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Scrapbook compiled by J W Knowles containing newspaper cuttings, photographs and information about local affairs.

Image of part of stained glass window on front (events from life of unknown saint); on back, request from 'C.W.' via the Reverend E.P. Baker for a complimentary copy of the Glass-Painters Journal containing Baker's obituary of G McN Rushforth. Sent to JA Knowles. Dated 4th November 1938.

Black and white photo of painting of St Acca from Hexham Abbey on front. On reverse is a note complimenting JA Knowles on 'special article' in 'Everybody'. Postmarked 29 Apr 1943.

It is likely that the booklet was issued to John Alder Knowles in his capacity as a member of the Society.

Colour image of stained glass window from Driffield parish church - four lights depicting Jesus. Stamped with Kodak insignia and dated June 1951 on back.

Black and white photo of stained glass window from Saint-Sulpice. On reverse is a note from Jean Lafoud(?) thanking JA Knowles for gift of paper on the West window of St Martin Coney St, giving new address in Paris and inviting JA to stay when next in Paris. Dated July 17th 1953.

Sepia photo of stained glass window from Seville Cathedral, depicting St Mary, surrounded by praying apostles. On reverse is a note to JA Knowles - 'meilleurs voeux pour 1956'. Postmarked Bruxelles, December 1955.

Black and white photo of stained glass window depicting Immaculate Conception, from Troyes. On reverse is a note thanking JA Knowles for 'interesting offprints'. Postmarked 1959.

Black and white photo of transept window at Evreux. On reverse, a (partially cut-off) note thanking JA Knowles for 'having so generously enriched my scrapbook'. Postmarked 1959.

Black and white photo of stained glass from Poitiers cathedral. Reverse: postcard from G.H. Kenyon about travels and stained glass in Burgundy and Poitiers, addressed to JA Knowles. Postmarked 2nd June 1959.

Includes handwritten notes on theatres and actors compiled by J W Knowles, as well as loose pages and newspaper cuttings about the same subjects.

Exercise book compiled by J W Knowles marked '5 - actors'. Includes newspaper clippings and handwritten notes covering theatrical news.

The exercise book is numbered '2' and contains heraldic notes.

The exercise book contains notes on heraldry.

Includes handwritten research notes by J W Knowles regarding the history of the Minster, as well as occasional newspaper cuttings.

Volume of handwritten notes, black and white photographs, newspaper cuttings and original sketches relating to the stained glass in Yorkshire churches. The volume is arranged alphabetically by church and excludes churches in the city of York.

The exhibition took place in Leeds Grand Central Hall, and featured accompanying music from the Halle Orchestra.

The volume is indexed.

Reproduction from a book, showing a drawing of one light of a stained glass window, depicting a king with scroll. From Westlake, History of Design in Painted Glass, Vol. IV Plate XXIV.

Madonna and child statue.

Reproduction of print, showing fragments of stained glass (birds, lions, decorative borders) from St Stephen's Chapel, engraved and published by John Thomas Smith, 1804.

Reproduction of a print, showing line drawings of sections of stained glass windows with floral and vine designs. Print, H Shaw (in corner) in Thos. Willeneuth (?) book. Now in the posession of E Wyndham Hulme Clare, Sevenoaks.

Part of a stained glass window with oak leaf and acorn design.

Section of stained glass window, depicting the dead Christ. Medieval.

Broken piece of plate glass negative, glued to cardboard, showing detail from a stained glass window, with a bearded, crowned figure.

Photo of a corroded section of stained glass window.

Both from same drawing.

Celluloid.

Celluloid.

Celluloid.

Stained glass window detail, showing a head and hands with corroded, pockmarked glass. The heads are of the coronation in St Helen's Church - one corroded, the other not.

Reproduction of the map, showing the Thames and houses and streets beyond.

Reproduction drawings of stained glass quarries showing May Day dancers. From a print dated 1794 of a painted window then at Betley, Staffordshire.

Reproduction from Browne's History of York Minster, showing a line drawing of one of the five lights in the North Transept (stained glass with vine and leaf design).

Reproduction of a cartoon for a stained glass panel, depicting the Annunciation.

Several sections of stained glass windows, showing borders made up from odd pieces and angels visiting saints. Unclear if 'chronological order,' or if all part of same window.

Design for two lights of a stained glass window - personifications of Victory (a male soldier-angel) and Peace (a female angel holding a dove and a sheave of wheat).

Photo of the interior of a church, showing altar and pews with stained glass window showing scenes from life of Christ in background.

Cartoon for stained glass window memorial of Mary and child Jesus. Dedicated to John Lakin Gibson, d. Jul 2 1924 'for fifteen years rector & warden of this church' (as in KNO/24/1188).

Design for two lights of a stained glass window - personifications of Victory (a male soldier-angel) and Peace (a female angel holding a dove and a sheave of wheat).

Design for light of stained glass window, depicting St Leonard holding chalice and chains.

Reproduction from 'Decoration', December 1885, of two patterned fabric samples, captioned 'Ancient Textile Design'.

Reproduction of two patterned fabric samples, Salisbury damask and S. Osmund damask.

Design for two lights of stained glass window, depicting St Peter (with keys) and St John the Evangelist (with chalice with dragon in).

