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Includes 3D printed objects, interpretation of the objects by York Learning English Move On class learners and blog entries by Tech For York. The theme of this activity was clothing and this collection acts as a snapshop in time for clothing as well as 3D printing technology.

Collection contains two prescription books including customer names and their prescribed medication.

Collection includes material relating to the business of Fairbank and Sons, Surveyors and Engineers, which mainly consists of correspondence in addition to genealogical research into the Fairbank family.

Includes research notes on members of the Fairfax family in the United Kingdom, as well as pictures and photographs, wills, census returns, civil registration copy documents, pictures and photographs of villages with Fairfax connections, war service records and papers specifically related to Robert Fairfax. The records were compiled in the 1990s and 2000s, but use various historical sources to create the Fairfax family trees. Also includes some later correspondence relating to specific family queries.

Includes minutes of meetings, general correspondence, details of events, fundraising and lists of members.

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Includes papers relating to both Frank N Geary & Co and papers relating to the York, Hull & District ironmongers' association.

Fred and John Hawksby were York-based brothers, both of whom enjoyed careers in boxing, with Fred turning professional. This collection includes handbills for boxing matches, posters, newspaper cuttings, photographs, additional documents and personal papers of Fred Hawksby.

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Includes details of the work completed by Frederick Bell, architects. The drawings are arranged chronologically by date.

At present this collection only comprises a minute book of committee meetings. The Friends group was originally a Committee of Management, attached to the Manor of Clifton.

Includes newsletters, children's treasure hunt and quiz papers, nature trails, notification of annual general meetings, events plans, meeting minutes, annual reports and statements of accounts and papers on the development of Heworth Holme.

This collection includes records created and collected by the Friends of Rowntree Park. The collection includes meeting minutes and correspondence, and material relating to the refurbishment and redevelopment of Rowntree Park including material relating to a National Lottery Fund bid. The collection also includes photographs of park events, newsletters from the Friends of Rowntree Park, and material on the history of the park.

Includes two correspondence files, a list of documents owned by David A A Lodge, a list of committee members (as at 25/11/1993) and examples of membership forms and leaflets.

Includes meeting minutes, annual general meeting minutes and papers, annual reports, financial papers, changes to the rules of the Friends, papers relating to the British Association of Friends of Museums, minutes of meetings of the Leisure Services Heritage sub-committee and papers relating to gallery talks. Also includes newsletters, circulars, administation files, press releases and news cuttings, papers relating to group outings, general correspondence files, papers relating to fundraising activities and papers relating to the National Art Fund.

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Includes papers relating to the creation and organisation of the Friends of York City Archives, agendas and meeting minutes as well as other associated material and presentations.

At present this collection only comprises typescript copies of the meeting minutes from this period.

Includes his source material on the Foss Navigation and railway companies and lines, as well as the Leeds and Liverpool canal.

Includes one photograph album with black and white images, showing external and internal views of the factory (including employees); one black and white image showing an unspecified couple (possibly Mr Terence Jeffery and wife); one contract of employment for Mr Terence Jeffery, Assistant Company Secretary dated 8 July 1964; and two newspaper cuttings.

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Includes articles and music written by him, and one letter and newspaper cutting relating to the Nursery Rhyme reform campaign.

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One volume which contains information about customer 'pledges' made between 1777-1778. Information includes customer names and addresses, dates and types of items pledged, a list of pledged watches, types of clothes and fabrics and the amounts paid.

This collection comprises various papers and deeds collected by and connected with George Leeman including those relating to property and land, legal and financial matters as well as family notices and records.

At present this collection only comprises a family Bible.

Includes Year Books and newsletters. Please see series level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.

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Letters and schedules relating to books and papers belonging to Sumner. Includes:
-Memo - Sumner to Mrs Fowkes re a Mr Wilmott who had enquired as to the whearabouts of scheduled items on a list Sumner had provided him with, undated
-Letter - Sumner to Rev. Charles Wellbeloved re a schedule of books, deeds, and papers in Sumner's possession, 20.03.1857
-Schedule of books, deeds, and papers relating to the city of York in Sumner's personal library at Beverley.

This collection currently comprises one volume of specifications for building conversion, a framed surveyor's report and colour photographs of refurbishment in the 1980s.

