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Includes one catalogue to the permanent collection of pictures in City of York Art Gallery, 1907; and two catalogues for Design and Handicraft exhibitions held at City of York Art Gallery and Museum, Exhibition Square, 1923 and 1925.

The volume was compiled by J W Knowles and consists of newspaper cuttings on artists of local and national importance.

The bundle includes colour and black and white drawings, etchings and postcards relating to stained glass windows outside of York (but primarily in the England), as well as newspaper and magazine articles on stained glass windows and glass manufacture. Originally contained in an envelope entitled 'How the money was raised.'

The bundle consists of black and white etchings and newspaper cuttings relating to London, including many photographs and published drawings and cartoons of the city.

The booklet has been made by John Ward Knowles and contains handwritten notes regarding designs and cartoons, glass painting materials, fixing cost of materials, wood trellis and labour. Under each heading, notes have been stuck regarding specific windows and projects, in date order. The booklet itself is made up of cut-down newspapers.

The bundle includes newspaper cuttings and other notes collected by John Ward Knowles and relating to events in the city of Leeds, including obituaries. Also includes two souvenir programmes for the City of Leeds Tercentenary Celebrations, July 1926, and article from Woman's Home magazine entitled 'The Romance of Old China', one programme for the Leeds Musical Festival Album and one exercise book of newspaper cuttings entitled 'Scripture'.

Includes one copy of 'Sphinx souvenir: a collection of cartoons', 1918, seven blank invitation cards, three tickets to the York Minster Jubilee Festival, 20/6/1887, one note regarding a meeting with the Archbishop (of York) and one handwritten note.

Also includes details of the Stanhope Forbes School of Painting.

Scrapbook compiled by J W Knowles containing newspaper cuttings and handwritten notes as well as leaflets on the order of service at York Minster and concert programmes for various York venues.

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

The book contains copies of outgoing letters relating to projects being undertaken by the business.

Includes newspaper cuttings, photographs, handwritten notes and pencil diagrams compiled by J W Knowles relating to the various stained glass windows in York Minster.

Includes handwritten histories of each church in the city, their rectors and monuments, as well as newspaper cuttings relating to various churches. Arranged alphabetically by church.

Originally labelled 'Vergers', the bundle contains one handwritten covering note and 10 photographs, presumably of the Minster vergers. Also includes one newspaper cutting dated 1908 regarding Mr Herbert Stansfield being appointed junior verger at the Minster.

Volume of handwritten notes, black and white photographs, newspaper cuttings and original sketches relating to the stained glass in York churches. Arranged alphabetically by church, the volume covers All Saints North Street, Bedern Chapel, St Cuthbert's, St Denys, St George's RC Church, St Helen's, Holy Trinity and St John's.

Loose newspaper cuttings which had not yet been bound into volumes.

Includes newspaper cuttings and handwritten notes, primarily relating to church bells in York (including those of York Minster).

The letterbook is interspersed with handwritten notes by J W Knowles relating to stained glass and glass painters, as well as newspaper cuttings and copies of printed articles. Also includes a small volume entitled 'Index to glass painters.'

Includes accounts of postage costs and a numbered list of photographic details.

The list of works is arranged alphabetically. Also includes a newspaper cutting dated 20 May 1912 regarding the business of J W Knowles and Sons.

The slide shows corrosion not due to age in the heads of the figures in the window depicting the Coronation of the Blessed Virgin.

It is likely that the slide shows the Great East Window.

The article refers to a glazier in 1338.

The glass comes from one of the windows in York Minster.

The cartoon was cut in two and the two halves placed one above the other in a stained glass window.

The painting was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'

The painting was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'

The painting was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'

The painting was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'

The painting was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'

The painting was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'

The painting was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'

The painting was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'

The painting was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'

The painting was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'

The painting was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'

The glass negative was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'

The glass negative was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'

The glass negative was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'

The glass negative was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'

The glass negative was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'

The glass negative was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'

The glass negative was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'

The glass negative was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'

The glass negative was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'

The glass negative was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'

The glass negative was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'

The glass negative was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'

The glass negative was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'

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).