 (1447)
20 (1449)
21 (1456)
22 (1458)
23 (1459)
24 (1459)
25 (1462)
26 (1464)
27 (1485)
28 (1514)
29 (1519)
30 (1524)
31 (1527)
32 (1545)
33 (1547)
34 (1554)
35 (1554)
36 (1556)
37 (1560)
38 (1563)
39 (1570)
40 (1576)
41 (1579)
42 (1588)
43 (1610)
44 (1620)
45 (1630)
46 (1665)
47 (1668)
48 (1670)
49 (1670)
50 (1682)
51 (1683)
52 (1684)
53 (1685)
54 (1773)
55 (1794)
56 (1808)
57 (1830)
58 (1836)
59 (1836)
59A (1837)
60 (1860)

War memorials
HMU/3 · Series · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Includes papers on the Boer War and First World War memorials in York. Please see file descriptions for more detailed information.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Police research notes
HMU/17 · Series · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Research notes relating to the history of the police in York and North Yorkshire. See file-level descriptions for more detailed information.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/42 · Series · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Files of handwritten notes, photocopied documents, newspaper cuttings and typescripts relating to photographs of York, early photographers and their work. Please see file level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Hugh Murray slide collection
HMU/L · Series · 19th century-20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

This series includes 35mm slides collected by Hugh Murray, a local historian in York. The collection was listed by volunteers from York Civic Trust between 2015 and 2017.

The original order of this material has been maintained, and the slides have been item-level listed as they were stored.

Member trips and events
YGS/3 · Series · 1947-1990s
Part of York Georgian Society

At present this series only comprises correspondence relating to events and trips, and cards produced advertising the various events on offer. Please see file level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

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Walmgate area maps
YAW/4 · Series · 20th century
Part of York Architectural workshop

Copies of earlier maps, including some held in York Reference Library. See individual item descriptions for more information.

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Logos
STA/6 · Series · 20th century
Part of St Andrew Society of York

Includes one framed logo of the Society, and one vinyl with the logo on it.

St Andrew's Society of York
Printing blocks and plates
JBM/1 · Series · 20th century
Part of John Bowes Morrell

At present this collection only comprises boxes of wooden printing blocks with copper plates (and in some cases steel plates), used in the production of J B Morrell's publications. The plates are primarily uncatalogued, and relate to a number of different works. The blocks also come in a variety of different sizes, depending on the size of the original illustration.

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Y/COU/4 · Series · 19th century-20th century
Part of York Civic Archive

At present this collection comprises records relating to parliamentary and municipal elections. Further historical and modern records will be added as they are catalogued.

Y/ADM/5/13 · Series · 19th-20th century
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes paperwork and applications for various civic posts, including Town Clerk, Parks Superintendant, herdsmen of the Knavesmire, Market Superintendant, engineers, Chief Constable, Medical Officer of Health and coroner.

Town Clerk / Chief Executive
Deeds and Conveyances
Y/LEG/2/5 · Series · 1313-20th century
Part of York Civic Archive

This series of conveyances includes a number issued by the Corporation of York and others issued by third parties, relating to land and premises in the City of York area. Also includes property files such as commercial conveyances, purchases/acquisitions, title enquiries, commercial/business leases, deeds and title documents for various lands owned by City of York Council.

These negatives and postcards were originally individually labelled by J W Knowles, and stored in poor quality envelopes. During the process of cataloguing, these items were repackaged into archival quality envelopes, and the details on the original envelopes transferred to the catalogue descriptions. This information now appears in the 'Title' field. Please see individual item descriptions for full details of this extensive series.

Please note, reference numbers KNO/24/2011 to KNO/24/2199 were not used.

Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)
MAR/25 · Series · 19th century-20th century
Part of Sir John Arthur Ransome Marriott, M.P.

A collection of journals, parliamentary papers and other published works retained by John Arthur Ransome Marriott in the course of his working life. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed infomation about the contents of this series.