Papers relating to the Gray family of York including geneological information, legal papers, accounts, correpondence as well as extensive diaries and travel journals. Also includes some further records relating to the Cawood family.

This extensive collection comprises legal papers and probate documentation relating to the clients of Gray, Dodsworth & Co, over at least three centuries. Clients were not solely York-based, and the papers relate to a wide geographical area across northern England and London predominantly, including papers on local manors. The collection has been catalogued in the order in which it was found, with bundles of documents catalogued together to maintain the original order. In some cases, this means that the inter-relationship between the documents in a bundle is currently unknown.

Please note that numbers GDC/26, GDC/35-38, GDC/134-135 and GDC/188 were not used.

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Includes invoice book, ledgers, property papers and plans, financial papers, photographs and glass plate negatives, examples of stationary, half-yearly catalogues, advertising signs and materials, fabric samples, printed books, papers relating to the incorporation of the company and its winding up, sales catalogues, legal papers, newspaper cuttings, third-party advertisements, Midland Bank coin bags, papers relating to the involvement of the Harding family with the Merchant Taylors Company, Econasign stencilling set and framed photograph of the premises under construction. Please see series level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.

Includes general files, patent specifications, prototypes, documents relating to H E Bloor's interests, documents relating to the gas industry in York and elsewhere, the Gas Undertakings Bill 1934, newspaper cuttings and personal papers. See file level descriptions for more detailed information about this collection.

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Oral history testimonies and trancript from veterans of the Second World War, discussing their experiences. Includes a number of members of York Normandy Veterans Association. Interviews were held with Douglas Petty, Harold May, Albert 'Bert' Barritt, George Meredith, Ken Cooke, Pat Evans, James Mason, Ken Smith, Ron Goldstein and Jack Millin. Relevant consent for dissemination was also obtained from either the subject, or their relatives if since deceased. These consents are held by the archives service.

Also includes a partial transcript of the interviews, and a complete digital copy of the resulting PhD. Please see series, sub-series and item level descriptions for more details about the contents of this collection.

Includes family certificates, military papers, Widows' Pension appeal files and housing rent book.

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At present this collection only includes minutes of the Steering Committee.

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Records relating to the operational activities of Haxby Town Council including meeting minutes outlining decisions made by the Council; and records relating to the Haxby & Wigginton Cemetery sub-committee.

The magazine was previously known as the Haxby, Wigginton and District Advertiser.

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These personal papers were collected by Henry Tennant as part of his role with York School Board. They include correspondence, annual reports and pamphlets, as well as some material on temperance.

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Records from the Heslington Parish Council, including a meeting minute book, 1925-1962, and photocopies of deeds relating to ownership of common land in Heslington, with correspondence.

Letters, primarily to or from William Hey, from his family members. The letters cover the period of him being in school, at university and in work, and are written by a number of relatives. All the letters includes details of family life - and death - and local news. The Hey family was intermarried with the Gray family of Grays solicitors, York, and associated papers can be found in the business collection (reference GDC) and the family collection (reference GFP).

Home-Start York was a voluntary home visiting scheme for young families under stress. At present this collection only comprises an incomplete series of annual reports.

Includes family photographs of Surtees Hornby and relatives, and some landscape scenes. Some of the images have been captioned, but the majority are currently unidentified. All the images were removed from a photograph album.

The collection currently comprises press cuttings and press reports issued by Hugh Bayley's office.

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This archive includes the research notes, photographs, card indexes, negatives and 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.

During the course of this listing work, the paper files have been re-arranged into thematic series, however the original order of all other categories of material has been maintained. The remaining items are arranged by format and have been item-level listed in the order they were originally stored.

At present this collection only comprises one quality control ledger.

Includes minute books of the school (previously known as Salem Chapel branch school), 1926 class register, notice of a public meeting about the schools, and receipt for the supply of tea to Hungate Mission School by G E Barton, York.

At present the collection comprises three copies of a recording of retired farmer J W Cass talking to the group.

Collection consists of meeting minutes of the Parish Council regarding local matters such as planning and crime.

Includes account books, laundry book, motor accounts, receipts and a business envelope.

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This collection currently only comprises newsletters for the branches, entitled Tidal Wave and Tiller.

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At present this collection only comprises one incomplete series of year books for the charity.

