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Incomplete series.

Third triennial report of the work of the City of York School Board

These volumes have indexes.

Strays Committee - becomes Parks and Smallholdings Committee in 1913

51.1 1907-21
52.1 1921-28
2 1928-35
3 1935-43
4 1943-49
5 1949-53
6 1953-57

plus draft Parks and Smallholdings Committee minutes

52a 1951-1952

These volumes contain indexes

1 1952-62
2 1963-74

Also contains loose minutes:
1947-1950
1955-1958
1959-1965
1966-1974
1974-1978

Ouse Navigation Cttee Minute Books

1837-1846
1846-1870
1870-1883
1883-1888
1888-1895
1895-1902
1902-1907
1907-1914
1914-1923
1923-1938
1938-1957
1957-1968

Ouse & Foss Navigation Minute Book

1968-1974

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

These volumes contain indexes.

6.1 1836-38
6.2 1838-64
6.3 1864-71

General subsidies and assessments. For specific military subsidies and assessments please see Y/ORD/4/2.

Loose copies of annual reports from the Medical Officer of Health. Some years include reports from the Tuberculosis Officer, the Inspector of Nuisances, the Public Analyst, Chief Sanitory Inspector, Medical Officer (Public Assistance), Canal Boats Inspector and Tuberculosis Crusade Committtee.

Includes annual reports and special reports of the Medical Officer of Health in bound volumes. The volumes also include annual reports of various other officers assisting the Medical Officer of Health, including: the Chief Sanitary Inspector; the Inspector of Nuisances, the Public Analyst, the Canal Boats Inspector; the School Medical Officers; and from 1930 the Chief Medical Officer (Public Assistance).

Inspection records of the Sanitary Inspector, Department of Health. Records inspections of insanitary conditions in houses (including inadequate sanitary facilities and drainage); inspections of common lodgings houses; food sampling and analysis; and slaughterhouse and meat inspections. Books from 1933 onwards includes reports of overcrowding. Indexed by street

Comprises printed leaflets and other promotional literature relating to public health educations.

Papers relating to the introduction and administering of the act. Includes returns of accidents.

Comprises papers relating to stock and equipment at Clifford Street Dispensary.

Comprises files on enquiry into permanent caravan sites for gypsies. Also includes files with details of past temporary caravan sites in York.

Comprises files concerning the presence of Gypsies at the York Racecourse Ebor Festival. The files are primarily concerned with the establishment of temporary sites for gypsies for the duration of the festival.

Comprises 20L, 10L, 5L and 2L fuel can measures; 2 boxes of pipettes; 56 LB weight; and 2 inspectors' scales (one labelled 'York' and one labelled 'Hull')

NOTE: ALL FUEL CAN MEASURES ARE LOCATED OFFSITE AND NEED TO BE ORDERED ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE.

Volumes 2, 4-8 contain indexes. For committee name changes see linked authority files,

1. 1897
2. 1897-1907
3. 1907-15
4. 1915-21
5. 1921-27
6. 1927-36
7. 1936-46
8. 1946-48

Includes organisational materials for the festival, as well as promotion items (tickets, invitations to events, event programmes etc). Also includes some publicity material, including newspaper cuttings.

Includes papers for the organisation of the festival, including the booking of events and artists, correspondence files and sample commemorative items.

Includes correspondence, photographs of the Mystery Plays and booklet entitled 'Why Sponsor the York Festival?'

This series currently comprises a plan of the Museum Gardens layout for the festival.

This series currently comprises meeting minutes for the organisation of the festival.

Records relating to poor relief after the Poor Law Amendment Act,1834. For records of the York Poor Law Union [1837-1930] and Public Assistance Committee [1930-1948] see reference: PLU

Comprises records of the Yorkshire Casual Poor Assistance Authority.

Includes minutes of proceedings, annual reports, financial papers, subscription papers, lists of subscribers and correspondence files.

Includes records relating to York Castle Museum

Promotional brochure detailing the history of York Mansion House. Created for commerical purposes, advertising York Mansion House as a venue for occasions and events. Also contains images.

The collection comprises school magazines only.

Log books for Castlegate School

The Town Clerk's files relating to health and health services in York. Files comprise correspondence and associated papers. See also Y/HEA/1/3

Town Clerk's correspondence files concerning the Health Committee and matters of public health. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence. See also Y/HEA/1/2

General administrative papers relating to the operation and maintenance of the York Maternity Hospital.

E93: 1718-1755
E94: 1755-1782
E95: 1782-1802
E96: 1802-1815
E97: 1815-1827
E98: 1827-1866

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.

Seals which have become detached from the city charters (see Y/ADM/1/1), and seal impressions.

Records concerning marketing, publicity and media relations relating to York City Council..

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 on a regular basis as they are catalogued..

Records concerning marketing, publicity and media relations relating to local government..

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 on a regular basis as they are catalogued..

Records produced by the Publiciy Department of local government..

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 on a regular basis as they are catalogued..

Bound copy of act

Includes papers relating to the bestowing of the honorary Freedom of the City on various individuals, as well as the organisation of First World War peace celebrations, and visits by foreign dignitories.

Wages books for temporary members of staff of the Streets and Buildings Department of the council.

These cards are later referred to as wages record sheets.

Publications and printed literature on smoke abatement and atmospheric pollution

1945 - 1953
1 1953 - 1957
2 1957 - 1962
3 1962 - 1966
4 1966 - 1968

1 1944-49
2 1949-55
3 1955-57 Including Youth Grants Sub-Committee
4 1958-61
5 1961-64
6 1964-70
7 1970-74 Including Youth Grants Sub-Committee (1965-1969) and Youth Planning and Training Sub-Cttee (1969-73)

Registers of unsound food surrendered to the Health Department.

