Includes minutes; plaint books; court books and papers; declarations, pleadings and other documents; recognizances; calendars of prisoners; and judgement papers
York Quarter SessionsOuse Navigation Commissioners' Minute Book:
1727-78
Ouse Navigation Trustees' Minute Books:
1731-1753
1754-1778
1779-1834
1834-1837
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)Incomplete series.
Freemen (Unreformed)Includes petitions, dispute and judgment papers, a lease, pasturemaster accounts and inclosure papers.
Freemen (Unreformed)Published reports and plans for the Ouse and Foss Navigation Company. See Y/ENV/1/5 for more papers regarding the company.
Includes minutes of proceedings, annual reports, financial papers, subscription papers, lists of subscribers and correspondence files.
York School of DesignIncludes records relating to York Castle Museum
York School of DesignAt present this series only comprises papers regarding the Honorary Freedom bestowed on T C Benfield.
Includes meeting minutes of staff meetings, general correspondence files, files relating to publications, curator's research files, papers relating to the re-branding of the Art Gallery and papers relating to a theft from the Art Gallery.
York School of DesignIncludes the minutes for 1946-53 and 1956-68 only.
Includes information about telephone company contracts, a dinner card, information booklets, notes on gas poisoning, papers relating to housing schemes, circulars and copies of the Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps.
Correspondence files on specific individuals in the care of the York local authority.
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.
Includes:
E60a: Transcriptions of City Charters, volume I;
E60b: Transcriptions of City Charters, volume II;
E60c: Transcript of a charter of King Edward VI, issued in 1547.
E60d: Translation of Two Charters relating to the Common Council of the City of York by a citizen 1662 and 1676
E86: Assessment made April 1596 for York's contribution to Ship of War to set forth from Hull.
E63: Book containing assessments, orders, warrants and proceedings relating to the civil war for the safety and defence (c.1645-)
E89: Fines and amercements for raising money for wars against France and Ireland (c.1660-1685)
E90: Contributions to royal aid and supplies in Walmgate ward parish (c.1660-1685)
E86A: Minutes of commissioners appointed under Acts of Parliament to raise proportions payable by City and Ainsty towards ships of war and disbanding of the army (c.1673-1678)
E91: Assessments made in City and Ainsty re: royal aid land tax for 1750-1777
E75: Militia accounts between the City of York, three Ridings of Yorkshire, Durham etc (1809)
Papers concerning the provision of additional war-time nurseries in York.
Comprises papers relating to stock and equipment at Clifford Street Dispensary.
Inspections and reports on drains, sanitary facilities and food hygiene.
Local Board of Health papers relating to the outbreak of cholera in York in 1832
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.
Papers relating to the administration and application of the Infectious Diseases Acts, 1890 and 1889.
Includes drainage papers, matron's reports, and correspondence files.
Returns and statistics recorded as part of an enquiry into a Typhoid Fever outbreak in York 1886
Comprises papers relating to the erection of and provision of accommodation at the Fever Hospital at Yearsley Bridge.
Comprises registers relating to the oversight and inspection of midwives following the Midwives Act, 1902
Details recorded include surname and address of patient; obstetric history of mother; nature of confinement; condition of foetus; and age, work, and health of mother.
Records drainage improvements carried out in properties. Entries include situation of premises, name of owner and builder, a brief description of works, and a line sketch of drainage on the premises (note: the volume covering 1936-1956 does not include any sketches)
Registers of complaint of nuisances and unsanitary conditions. Entries include date of complaint, situation of premises and brief description of complaint, name and address of complainant, date investigated and result (if any). Includes references to Assistant Sanitary Inspectors' report books. Indexed by street name.
Diaries of staff involved in deliveries and pickups of patients, food and other items. Also records some cases of insect control.
Comprises papers relating to the planning, organisation and delivery of the Royal Sanitary Institute Congress in York.
Copies of printed committee resolutions and proceedings, and minutes and reports of York Council. These copies were compile by the Chief Public Health Inspector and include annotations next to items that relate to public health.
General administrative papers of the Medical Officer of Health
Legal cases pursued under the Public Health Acts and bye-laws.
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.
Medical Officer of HealthIncludes 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).
Comprises statistical information on the health of school children in York and reports on health services provided.
Comprises correspondence and associated papers of the Health Committee. An alphabetical index to the files is included in first box. Files have been weeded prior to deposit in the archive.
Comprises records relating to promotional events and health exhibitions
Comprises printed leaflets and other promotional literature relating to public health educations.
Draft reports of inspections carried out by the Health Department. Reports include name/s of owners/occupiers and condition of houses. Some reports include plans and/or measurements.
The home was located in Acomb, and provided both residential care and respite care. Includes deceased resident files, day / night books, patients medical administration records, respite care patients files, residents accounts and cash movement sheets. Many of the files contain sensitive personal information.
Contains reports, studies and literature related to traffic, public transport and parking in York.