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Includes notebooks, scrapbooks, certificates for her qualifications through the Royal College of Music, London Musical Competition and Kensington Musical Competition, invitation, concert programme and folder of biographical information.

Records relating to the operational activities of J W Ruddock and Sons, Tailors in York. Collection includes records relating to the ongoing management, financials, staffing and orders by the company.

The collection comprises two lists of shareholders, a list of directors and one catalogue of fruit trees supplied by the nursery.

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Includes correspondence, memoirs, transcripts, audio cassettes, photographs and negatives. The material primarily relates to New Earswick, where Murphy based his local history research. Please see item and file level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.

At present this collection only comprises boxes of printing plates used in the production of J B Morrell's works. The plates are primarily uncatalogued, and relate to a number of different works.

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Papers of John Goodricke and Nathaniel and Edward Pigott, astronomers. Includes:
-Papers of John Goodricke
-Papers of Nathaniel Pigott
-Papers of Edward Pigott
-Letters of John Goodricke and Nathaniel and Edward Pigott
-Printed material by other individuals

Includes minute books, copies of the constitutions and regulations, cheques paid out, cheque stubs, receipts, blank forms and headed notepaper, returns sent to the Charities Commissioner and papers relating to the winding up of the charity.

Includes correspondence, insurance and tax documents, banknotes and photos of John Walker and his family.

At present this collection only comprises editions of the Search magazine produced by the Trust, and a small number of publication lists. Please see series and file level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.

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Includes meeting minutes, property and accommodation papers, papers relating to the creation and closure of the charity, and papers regarding the charity's work. Also includes photographs, publicity materials and a copy of the memorandum and articles of association.

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Includes council minute books, 1935-1995; papers relating to the community adviser programme, 1983; submissions to the Local Government Commission, 1992-1993; applications for planning permission, 1986-1996; papers regarding local development, 1996-1997; and parish council finance papers 1939-1998.

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Includes meeting papers, agendas and project papers concerning the work of the association, including newspaper cuttings and photographs. Also includes meeting agendas and associated papers of the York Residents' Federation, of which the Kingsway Area Residents Association was a member.

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This collection primarily includes papers of John Ward Knowles and his son John Alder Knowles, which form a research collection predominantly on churches (including York Minster), glass manufacture and stained glass, as well as original design artwork (KNO/1-24). The collection also includes a small amount of business papers relating to the glass painting business they founded and managed - J W Knowles & Sons (KNO/23). In addition to the research collection are personal papers relating to both John Ward Knowles and John Alder Knowles (KNO/25 and 26), as well as items relating to their relative Christopher Milward (KNO/27), a former Lord Mayor of York. Some of the items can be attributed to the family as a whole but not individual family members (KNO/28).

Includes photographs of the shop, one photograph of a sports team, photograph of a Freemasons' day trip, painting of St Martin's Coney Street and additional photographs.

Lawrence Leadley wrote the Fiddler of Helperby. The research was compiled by James Merryweather and Matt Seattle.

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This collection currently comprises one photograph of an unidentified group of members of the Legion.

Includes papers relating to the estate of John Leng, will of Mrs Margaret Leng, family certificates, bank books, blank diary including the Fulford biscuits recipe, research notes on the Leng family (with CD-ROM), volume of newspaper cuttings nad correspondence regarding the family, notice for printers and decorators working on the Fulford biscuits factory and slides of documents and artefacts relating to Fulford biscuits.

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The papers primarily relate to Alne Hall, Alne, run by the Foundation. Includes annual general meeting papers, annual reports, newsletters, history of the home and flyers. See item level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.

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Includes group photograph of pupils with a teacher, two Home Guard forms for mileage allowance and one group photograph of York Home Guard.

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At present this collection comprises two typescript copies of his play 'Sounding Brass' about George Leeman.

This collection consists of letters addressed to various York people concerning a variety of topics.

It is believed that John Cooper was a relative or friend of Samuel Holberry.

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Collection includes 10 letters of correspondence to and from Lillie Dyson including a character reference for Lillie Dyson.

Until 1923 these minutes refer to the Ladies Section only, before the amalgamation of clubs. From 1923 onwards the minutes refer to the swimming club as a whole.

