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Comprises printed literature relating to trade regulation and commerce.

Comprises records of the Health Department and Town Clerk relating to housing clearances and improvements in York. Includes overcrowding surveys; surveys of underground room; registers of Housing Inspectors' reports and register of unfit houses; general administrative papers relating to clearances and improvements; clearances papers (many of which include plans); improvement papers; house inspection records; clearance photographs; and papers relating to the improvement of rental properties.

Bound copy of act

Statements of annual targets for North Yorkshire County Council including details of targets for each committee.

This series currently comprises a festival poster and photographs of events.

Copies of York Where to Stay magazine for the years 1972,1973, 1975-1982, 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1993

Volumes 89.1, 89.4, and 89.5 are indexed, volumes 89.2 and 89.3 are not.

Annual report for the North Yorkshire County Council Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education

Volumes recording weather and pollution readings from sites around York

The collection comprises photographs of the school only.

Royal charters and letters patent granted to the mayor and commonality of the city, inhabitants and gilds. Eleven are damaged and unidentified.

1 (c.1155)
2 (1189)
3 (1256)
4 (1256)
5 (1283)
6 (1312)
7 (1327)
8 (1376)
9 (1382)
10 (1407)
11 (1407)
12 (1414)
13 (1423)
14 (1430)
15 (1431)
16 (1436)
17 (1438)
18 (1440)
19 (1447)
20 (1449)
21 (1456)
22 (1458)
23 (1459)
24 (1459)
25 (1462)
26 (1464)
27 (1485)
28 (1514)
29 (1519)
30 (1524)
31 (1527)
32 (1545)
33 (1547)
34 (1554)
35 (1554)
36 (1556)
37 (1560)
38 (1563)
39 (1570)
40 (1576)
41 (1579)
42 (1588)
43 (1610)
44 (1620)
45 (1630)
46 (1665)
47 (1668)
48 (1670)
49 (1670)
50 (1682)
51 (1683)
52 (1684)
53 (1685)
54 (1773)
55 (1794)
56 (1808)
57 (1830)
58 (1836)
59 (1836)
59A (1837)
60 (1860)

At present this collection comprises records relating to parliamentary and municipal elections. Further historical and modern records will be added as they are catalogued.

This series of conveyances includes a number issued by the Corporation of York and others issued by third parties, relating to land and premises in the City of York area. Also includes property files such as commercial conveyances, purchases/acquisitions, title enquiries, commercial/business leases, deeds and title documents for various lands owned by City of York Council.

Seals which have become detached from the city charters (see Y/ADM/1/1), and seal impressions.

Includes paperwork and applications for various civic posts, including Town Clerk, Parks Superintendant, herdsmen of the Knavesmire, Market Superintendant, engineers, Chief Constable, Medical Officer of Health and coroner.

Contains reports, studies and literature related to traffic, public transport and parking in York.

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.

Comprises papers relating to the building, widening, paving and general improvement of York's streets. Includes street renumbering records; and street improvement papers for the following areas: Castlegate and Water Lanes; Jubbergate; Spurriergate and Coney Street; Little Blake Street (Duncombe Place); Heslington Road; Gillygate, Skeldergate and Holgate Road; Monkgate and Layerthorpe.
Note only street improvements undertaken prior to the establishment of the Streets and Buildings Committee (i.e. up to c1890) have been catalogued. Later records relating to street improvements are currently uncatalogued.

Includes records relating to York Mansion House as a tourist or business venue.

Reports related to road accidents in York

Volumes listing brief descriptions of planning applications

Constitution of City of York Council explaining the structure and workings of City of York Council, including all the rules and procedures under which the Council operates. It sets out who makes decisions and how they are made, and the rights of citizens to obtain information and to influence decisions.

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.

Files created by City of York Council related to development in York

North Yorkshire County Structure Plans, various stages.

City of York Council records relating to wildlife and the natural environment in York

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.

Files created by City of York Council related to conservation of buildings and areas.

Files created by City of York Council related to Local Plans.

This series contains archaeological reports relating to excavations within the City of York Council area. It is believed that the reports were commissioned by the City Archaeologist as part of the planning process. Work on the excavations was carried out by a number of third party contract archaeologists.

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)

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.

Edited/open version of the electoral roll. This is the version that may be bought from the council and used for marketing. If you would like your details removed from this version please contact Electoral Services at the City of York Council.

Full version of the Electoral rolls. Contains all voters names and addresses.

See access provisions below.

Comprises stand alone images relating to health education and health promotion. Includes lantern slides, glass plate negatives and photographs.

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/

Comprises house inspection records for Layerthorpe; Hallfield Road; Hallfield Terrace; Duke of York Street; Hart's Terrace; Kidd's Terrace; St Cuthbert's Road; Chicory Yard; and Redeness Street.

General subsidies and assessments. For specific military subsidies and assessments please see Y/ORD/4/2.

Comprises 20L, 10L, 5L and 2L fuel can measures; 2 boxes of pipettes; 56 LB weight; and 2 inspectors' scales (one labelled 'York' and one labelled 'Hull')

NOTE: ALL FUEL CAN MEASURES ARE LOCATED OFFSITE AND NEED TO BE ORDERED ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE.

Promotional 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.

Records produced by the Publiciy Department of local government..

This 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 on a regular basis as they are catalogued..

Inspections and reports on drains, sanitary facilities and food hygiene.

• Records relating to licencing and oversight of alehouses, brewers and malsters.

Brochure detailing the history of York Mansion House. Also contains images

Notebooks containing street names and house numbers

Comprises house inspection records for Bilton Street, Duke of York Street, Cross Court, Hallfield Road (no. 15 only)and Redeness Street (no. 56 only). Records include house inspection sheets; notifications of drain inspections; correspondence; recommended works and notices to execute works; and small scale-plans for some properties.