Taxation department / Motor taxation departmentReports related to road accidents in York
Taxation department / Motor taxation departmentReports, studies and development opportunities related toYork Inner Ring Road
Taxation department / Motor taxation departmentAnnual report for the North Yorkshire County Council Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education
York Education CommitteeBound committee minutes
Local Board of Health CommitteeBound committee minutes.
Urban Sanitary CommitteeBound committee minutes
Bound committee minutes of the Lunatic Asylum Visiting Committee, renamed Mental Hospital Committee from 1926
Lunatic Asylum Visiting CommitteeBound committee minutes
Housing CommitteeBound committee minues
Maternity Hospital CommitteeComprises 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.
Registers of unsound food surrendered to the Health Department.
Comprises files relating to the building and maintenance of council housing, particularly in the post-World War II period. Files consist primarily of correspondence and associated papers. .
Brochure detailing the history of York Mansion House. Also contains images
York School of DesignPromotional 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.
York School of DesignIncludes records relating to York Mansion House as a tourist or business venue.
York School of DesignCollections of memoranda on a wide variety of subjects such as elections, courts, orders, measures. Detailed information on the contents can be found in the Giles Catalogue (1909). When ordering please state the E number in addition to the reference number.
E32. Vol 1. (c.1461-1509)
E33. Vol 2. Titled: 'Ouse bridge presidents 1' (c.1600s)
E34. Vol 3. Titled: 'Ouse bridge presidents 2' - Contains index (c.1600s).
E35. Vol 4. Titled: 'Ouse bridge presidents 3' (c.1600s)
E36. Vol 5. Includes copies of judgments and resolutions (c.1489-1610)
E37. Vol 6. Precedent book (c.1600-1700s)
E38. Vol 7. Predecent book (c. 1603-1625)
E39. Vol 8. Precedent book (c. 1461-1471)
E40. Vol 9. (1484-1834)
E40A. Vol 10. (unknown)
E40B. Vol 11. (unknown)
E40C. Vol 12. (unknown)
E64: Names of able bodied and their arms and horses (c. 1509-1547)
E41: Muster roll of 102 soldiers sent to aid in war against Scotland (1543) and list of able bodied in the City and Ainsty and their arms.
E47: Names of persons, horses, weapons, armour in City and Ainsty plus deer parks and horse breeding (1573)
E41A: Muster roll of men chosen to be soldiers in 1584 and 1587 plus an assessment upon the Ainsty towards the cost of two light horseman to serve in Ireland 1578
E47A: Names of persons in Ainsty with weapons (1666)
E87: Names of soldiers appointed by ordinance of 23 May 1648
E41C: Names of men enlisted to serve in land and marine forces 1708-1711
E125: Commissioners for York and Ainsty minutes re: apprehension of men for army and Navy 1744-1745.
E41B: Minutes, accounts, etc connected to raising militia against Scotland 1745
E42: Minutes of Lieutenancy re: raising additional militia pursuant to 1797 Act.
E42A: Names of ballot in pursuance of Militia Act 1806.
E43: Minutes of Lieutenacy re: cavalry pursuant to 1797 Act.
E92: Raising of forces for defence of city in 1745, orders relating to vagrants, carriages impressed for royal service 1805
Mayor and Commonality of the City of YorkDetails recorded include surname and address of patient; obstetric history of mother; nature of confinement; progress of infant; and age, work, and health of mother.
3 volumes.
E78: unknown date
E78A: 1790, 1793, 1795, 1796, 1798, 1812, 1818, 1828-1831
E79: 1836-1849
Files created by City of York Council related to town planning.
Includes Ordnance Survey maps of York and neighbouring areas, some with locations of schools marked on. Also includes 'Geographia' maps with schools marked on and OS maps showing different wards in and around York.
Files created by City of York Council related to development in York
Parochial, municipal and parliamentary registers of electors. Depending on the extent of the franchise at different periods, these may be found in seperate volumes or combined together. Registers up to and including 2006 are on open shelves in the Archives reading room and do not need to be ordered: Y/COU/6/1, Y/COU/6/2, Y/COU/6/3, Y/COU/6/4. The current electoral roll is found in series Y/COU/6/5 and Y/COU/6/6 and do need to be requested. Different access regulations appy to the edited and full versions, staff will be able to advise on which you should order.
Copies of York Where to Stay magazine for the years 1972,1973, 1975-1982, 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1993
Third triennial report of the work of the City of York School Board
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.
Original published lists of felons convicted at the York Assizes and moved to York Castle for their sentences to be carried out. The lists include names, ages, details of their crimes and the sentence passed. All lists are numbered and arranged by date of the offence.
- 1785-99
- 1800-1819
- 1820-1841
- 1842-51
These records are retrived as binders, not individual items.
Complete series of minute books of the corporation, traditionally known as "house books". The first series started in a different format before municipal reform in 1835.
