Includes correspondence; a detailed statement of the Hope Street Area Improvement Scheme, including occupations of tenants; plan of the clearance area; printed resolutions of York Council committees, 1924; copy of the Hope Street Improvement Order, 1925; lists of properties and occupiers/owners; blank forms; newspapers with printed public notices of schemes; two copies of the Medical Officer of Health's 'Report on the Sanitary Conditions of Hungate, 1908'; objections; notes from interviews with Ministry of Health officials; procedures to follow to enact an order; draft copies of wording for the Hope Street Improvement Scheme; printed lists of Freemen for Micklegate Ward (1890s); rough notes on unhealthy houses; estimates of costs; summaries of housing in the area; and rough notes; and death and disease rates in the area.
House inspection reports
House inspection reports for the block bounded by Fossgate side of Garden Place, Black Horse Passage (and Senior's Yard), Straker's Passage, and Wesley Place
House inspection reports for the block bounded by Hungate, Carmelite Street, and Garden Place (including Foster's Yard and Drummond Court).
House inspection reports and plans
Plan of the area with tinted areas indicating unhealthy houses, houses which could be made through, obstructive buildings and non-domestic dwellings. See also Y/PPT/2/1/8/38/5 for later 1933 plan of Hungate.
Comprises house inspections, applications for closing orders, and correspondence
Comprises report regarding dwelling houses, correspondence, plan of area, house inspection records, and application for closing order.
Comprises summaries of condition of houses, closing order, report of obstructive buildings, report on necessary improvements, and correspondence.
Comprises reports of necessary improvements and correspondence
Includes correspondence; required improvements; notices to execute works and closing orders for properties in Garden Place, Hungate
Includes correspondence; reports of the Medical Officer of Health; house inspection records; and required improvements.
House inspection records for the following streets: Downhill Street; Wilson's Row and Wilson's Yard; John Bull's Yard; Wilkinson's Yard; Portland Place; Layerthorpe; Jones Terrace; and Layerthorpe Buildings. These records were created in 1920 but revised in 1930.
Comprises house inspection reports, correspondence and improvements required for properties in Redeness Street and Cross Court. Includes some small, scale plans of properties.
Includes plans of the improvement area; schedules of required works; Bye-Law for preventing overcrowding; summaries of area (including houses to be demolished and level of overcrowding); correspondence; reports to the Unhealthy Areas Sub-Committees; summaries of overcrowded houses (including size of bedrooms and numbers of occupants); letters to establish owners; Layerthorpe Clearance Area: reports of the Medical Officer of Health and the Chief Sanitary Inspector used at an Enquiry [8-9 Mar 1932}]; papers concerning various properties in Layerthorpe and Bilton Street belonging to one owner; also draft summaries and notes/
Includes correspondence, house inspection report, committee resolution, newspaper sketch of property, demolition order, and notes.
Includes house inspection records and correspondence for the following streets: Albemarle Road; Amberley Street; Ashville; Barbican Road; Bishopgate Street; Bishopthorpe Road; Briggs Street; Brinkworth Terrace; Diamond Street; Farrer Street; Feversham Terrace; George Street; Glencoe Street; Grosvenor Terrace; Hallfield Road; Heworth Road; Holgate Road; Huntington Road; and Knavesmire Crescent.
Includes house inspection reports, correspondence and associated papers for properties in streets beginning M-W.
Includes reports on the 2 January 1941 bombing, as well as a report on the damage done by the bombs.
Correspondence regarding repairs following the raid from 29th April to 30th May.
Correspondence regarding repairs following raids from 1st July to 27th October.
Primarily concerns a list of tarpaulins issued for war damage and their return dates.
Index for files on the war damage.
Reports on 2nd August 1942 bombing and correspondence regarding it.
Reports on the air raid in December 1942, as well as details of the areas affected and length of attack.
Includes papers relating to the official War Damage and Housing Acts and correspondence relating to buildings destroyed or damaged for which claims are being made for.
Includes correspondence files regarding the crash, as well as newspaper clippings and official casualty lists. The bomber crasher in Nunthorpe Grove.
Includes correspondence regarding salvaged material, and a list of materials supplied to the Housing and Estates departments.
Staff registers including salary details and length of time served with the York Corporation. The volumes primarily cover the Town Clerk's Office.
Staff register for the city. Includes names, salary and the years worked there. Some members of staff were in post prior to 1939.
