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Various papers relating to the running of the York and District Lambretta Club including meeting minutes, financial information, memberships and publicity.

Includes papers relating to the organisation of the association in York, minutes and accounts, annual reports, Snowball Plantation papers, events documentation - including local, national and international events, archives relating to the relatioship with Scouts in Malawi, Gang Show, Leaders and badges, and papers relating to a number of specific Scout groups. Please see series level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.

The collection currently comprises press cuttings and press reports issued by Hugh Bayley's office.

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Includes 3D printed objects, interpretation of the objects by York Learning English Move On class learners and blog entries by Tech For York. The theme of this activity was clothing and this collection acts as a snapshop in time for clothing as well as 3D printing technology.

Records relating to the operational activities of YK Soul including minutes, correspondence, set lists, event planning information, publicity and background information on the aims and objetives of the group.

Includes one published book, two sets of quizzes compiled by Alan Malden Owen, choir programmes relating to performances including Mary Owen, register report for Richard Leng, materials relating to Mill Mount School, membership lists for the York Probus Society, menus for dinners, Rowntree's stores account book; notes for a talk on Yorkshire Philosophical Society, typescript of 'A selective tour of York'; three boxes of slides of York city centre, a card index acting as a key to those slides and one further index contained in a small volume.

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Records relating to the operational activities of Haxby Town Council including meeting minutes outlining decisions made by the Council; and records relating to the Haxby & Wigginton Cemetery sub-committee.

Includes Year Books and newsletters. Please see series level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.

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This collection currently comprises two oral history testimonies - one with the original recording and one with a transcript only.

Includes Executive Committee minutes, annual general meeting minutes, details of summer meetings, financial papers and general correspondence.

At present this collection comprises papers produced in the course of the group's Heritage Lottery Funded First World War project. Includes letters of support, project evaluation and financial statement, press cuttings, responses to a conscription workshop, exhibition publicity and programme November 2017, transcript of correspondence and copies of three publications.

Collection contains photographs, meeting minutes, and the personal archives of members of the Normandy Veterans Association along with DVD copies of broadcasted interviews with the veterans on local radio and television as well as coverage of the D-Day commemoration events in France, June 2014. Also includes a VHS copy of 'A day in my life in the 1940's'. The collection also contains pamphlets and souvenir booklets of events the veterans attended in England and France.

Includes correspondence files, certificates, photographs, video, scooter banner and promotional materials for the Lambretta Club of Great Britain.

Includes 31 sets of oral history recordings, including original recordings, migrated recordings and transcripts in jpg, Microsoft Word or PDF formats (the format varies by recording so please see subseries level descriptions for more detailed information). Also includes one hard-copy publication produced by the group, and a small number of digital files containing research notes into aspects of the village.

Includes correspondence, Northern Archaeology magazine, Yorkshire Archaeology Today and editions of the Interim bulletin. Please see series level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.

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At present this collection comprises one incomplete series of newsletters and one price list for goods being sold.

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Includes minute books, log books, photographs (including a number of photograph albums), administration files, events files, poems written by club members, papers relating to the John Bunting memorial chapel, newspaper articles and transcripts of items in the collection. Please see series and file-level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.

At present this collection only comprises an incomplete set of North Eastern Express, the journal of the association, and supplements to the journal. Please note, in some cases supplements may still be inside the original journal.

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Includes minute books, yearbooks, details of member activities and papers relating to the affiliation of the Society with the Burns Federation. Also includes petty cash book, framed certificates and examples of the Society logo. Please see series and file level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.

Operational records of the River Foss Society including minutes, financial papers, membership details, accounts and publicity. Also includes information about events and activities held by the Society and the management of the environment along the River Foss.

At present this collection only includes issues of the Deltic Preservation Society, Deltic Deadline.

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Includes invoice book, ledgers, property papers and plans, financial papers, photographs and glass plate negatives, examples of stationary, half-yearly catalogues, advertising signs and materials, fabric samples, printed books, papers relating to the incorporation of the company and its winding up, sales catalogues, legal papers, newspaper cuttings, third-party advertisements, Midland Bank coin bags, papers relating to the involvement of the Harding family with the Merchant Taylors Company, Econasign stencilling set and framed photograph of the premises under construction. Please see series level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.

Includes an extensive collection of match-day programmes, fanzines, newspaper and magazine cuttings, fixture and club cards and publications. Please see series and item level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.

At present this collection only comprises copes of the East Riding Dialect Society newsletter.

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This collection contains letters and manuscripts which do not form a collection in themselves. They were compiled by various authors. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information.

Oral history testimonies and trancript from veterans of the Second World War, discussing their experiences. Includes a number of members of York Normandy Veterans Association. Interviews were held with Douglas Petty, Harold May, Albert 'Bert' Barritt, George Meredith, Ken Cooke, Pat Evans, James Mason, Ken Smith, Ron Goldstein and Jack Millin. Relevant consent for dissemination was also obtained from either the subject, or their relatives if since deceased. These consents are held by the archives service.