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Transport papers
HMU/2 · Series · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Includes papers relating to railways, horse trams, trolleybuses and electrobuses, boats and the Sheppee Steam Company.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Heraldry
HMU/5 · Series · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Files relating to heraldry in York and elsewhere. Includes transcripts of a series of lectures carried out by Hugh Murray on the subject, and details of ecclesiastical heraldry. Please see file level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Public toilets
HMU/9 · Series · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Includes historical information and research notes on the development of public toilets in York city centre. Includes some secondary source material. In particular the information relates to the outbreaks of cholera.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
John Cossins research
HMU/10 · Series · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Includes maps, a booklet with sketches, correspondence, notes relating to York, Beverley and Scarborough, and drafts of Hugh Murrays book on town plans.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
William Peckitt research
HMU/11 · Series · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Includes typescript pages, list of Peckitt works, notes relating to the genealogy of Peckitt and Fenton, papers by Brighton and photocopied articles.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/13 · Series · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Includes newspaper cuttings, secondary source material and handwritten notes regarding the supply of electricity to York and the history of street furniture.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Pearson Room, Leeds
HMU/16 · Series · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Files relating to the history of the Pearson room at Leeds Metropolitan University.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/19 · Series · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Includes details of the Kempe / Kemp arms, details of the family history and newsletters relating to the Kempe Society.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/25 · Series · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Research notes compiled by Hugh Murray relating to Lord Mayors of York and other civic officials. Please see file level descriptions for more details information about the contents of this series.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Bellmen of York
HMU/28 · Series · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Research notes relating to bellmen and bellringers in York.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/32 · Series · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Includes colour photographs of drawings and paintings, believed to have been used in the work 'York Through the Eyes of the Artist.'

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Microfiche
HMU/34 · Series · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Microfiche of the International Genealogical Index, Yorkshire region (as at 1992), as well as other genealogical resources.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/N · Series · 19th century-20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

This series includes photographic negatives collected by Hugh Murray, a local historian in York. The collection was listed by volunteers from York Civic Trust between 2015 and 2017.

The original order of this material has been maintained, and the negatives have been item-level listed as they were stored.

MSS/2 · Series · 19th century-20th century
Part of Manuscripts collection

Manuscripts catalogued during 2018, either from existing material and transfers from the Local History collection, or new accessions. See individual items for more detailed descriptions.

Books
JMU/7 · Series · 20th century
Part of Joe Murphy archive

Various books collected by Joe Murphy as research for his book

YAW/2 · Series · February 1851-20th century
Part of York Architectural workshop

Includes plans for various houses in Albert Street and Walmgate, as well as a list of plans orignally contained in York Reference Library.

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Photographs and slides
WRG/3 · Series · 20th century
Part of Brian Wragg papers

Includes one series of printed photographs of Carr buildings and people (from the John Carr catalogue), and an extensive collection of slides relating to John Carr. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

Wragg; Richard Brian (?-?)
Legal papers
WFH/1 · Series · 18th century-20th century
Part of Water Fulford Hall

Includes conveyances, abstracts of title, deeds, mortgages and other legal papers relating to the hall and its owners.

Mason family
PLA/1 · Series · 19th century-20th century
Part of Place and Mason Families of Skelton

Includes Co-operative Society funeral account for William Mason, and papers relating to a marriage in the family. See file level descriptions for more detailed information.

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Campaigns and activities
RAM/7 · Series · 1968-1999
Part of The Ramblers (York Group)

Includes papers on local campaigns fought by the York Group of The Ramblers, as well as correspondence regarding activities they were involved in or undertook themselves, such as Family Rambling days, the National Council Meeting in York and the Selby-York cycle path.

Y/COU/3/1 · Series · [1272]-twentieth century
Part of York Civic Archive

The central recorded series of admitted freemen. The first volume has been previously known as C/Y [Continues post-Giles]. Records under 100 years old will be restricted under the Data Protection Act.

Freemen (Unreformed)
Books
HDG/10 · Series · 1886-20th century
Part of Hardings drapers, High Ousegate, York

Books relating to the world of fabrics, retained by Hardings Linen Drapers as reference works.

Hardings Linen Drapers
BLO/7 · Series · 20th century
Part of Harold Edgar Bloor papers

At present this collection only comprises one file with the text of an address and a list of lantern slides. Please note, the original lantern slides were not deposited with the archives service.

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Street improvements
Y/PPT/2/3 · Series · 19th-20th century
Part of York Civic Archive

Comprises papers relating to the building, widening, paving and general improvement of York's streets. Includes street renumbering records; and street improvement papers for the following areas: Castlegate and Water Lanes; Jubbergate; Spurriergate and Coney Street; Little Blake Street (Duncombe Place); Heslington Road; Gillygate, Skeldergate and Holgate Road; Monkgate and Layerthorpe.
Note only street improvements undertaken prior to the establishment of the Streets and Buildings Committee (i.e. up to c1890) have been catalogued. Later records relating to street improvements are currently uncatalogued.

York Mansion House
Y/CUL/3/4 · Series · 19th century - 20th century
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes records relating to York Mansion House as a tourist or business venue.

York School of Design
Genealogical files
HMU/1 · Series · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Includes pedigrees and handwritten notes for many families in York. See individual file descriptions for which surnames are included in each file. The files have been arranged alphabetically.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Notes on history classes
HMU/24 · Series · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Files of papers relating to classes taught by Hugh Murray over the course of his career.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Royalty and Royal visits
HMU/46 · Series · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Files relating to the role of the Royal Family, their connection with York, and Royal events. Please see file and item level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)