Glass plate negative depicting stained glass coat of arms of the Merchant Taylors, captioned 'The guift of Simon Buckton, Marchant Taylor, AD 1662'.

Stained glass window depicting the Adoration of the Magi in the middle light, flanked by windows of the Turners. Also includes portraits of Sir William Turner, Lord Mayor of London, and his brother John, Sergeant-at-law, c.1676.

Stained glass window with coat of arms, dedicated to John Thavie (as in KNO/24/1161).

Reproduction from a book (captioned 'fig. 8, south window of dining room dial from light III. 5'), showing a line drawing of stained glass sundial, signed 'Bernard Dininckhoff feat. Ano 1585'.

Image of part of a stained glass window depicting a man in 16th or 17th century dress, ermine and a chain of office, with hand on a book.

See Burlington Mag. Jan 1928. Glass plate negative reproduced from the magazine, of narrative embroideries from the 15th century.

Stained glass tracery(?) with leaf design.

Part of stained glass window depicting male saint, surrounded by scroll with Latin text.

Part of stained glass window, depicting the disembarking of a ship at dockside, a woman being greeted by a party of others. Medieval.

Cartoons drawn for tracery heads made to fit square panels. Negative showing a reproduction from a book: photo of stained glass window from Aube.

One plate with six photo images of different but similar processional crosses. Handwritten caption - 'c.1470 which came to be used either as an altar or a processional cross'.

First window from the from West, three bottom panels.

Stained glass window depicting the Nativity.

Stained glass window depicting several male and female saints.

Stained glass window with floral design and angel. 'This east window is the gift of Elizabeth Gardiner of this town who died on Xmas Day 1897 aged 81 yrs' at bottom of window.

Section of stained glass window depicting Jesus, hand raised in benediction.

Cartoon for stained glass window with three lights, depicting Jesus with Martha and Mary. Numbered 197.

Section of stained glass window, showing woman holding jug.

Lower part of stained glass window light depicting personification of Hope.

Showing two lights of stained glass window (depicting personifications of Faith and Hope?). In memorial of Samuel and Elizabeth Harding.

Photo image of a hand cutting a piece of stained glass over a stencil.

Showing a photo of a man at a kiln.

Showing a photo of a man at a kiln.

Showing group of four women sitting in folding chairs (and one deckchairpossibly at seaside?).

Showing painted panel with coat of arms.

Showing painted panel with coat of arms.

Showing painted panel with coat of arms.

Showing a photo of a smiling person lying on the grass.

Glass plate negative with two images of Jesus with crown of thorns, from Holy Trinity and St Martins, showing similarities. The heads are essentially identical.

Photograph of part of West Window in St Martin's, Coney Street, depicting St Martin as an acolyte to St Hilary.

Photograph of a window in St Martin-le-Grand, Coney Street, depicting St Martin assisting St Hilary at Mass.

Photograph of part of the West Window in St Martin-le-Grand Coney Street, depicting St Martin raising a catechumen to life.

Photograph of part of the West Window in St Martin-le-Grand, depicting death of St Martin.

Photograph of part of the West Window in St Martin-le-Grand, depicting St Martin having a heavenly vision.

Photograph of part of the West Window at St Martin-le-Grand, depicting St Martin as Bishop.

Two different lights of different medieval stained glass windows, showing the same figure used for St Mark and St Luke (one holding winged lion, one holding winged unicorn). From North Clerestory in St Martin's, Coney Street.

Depicting St Martin dividing his cloak with a beggar.

Depicting St Martin having a vision of God.

Glass plate negative showing lower part of canopy, 1437, with architectural designs in stained glass window and top of St Martin's head.

Glass plate negative: tracery panels of stained glass, depicting medieval angels, some with swords, spears and crowns. Some decorative floral panels.

Showing the lower, decorative panels of West Window at St Martin's Coney Street, and donor panel depicting Reverend Robert Semer.

Image of a man (possibly Knowles) standing in front of a 'Faith, Hope & Love' stained glass window, with designs for other window lights laid out in front of him.

Stained glass memorial window dedicated to First World War dead, depicting Christ with a scroll reading 'death is swallowed up in victory'.

Depicting two cartoons for stained glass windows; one of Jesus with sword beaten into ploughshare, one of the Annunciation(?). Both with blank spaces at bottom of light for dedications.

Decorative stained glass panel - architectural/floral motif.

Depicting female figure holding crucifix.

Depicting Madonna and child.

Part of stained glass window, depicting John the Baptist.

Four panels from St William Window, York Minster: Woman vomits frog at shrine, Cripples cured with oil at shrine, Paralyzed man cured at shrine, Leprous Woman cured at shrine.

Negative photo image - circular stained glass panel depicting the Last Supper.

Reproduction of an engraving of borders depicting monkey funeral; monkey/demon with bird; woman chasing hooved creature with goose in its mouth; man with horse.

Photo images of parts of three stained glass windows (rightmost captioned 'Transitional Window, York').

Three panels from St William Window, York Minster: Woman poisoned by eating frog; Man offering wax leg at the shrine; Poisoned woman at the shrine.

Detail from stained glass window - a monk in sickbed, with others praying around him, God appearing to the monk on a cloud with 'veni soror meni requise' written on sunbeam (monk's soul rising to heaven in other sunbeam??).