Also includes a partial transcript of the interviews, and a complete digital copy of the resulting PhD. Please see series, sub-series and item level descriptions for more details about the contents of this collection.

At present this collection comprises rules and standing orders, summer bulletins, an extract from the 1956 transactions, and notes on the centenary.

Includes minutes of monthly members meetings, committee minute books, programmes and members lists, financial records, year books, handbooks, publications, correspondence file and copies of the play 'A Matter of Choice' by Bea Moulding.

This collection includes records created and collected by the Friends of Rowntree Park. The collection includes meeting minutes and correspondence, and material relating to the refurbishment and redevelopment of Rowntree Park including material relating to a National Lottery Fund bid. The collection also includes photographs of park events, newsletters from the Friends of Rowntree Park, and material on the history of the park.

Administrative records of the association, including minutes of meetings, annual reports, constitutions, correspondence, and other associated papers.

This collection currently only comprises committee minute books and visitors books for the club.

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Includes material created and collected by the York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir. The collection includes administrative records including meeting minutes, financial accounts and material relating to choir membership; as well as memorabilia that includes material from choir visits to various destinations in Europe, programmes from concerts and contests, and newspaper cuttings.

Includes agenda papers and minutes, correspondence files, general file, financial papers, catering file, building condition report, legal papers, architects plans, 10th anniverary meal menus and a complete set of 'Modern Buildings, their planning, construction and equipment' by GAT Middleton (6 volumes).

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Material created and collected by the York Society of Magicians. The collection includes papers such as meeting minutes and material relating to society membership; as well as memorabilia, including programmes, scrapbooks, and press cuttings.

The items in this collection were deposited in the York Reference Library primarily, by a number of different people, many of whom are now unknown. The cuttings are arranged into series by the year in which they were catalogued.

Correspondence between William Etty and a variety of other individuals on subjects such as art, his work, travel, family and current events.

Administrative records and publicity material relating to both the original York Musical Society (c. 1767-1855) and to the reformed York Musical Society (from 1876). Also includes some research files relating to the history of the societies and to significant performers and conductors.

Includes minutes of meetings of various committees and of annual general meetings, financial records and account books, annual reports, administrative papers and correspondence, papers relating to performance and rehearsal administration, concert programmes, lists of members, papers relating to the history of the society, general files, floppy disks and a small amount of promotional material. Also contains editions of the Musical Times. Please see file and item level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.

Includes notices of annual general meetings, reports of the General Secretary to members, annual reports and one journal.

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Includes two minute books and one sub-committee minute book. The society was renamed York Choral Competitions before 1932.

At present this collection only comprises one notebook of building materials.

Includes published works produced by T P Cooper during his career as a local historian. The publications relate to various aspects of the history of York, including folklore, Dickens, clockmakers and churches. Some of the works are published by local and national printers, whilst other works are in typescript or handwritten form.

The collection of personal and business records of the Swales family, a family Butchers business based in Goodramgate. The earliest document is a Baptism Certificate, which shows the birth of a John Swales in 1853, although the Freemen records mention another John Swales (Butcher) who was apprenticed in 1812.

The main part of the collection features the life of John Thomas Swales, who was born in 1869, and appears to have taken over the family business in 1896. John Thomas became a Methodist Lay Preacher, an influential member of local trade organisations, and was nominated for a vacancy on the Board of Guardians in 1907. The documentation also shows his marriage to Ada Plummer in 1897, and some information on their two children, Hilda Mary (who later became an American citizen) and Thomas, (who carried on the family profession of a Butcher).

At present this collection comprises two typescript copies of his play 'Sounding Brass' about George Leeman.

At present this collection only contains one commonplace book containing newspaper clippings.

Includes research notes on members of the Fairfax family in the United Kingdom, as well as pictures and photographs, wills, census returns, civil registration copy documents, pictures and photographs of villages with Fairfax connections, war service records and papers specifically related to Robert Fairfax. The records were compiled in the 1990s and 2000s, but use various historical sources to create the Fairfax family trees. Also includes some later correspondence relating to specific family queries.

Includes his source material on the Foss Navigation and railway companies and lines, as well as the Leeds and Liverpool canal.

Drawing of the Judges Lodging, drawn by donor.

Ledgers of those who registered for bankruptcy. See individual entries for more information. These volumes are indexed electronically and the indexes are arranged alphabetically by surname.

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Diaries, logs and papers of Sir William Strickland and his son Eustachius Strickland. Includes:
-William Strickland's diaries and log of his voyage to America
-Strickland Family Papers - papers of William and Eustachius Strickland on a wide variety of subjects - history, agriculture, botany, law, and religion. Compiled or written in the 18th and early 19th centuries, but the subject matter dealt with covers a historical period from 921BC-1830.

