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North Yorkshire County Record Office publication entitled 'To Escape the Monster's Clutches'. Notes and documents illustrating the preparations in North Yorkshire to repel the invasion threatened by the French from 1793. This is publication 15 created North Yorkshire County Record Office while North Yorkshire was the registration county for the registration district of York from 1974 - 1996.

North Yorkshire County Record Office Journal 7 featuring articles on North Yorkshire County Record Office in 1977, The Eure Family, The North Riding Linen Industry and The First Spsamodic Cholera Epidemic in the North Riding of Yorkshire, 1832.. This is publication no. 24 created North Yorkshire County Record Office while North Yorkshire was the registration county for the registration district of York from 1974 - 1996.

North Yorkshire County Record Office Journal 5, featuring articles on NOrth Yorkshire County Record Office 1976, Snape in the late fifteenth century; The Kiplin Hall Archive; The History of Adult Education in Richmond and Swaledale; How to celebrate 150 years ago: documents from the Jervaulx archive.

This is publication no.13 created North Yorkshire County Record Office while North Yorkshire was the registration county for the registration district of York from 1974 - 1996.

North Yorkshire County Record Office Journal 1, featuring articles on North Yorkshire County Record Office 1974; The Feversham (Duncombe) Family Archive; The Origins of the North Riding COunty Planning Service; Recollections of a Farm Worker; Poor Relief in Ripon.

This is publication no.1 created North Yorkshire County Record Office while North Yorkshire was the registration county for the registration district of York from 1974 - 1996.

Quarter inch scale plan and elevations of bookshelves in the Children's Library by Brierley and Rutherford.

Drawn up by Brierley and Rutherford.

Quarter inch scale details of the lending library showing wall fittings. The drawing is by Brierley and Rutherford.

Invitations admitting members of overseas delegates to the opening of York Public Library.

Estimate of costs addressed to Arthur Furnish from Brierley and Rutherford. Also includes details of the proposals.

Contains general correspondence relating to health and infection control, fines, user enquiries, acquisition of stock, money and accounts. Indexed.

Contains general correspondence relating to fines, user enquiries, acquisition of stock, money and accounts, and committee matters. Indexed.

Papers and architectural drawings relating to the formation of the York Public Library.

Printed catalogues and class lists of the works contained in the York Public Library.

The posters are contained in a wallet marked 'York Library Entrance Hall'.

Includes photographs, leaflets, notices, posters, cuttings, programmes relating to the celebrations for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, held in the City of York. Also includes a list of local schools which participated.

The ticket is in the name of Joe Taylor.

The bundle mostly comprises internal memoranda from the Assistant County Librarian, D Division; and Divisional Management Group meeting minutes.

The blocks were together in a folder marked 'Sir Marcus Worsley Visit to York Library to Open the Tree Conservation Exhibition'.

Three examples of the bag.

One volume of published annual reports.

Drawing showing proposed new shelving for York Public Library. Drawn by T.W. Spurr, city engineer.

Plan of the lending library at York Public Library showing fittings. Drawn by Brierley, Rutherford and Syne.

Details of the staff enclosure in the lending library of York Public Library. Drawn by Brierley, Rutherford and Syne.

The Public Library York - details of staff encloisure in the lending library. Brierley, Rutherford and Syne

Plan showing the proposed use of York Central Library as an information bureau for the Air Raid Precautions Department.

Layour plan and design of the counter.

Front, side and rear elevations, plan and block plan. Drawn by Charles J. Minter. Ref no. C1493.

Drawing showing the library fines box at Acomb Library Drawn by E. Firth. Original reference. B/1432/1. Attached is a plan for the York Central Library Fines Box. Drawn by E. Firth. Original reference B1433/1.

Drawings for the proposed branch library at Tang Hall (Fifth Avenue Site). Drawn by E. Firth.

Drawing of Tang Hall branch library showing interior wall elevations and fittings. Drawn by E Firth. Ref no. D17081.

Plans of Acomb Branch library. Drawn by E Firth. Ref. D. 2077.

Handwritten list.

Published in 1906.

Eight copies.

Class list of books on natural science.

Class list of books on sociology

With handwritten inserts.

The statistics relate to membership, new tickets and renewals of membership. Includes names and addresses of members.

Free Library Counter and Details. No. 4

Volume 3. Includes general newspaper cuttings from Yorkshire Evening Press, with photographs. Incomplete.

The photograph shows staff and the reference counters.

Includes the names of the staff on the reverse.

This image appears to be a duplicate of Y/EDU/5/3/19/17.

The image is framed and has an inscription on the reverse.

Originally held in an envelope.

Two copies.

Includes two views of the upper reading room.

Includes two images of the Clifford Street premises, c.1900, and one image of the Museum Street premises under contruction, c.1938.

North Riding Record Office annual report describing the work and resources of the North Riding Record Office.

The Public Library York - details of staff encloisure in the lending library. Brierley, Rutherford and Syne

Drawn by Charles J. Minter. Prepared by JCOS. Ref no. B1971.

Drawings of the temporary branch library, Front Street Acomb. Drawn by Charles J. Minter and prepared by GTC. Original reference: C15651.

Drawing showing alterations to York Central Llibrary, including the toilet area. Drawn by E. Firth. Original reference: B/649/.

Drawings for the proposed branch library at Tang Hall (Fifth Avenue Site). Drawn by E. Firth.

Drawing of Dringhouses branch library, showing proposed staff accommodation. Drawn by E Firth. Original reference: B/954/1. Also includes a covering letter from the architect.

Drawing of the proposed information desk at York Public Library. Drawn by E. Firth. Ref. B/922/1.

Drawing of the York Central Library book enquiry desk. Drawn by E Firth. Ref. D/1886/1.

Drawing of Dringhouses library proposed control and enquiry counters. Drawn by E. Firth. D/2280/.1.

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.

Includes correspondence relating to the temporary branch library at Acomb and the planning of the new permanent branch.

The notice states that direct access to the shelves was prohibited due to "unauthorised borrowing from the reference library". Framed.

There is a second notice in the frame, instructing readers to leave books on the table when finished with them. To view this notice, please ask a member of staff to remove it from the frame.

The folder includes wallets and papers containing images of young infants engaging in reading activities, loose photographs and postcards from the aforementioned scheme, and a collection of newspaper articles from the local press.

Two volumes, covering 1929-1947 and 1951-1963 only.

One inch scale and full size details of fittings in lending library and juvenile library by Brierley and Ruitherford.

Half inch scale drawing by Brierley and Rutherford.

Class list of books on Useful Arts

Class list of books on Fine Arts

Poster entitled 'Public Library for York: Speeches delivered at the Citizens' Meeting on Thursday, November 3rd, in favour of a Public Library for York' - kept in an envelope headed as follows: 'City of York - The Public Libraries (England) Acts 1855-1890 Poster - dated 17 October 1891'.

Includes an article on the first page regarding proposals for a free library in York.

Additional item: Duplicate Book Flyer.

The leaflet includes details of nominees (in cats 0-5, 6-8, 9-11) with the eventual winners noted.

One copy.

Files of library staff who left during the period 1945-1963.

Volume 2. Includes general newspaper cuttings from Yorkshire Evening Press, with photographs.

Includes assorted press cuttings from local papers, relating to the Library and its events, fundraising and appeals.