1 (1835-1837)
2 (1838-1842)
3 (1842-1850)
4 (1850-1853)
5 (1854-1855)
6 (1855-1859)
7 (1859-1862)
8 (1862-1864)
9 (1864-1866)
10 (1866-1867)
11 (1868-1869)
12 (1870-1872)
13 (1872-1873)
14 (1873-1874)
15 (1875-1876)
16 (1876-1877)
17 (1877-1879)
18 (1879-1880)
19 (1880-1882)
20 (1882-1883)
21 (1883-1885)
22 (1885-1886)
23 (1886-1887)
24 (1887-1889)
25 (1889-1892)
26 (1892-1895)
27 (1895-1899)
28 (1899-1902)
29 (1802-1904)
30 (1904-1906)
31 (1906-1908)
32 (1908-1909)
33 (1909-1911)
34 (1911-1912)
35 (1912-1914)
36 (1914-1916)
37 (1916-1918)
38 (1918-1920)
39 (1920-1922)
40 (1922-1923)
41 (1923-1925)
42 (1925-1927)
43 (1927-1929)
44 (1929-1931)
45 (1931-1934)
46 (1934-1937)
47 (1937-1944)
48 (1944-1949)
49 (1950-1953)
50 (1953-1957)
51 (1957-1960)
52 (1960-1964)
53 (1964-1966)
54 (1966-1969)
55 (1969-1971)
56 (1971-1973)
57 (1973-1974)
58 (1977-1978)
59 (1978-1979)
60 (1979-1980)
61 (1980-1981)
62 (1981-1982)
63 (1982-1983)
64 (1983-1984)
65 (1984-1985)
66 (1985-1986)
67 (1986-1987)
68 (1987-1988)
69 (1988-1989)
70 (1989-1990)
71 (1990-1991)
72 (1991-1992)
73 (1992-1993)
74 (1993-1994)
75 (1994-1995)
76 (1995-1996)
77 (1996-1997)
78 (1997-1998)
79 (1998-1999)
80 (1999-2000)
81 (2000-2001)
82 (2001-2002)
83 (2002-2003)
84 (2003-2004)
85 (2004-2005)
86 (2005-2006)
87 (2006-2007)
88 (2007-2008)
90 (2009-2010)
91 (2010-2011)
92 (2011-2012)
Volumes listed below
1 Markets Cttee (Cattle Fair Cttee) with accounts 1827-31
2 1836-65
3 1865-85
4 1885-95
5 1895-1907
6 1907-19
7 1919-30
8 1931-46
9 1946-53
10 1953-58
11 1958-1963
12 1963-73
These volumes contain indexes
- 1890-1896
- 1896-1909
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
Volumes 2, 4-8 contain indexes. For committee name changes see linked authority files,
- 1897
- 1897-1907
- 1907-15
- 1915-21
- 1921-27
- 1927-36
- 1936-46
- 1946-48
Smallholdings and Allotments Committee to 1922, Allotments Committee from 1922
1 1908-24
2 1924-49
3 1949-61
These volumes contain indexes.
1 1961-62
2 1963-74
Stores Committee minutes
1 1920-34
2 1935-55
Stores & Purchasing Committee minutes
3 1955-63
4 1963-73
Renamed Civil Defence Committee from 1950. These volumes contain indexes.
1 1943-59
2 1960-72
These volumes contain indexes
Emergency Feeding Committee
1941-46
Civic Restaurant Committee
1946-51
E93: 1718-1755
E94: 1755-1782
E95: 1782-1802
E96: 1802-1815
E97: 1815-1827
E98: 1827-1866
General committee and committee appointed for the management of the revenues of the corporation
1 1805-1811
E77 1816-1828
E77a 1828-1835
These volumes contain indexes.
6.1 1836-38
6.2 1838-64
6.3 1864-71
These volumes are indexed.
1 1836-48
2 1849-60
3 1860-72
4 1872-79
5 1879-86
6 1886-92
7 1892-98
8 1898-1904
9 1904-08
10 1908-15
.11 1915-21
12 1921-27
13 1927-32
14 1932-38
15 1938-43
16 1943-48
17 1948-52
This volume is part indexed
18 1953-56
These three volumes are indexed
19 1956-59
20 1959-62
21 1962-65
Bound committee minutes
Mental Deficiency CommitteeThis 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.
Includes index.
- 1888-1898
- 1898-1917
- 1917-1948
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)
1 1884-89
2 1889-94
3 1894-1905
4 1905-13
5 1913-23
6 1923-1930
7 1930-40
8 1940-49
9 1949-53
10 1953-57
11 1957-63
12 1963-74
The volumes contain indexes
1 1888-94
2 1895-1910
3 1910-1914
Two of these volumes contain indexes (excluding 1961-1973)
Tramways Committee minutes
1923-29
Tramways and Motors Committee (from 1925) minutes
1929-60
Transport Committee minutes
1961-73
These volumes contain indexes.
Known as Commercial Development Committee between 1907-1909
- 1907-1928
- 1929-1944
8 1961-64
9 1964-72
10 1972-74