Collection of original and printed maps and plans of the city of York and the Ridings of Yorkshire.

At present this collection primarily comprises promotional materials and newsletters to residents relating to Westfield and Foxwood and Woodthorpe wards, as well as minute books for Westfield ward. Also includes a small amount of material relating to Liberal councillors in other wards across York, and some papers relating to other parties.

Includes published works produced by T P Cooper during his career as a local historian. The publications relate to various aspects of the history of York, including folklore, Dickens, clockmakers and churches. Some of the works are published by local and national printers, whilst other works are in typescript or handwritten form.

At present this collection only comprises one set of lists of latest books supplied to the library.

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Two scrapbooks, photographs, theatre programmes, first wage slip and press cuttings covering his partnership with Les Dennis, including letters of condolence on his death.

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The research notes form a comprehensive card index, and are arranged in the same order as the York volumes were produced. Certain aspects of the city of York, e.g. the bars and walls, appear in more than one volume, therefore in most cases all five boxes will need to be searched. Five volumes of the history were produced, however there are no research notes relating to volume I (Roman York) existing in this collection.

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At present this collection only includes magazines issued by the Creative.

Includes papers relating to James Raine, Angelo Raine and William Powell Frith, including notebooks and papers, historical notes, sketches, heraldic devices, correspondence, wills and inventories, pedigrees, genealogical information, letters from John Birkbeck and others, and letters from William Powell Frith. Please see series level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.

This collection contains examples of some of the material held in York City Archives relating to World War Two, including pamphlets, printed lists and photographs. Other material relating to World War Two also exists elsewhere in the archive. The collection includes a number of items relating to the Baedeker Raid on York in April 1942.

At present this collection only comprises one photograph of the team receiving a new trophy for the league championship.

Includes one photograph album with black and white images, showing external and internal views of the factory (including employees); one black and white image showing an unspecified couple (possibly Mr Terence Jeffery and wife); one contract of employment for Mr Terence Jeffery, Assistant Company Secretary dated 8 July 1964; and two newspaper cuttings.

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Volumes of handwritten notes about civic officials within York from the medieval period through to the 17th and 18th centuries. The information in the volumes is arranged alphabetically by surname. Also includes transcriptions of Guild Ordinances, and a catalogue of the mayors and bailiffs, Lord Mayors and Sheriffs, the representatives in Parliament and the Recorders and Town Clerks of the City of York.

This collection consists of project job files and original plans for a variety of different projects undertaken by the firm. Due to the lack of an original structure for the collection, this archive has been arranged by project by the archivist, ensuring that job files and plans for the same project appear together in the catalogue structure. The collection has been catalogued using MPLP, meaning that project files do not necessarily appear in a chronological or alphabetical order. Original reference numbers have been retained when known. Please see series level descriptions for more detailed information about each project.

This material includes original case files between 1913 and 1926, and from 1971 to present. There are no surviving case files between 1927 and 1935, and from 1935 to 1971 only summary books exist, giving very basic details of each inquest. All case files have been indexed, but the name index is only publicly-available for inquests held between 1913 and 1926. If you are interested in later case files please email ([email protected]) for confirmation that a file exists.

At present this collection comprises research notes, paperwork relating to talks, short booklet entitled 'The Colonel's Vision', and a history of York's Burmese Bell.

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Includes family photographs of Surtees Hornby and relatives, and some landscape scenes. Some of the images have been captioned, but the majority are currently unidentified. All the images were removed from a photograph album.

Includes papers relating to the estate of John Leng, will of Mrs Margaret Leng, family certificates, bank books, blank diary including the Fulford biscuits recipe, research notes on the Leng family (with CD-ROM), volume of newspaper cuttings nad correspondence regarding the family, notice for printers and decorators working on the Fulford biscuits factory and slides of documents and artefacts relating to Fulford biscuits.

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Includes group photograph of pupils with a teacher, two Home Guard forms for mileage allowance and one group photograph of York Home Guard.

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Includes notebooks, diaries, pedigrees, obituaries, family certificates, orders of service for burials, newspaper cuttings and printed volumes.

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Includes family letters, postcards, photographs and a diary belonging to Battrick.

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This collection currently comprises one photograph of an unidentified group of members of the Legion.

The collection includes a Leeds City Police moon chart, 'stranger danger' posters, children's training materials on the history of the police, service and character book for John Raisbeck, papers on the career of Francis Denham, copies of images relating to police officers and the history of crime and punishment, typescripts regarding the history of policing in York and handwritten notes on other aspects of police history.

Includes one apprenticeship indenture, genealogical notes and one family photograph.

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Includes 23 letters of Sydney John Holmes, as well as eight postcards and two photographs. The entirety was sent to his mother, father and sister between 1917 and 1918 from Ypres, whilst he was serving in the First World War. Also includes a copy of a published book by J E Mackfall, transcribing the letters.