Includes electrical and radio notes for wireless operators, training reports, correspondence regarding enemy weaponry, premises papers and details of exercise 'Leap'.
The chart consists of the City of York hierarchal establishment in reference to the war effort. The chart begins with the Prime Minister and governmental sectors, spanning through the hospital and medical services towards the various emergency services th
Includes details of air raid precautions and papers relating to the quantities of voluntary staff available and allotments of personnel available in the war effort. Up to 50% of women in the ambulance services may also be employed on a whole-time basis in
The A.R.P News magazines and A.R.P & A.F.S reviews span from 1938-1942. The magazines covers the publicity of the war and the most recent news and war developments according to the month it was issued. Other aspects include: articles, recruitment publicit
Stored in an envelope.
Paperwork relating to Prime Cost Contracts including termination of contract.
Paperwork relating to Prime Cost Contracts including renewal of contract.
Includes the relocation of the homeless into hostels.
The circular relates to air raid precautions, first aid posts and ambulance services.
Copy of detailed map of Clifton Airfield, including all the buildings on site. Map was classified as a secret drawing in 1945 but this status was downgraded in January1958.
Includes correspondence relevant to the revised accommodation clearance register.
This file contains correspondence relating to the earmarking of properties in York for use by the Civil Defence corps and details of said properties .
A Jakar branded ruler.
Paperwork relating to the nuclear accident at Windscale and the tests completed, dangers to the surrounding area, figures showing food/drink contamination, tests for radioactivity in milk and herbage. Newspaper articles discussing the accident and reports
A book with information regarding the use of radioactive products with sheets of technical bulletins.
This file contains a collection of letter correspondence regarding the city's planned strategy in the event of an attack with toxic agents. Such as, the decontamination of foodstuffs and the detection of chemical agents.
This booklet, issued by the Ministry of Health, contains information relating to the safe use of such materials when on public display.
This booklet contains information on warning systems and categorisation of zones, in the event of a nuclear disaster.
This, Volume 1 & number 1, contains information relating to the Health Physics Society, such as calculating radiation doses.
This book contains information on how to deal with the aftermath of a crash - such as the release of the occupant.
This file contains correspondence concerning 'the scientific aspects of Civil Defence', such as chemical warfare.
These files contain correspondence that concern to university courses, relating to 'Detection and Identification of War Gases', as well as a syllabus for this.
Includes articles relating to effects of neutron and space bombs.
Contains information regarding the general features of nuclear weapons and their effects.
Volume I.
Issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Civil Defence Handbook no. 8 concerns emergency feeding.
Volume with tabs covering the following topics: equipment and transport bulletins, industrial circulars and regional circulars. The rear pages of the volume include an index to Ministry of Health circulars and pages relating to recruitment.
Includes an index, various circulars and associated correspondence.
Index to circulars, as well as correspondence, papers relating to sick pay, and papers relating to training.
Includes circulars relating to equipment, training, and the maintenance of existing air-raid shelters.
Includes papers relating to the role of Warden, training bulletins for ambulance staff, welfare, headquarters and wardens. Also includes papers relating to equipment and transport.
Includes circulars relating to building work, training and stocktaking.
Contains information regarding technical literature and training.
Contains information regarding Civil Defence organisation, vehicles, training, and the fire service.
Includes circulars relating to training and equipment, and a syllabus for the Duke of Edinburghs award scheme.
Contains information regarding batteries for walkie talkies, training, Remembrance Sunday and equipment.
Includes information about Civil Defence courses at York, and letters of nomination.
Includes a copy of the address by the chairman at the annual conference, as well as correspondence regarding various exercises, agenda and minutes from the fourth annual meeting, committee reports, and invitation and agenda for a visit to Paris.
Includes papers of the organising committee, as well as competition awards and general correspondence.
Includes subject choice sheet and notes for demonstrations.
Correspondence regarding social events. Also includes a transcript of the Sheriffs toast at the Civil Defence Dinner, balance sheet and committee meeting minutes.
This file contains a copy of the 2nd volume of The Civil Defence Newsletter, issue 33 of 'Alert' magazine.
Includes correspondence and copies of Civil Defence journals from York and elsewhere.
Letter from town clerk regarding a meeting to be held about expenditure. 3 copies.
This file contains minutes and agendas from and correspondence relating to York's Civil Defence Committee's meetings.
This file consists of correspondence concerning the Civil Defence committee, including details on expenditure and estimates.