Comprises correspondence relating to the bacteriological testing of milk samples

Papers relating to the Local Government Board enquiry carried out by Dr Ballard into deaths from diarrhoea in 1880. The papers include notes, statistics, summary reports and reports of individual cases in York.

Incidence graphs

Papers concerning the establishment and allocation of staff salaries

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.

Contains reports, studies and literature related to traffic, public transport and parking in York.

Includes accommodation clearance registers, papers regarding billeting, annual reports, papers relating to atomic warfare, civil defence handbooks, general preparations for a nuclear attack, papers relating to the British Association, circulars, York Civil Defence Association, Civil Defence committee minutes, civil protection, competitions, conference papers, papers regarding Control Centres, correspondence files of Arthur Cooke (Civil Defence officer), general correspondence files, demonstration and protest papers, papers regarding Civil Defence equipment, evacuations scheme, exercises and training courses, mass experiments, financial papers (including insurance files), papers relating to the Fire Service, emergency feeding plans, Home Defence papers and correspondence, Head Office files, hospital organisation files, papers relating to Civil Defence in industry and infrastructure, inspection files, membership lists, copies of the Civil Defence Acts, year books, copies of the Civil Defence Officers Journal, Ministry of Health papers, minutes of the Civil Defence committee, papers of the Association of Municipal Corporations, reports and pamphlets relating to the nuclear threat, papers regarding nuclear tests, observations papers, premises files, publicity and recruitment files, papers regarding Hungarian refugees in York, remembrance files, staff resignation and transfer files, papers relating to the Scientific Intelligence Officers and Sector Controllers, shelter files, siren installation, staff papers, technical reconnaisance papers, correspondence with the Town Clerk, papers regarding Civil Defence vehicles, warden's files, the role of the Women's Voluntary Service, and the role of the Yorkshire Yeomanry.

Dispute with Corporation papers concerning nomination of pasturemasters, and wardmotes courts post-1835. A map of each stray from 1772, by John Lund.

Documents relating to the Curriers Guild

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.

Includes petitions, dispute papers, deeds and property transactions.

1 1962-64
2 1964-74

8 1961-64
9 1964-72
10 1972-74

These volumes include indexes.

Public Library Committee,
1 1909-26
2 1926-42
3 1942-53
Library and Publicity Committee from 1949
4 1953-62
5 1962-73

These volumes contain indexes

1. 1890-1896
2. 1896-1909

Minutes, agendas and papers of the City of York Council Education Committee

Includes the minutes for 1946-53 and 1956-68 only.

Includes indexes.

1 1886-89
2 1889-91
3 1891-94
4 1894-96
5 1896-99
6 1899-1901 (Became Health Committee in 1900)

Bound committee minutes

Bound committee minutes

Bound committee minutes of the Lunatic Asylum Visiting Committee, renamed Mental Hospital Committee from 1926

Bound committee minues

Bound committee minutes.

Papers relating to the organisation of parliamentary elections in York. Includes ballot papers, expenses paperwork and information on postal votes.

Includes information on candidates and expenses.

Renamed A.R.P Emergency Commttee from 1939

Includes:
E48: Book of Subsidy granted to King Henry VIII and contributed by Persons, Corporations, Fraternities, Gilds etc, according to certain values, 1547-8;
E49 Book of Subsidy granted to King Edward VI, 1547-8 (bound with E48);
E50: Book of Subsidy granted to King Edward VI and Elizabeth I, 1550-1559;
E51: Book of Subsidy granted to Elizabeth I, 1563-1582.
E59: Assessment on the City and Ainsty, 1582;
E59a: Assessments on the City and Ainsty, 1585-1600

Books recording routine inspections and inspections in response to complaints of unsanitary conditions in houses or other premises. Conditions inspected include privies, air quality, keeping of animals, offensive trades, and drains. Also record inspections of premises for overcrowding, and for sanitary conditions at the home accommodation of patients with infectious diseases. Indexed by street name at the start or back of each volume.

Form of instruction from the Medical Officer of Health to the Inspector of Nuisances to visit and report on sanitary conditions of dwellings. Details recorded in the reports varies over time but typically includes name of infected person, age, occupation, disease and various details about their living conditions.
Note: not all volumes are indexed. See also Y/HEA/4

Inspections and reports on drains, sanitary facilities and food hygiene.

Comprises records relating primarily to the accommodation and care of patients with mental health issues. Also includes a small number of records concerning York City Asylum.

Comprises papers relating to the accommodation and maintenance of adults and children with learning disabilities ('mental deficiency').

Includes reports from the Board of Control, The Incorporation of National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control; The Royal Albert Institution in Lancaster; the Yorkshire Association for Mental Welfare; and the Mental After Care Association. Also includes minutes of the East Riding and York Joint Board for the Mentally Defective; a printed volume of medical PR actioners approved by the Board of Control; and copies of the Mental Deficiency Acts.

Papers concerning the provision of additional war-time nurseries in York.

Comprises correspondence and associated papers for the York School Dental Service. The papers mainly concern administrative matters such as staffing, statistics, equipment, training, the organisation of the service, and various aspects of dental health. Includes minutes of the Education Committee, some external committees, and printed promotional literature. Contains some correspondence from patients.

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.

Comprises background papers and correspondence

Rent receipt books for Gypsy caravan sites