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Rolled plan of the Manor of Dringhouses, showing enclosed and unenclosed land in the village. Includes the names of landowners and plot farmers. Also includes a surrogate copy.

This collection contains letters and manuscripts which do not form a collection in themselves. They were compiled by various authors. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information.

The collection currently comprises one three-volume set of Drake's Travels in Italy, written in his own hand, and one two-volume set of Drake's history of York's 'Eboracum' owned by Drake and including handwritten annotations.

This collection currently comprises two volumes of material for a book entitled 'Towards a history of York.'

This collection consists of one volume, entitled 'The Rebellion in England between 1640 and 1653', comprising notes taken from the York Corporation House Books and additional sources.

The collection includes manuscripts for Hargrove's 'York Biographies', as well as volumes of handwritten notes regaring the history of York more generally, including Yorkshire people and places. An index to all the volumes can be found in HAR/8.

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At present this collection only comprises 50 single sheet and booklet programmes for concerts. Please see KIR/1 for more detailed information.

This collection features ledgers, papers, correspondence and bills relating to Mennall Sawmill at Ebor Works, York Road, Huntington.

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.

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At present this collection only includes household and professional invoices and receipts from various companies in York and elsewhere, sent to Milburn in the course of his professional and personal activities. Original order has been maintained by the archivist, and bundles have been repackaged as found.

This collection has been severely damaged by rodents before transfer to the archive, leaving the invoices very fragile. They require conservation cleaning and stabilisation before they can be made available to the public.

Includes minute books, annual reports, a history of the group, branch rules, branch directory and booklets produced by, and retained by, the branch.

Legal papers relating to clients of Munby and Scott, York solicitors, including probate materials, papers relating to the Manor of Acomb and Holgate with Clifton and property deeds relating to Petergate, Silver Street and Marygate. Also includes property

Papers of the Munby family and related families of York (including the Forth, Woodhouse, and Pearson families). Includes:

-Diaries and Household Accounts 1778-1885
-Professional Papers and Correspondence 1747-1911
-Genealogical Material 1734 - 1920
-Family papers and correspondence, 1700s-1920

These papers are largely written by and related to the female branch of the Munby family (the Woodhouses and Forth lines) but some to relate to the male members of the families involved.

This collection currently comprises two oral history testimonies - one with the original recording and one with a transcript only.

Includes meeting minutes, annual general meeting minutes, papers relating to the constitution, financial papers, correspondence files, papers relating to particular guilds, summer schools, exhibition papers and catalogues, meeting attendance lists, publicity files, papers relating to Darlington College, newsletters and journals, papers relating to the Federation of British Craft Societies and Crafts Advisory Committee and seminar notes.

Includes records of the York branch: minutes and reports, membership documentation, correspondence files, financial papers, York branch files, papers on the regrading of roles and the personal protection of pay, Local Charter and conditions of service, copy of Ebor Digest, papers of the Health, Safety and Welfare policy, NALGO branch rules, sports and social clubs accounts, papers regarding a staff social lub and staff training file. Also includes more general files relating to NALGO as a whole: meeting minutes, correspondence files, general papers of NALGO, policies and procedures, annual reports by Local Authorities, subcommittee meetings, Castle Museum papers, publications and circulars, North Yorkshire County Working Party files, Yorkshire and Humberside District files, Yorkshire Provincial Council Papers, papers relating to job regrading, strike campaign papers, York Municipal Officers Guild, newspaper cuttings, questionnaires, job descriptions, Joint Shop Steward Committee papers and papers concerning individual NALGO employees.

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Minute book covering an important period in the history of the Union where production of the Evening Press was halted by a dispute with the print workers' union NGA.

Includes family letters, postcards, photographs and a diary belonging to Battrick.

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At present this collection comprises one bundle of magazines entitled 'Sweet facts.

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Collection consists of meeting minutes of the Parish Council regarding local matters such as planning and crime.

Includes an incomplete series of bulletins only.

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Collection consists of meeting minutes of the Parish and Village Council regarding local matters such as planning and crime.

At present this collection only comprises an incomplete set of North Eastern Express, the journal of the association, and supplements to the journal. Please note, in some cases supplements may still be inside the original journal.

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Includes annual reports of the Director of Public Health, annual reports, AIDS control annual reports and additional consultation papers and documents relating to the work of the organisation.

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