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Wet copy letter book. Note that some of the letters in this book may be difficult to read because of the poor quality of the copies. Indexed

Typed minutes. Includes various regular and ad hoc sub-committees of the Public Assistance Committee, but primarily the Stores Sub-Committee.

Includes name; and period of absence.

Includes bundle of loose receipts and supply notes

Papers and correspondence concerning a dispute between the Lancaster Poor Law Union and York Poor Law Union over the place of legal settlement (and responsibility for maintenance) of a pauper lunatic who had been admitted to the Lancaster Asylum.

Includes name; office; date commenced employment; and date left employment. Listed in rough alphabetical order.

Registers of accounts relating to the administration of the City Institution/The Grange (formerly the workhouse)

Accounts for the farming of pigs

Lists names of people buried. Includes small bundle of loose correspondence relating to funeral charges.

Typed minutes

Typed minutes

Admission and discharge books kept by the Master of City Institution/The Grange (previously York Workhouse).
The terms 'vagrants', 'casuals' or 'the casual poor' were used in reference to individuals who were homeless, destitute and wandered (tramped) from place to place.

Entries include name; age; gender; occupation; place of sleeping the previous night; date of admission and date of discharge; next destination; in some cases the task performed to earn relief is recorded.

Ministry of Health publication. Includes loose typed insert of suggested rules and regulations governing the administration of The Grange (formerly York Workhouse).

Published book

Being The Consolidating Poor Law Act of 1930 with the other enactments and orders of the Minister of Health relating to powers and duties of the Poor Law authorities, and their Public Assistance Committees and Officers.
Published book

Detials garden produce received and sold

Typed minutes

Typed minutes. Indexed

Typed minutes. Indexed

Typed minutes

Notices filed alphabetically by surname

Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence as well as some returns to the Ministry of Education

Correspondence relating to particular cases of children boarded out.

Comprises accounts, inventories, registers of artices required by the Master; and register of visitors.

Correspondence relating to the boarding out of children in foster homes and the Children and Young Persons Act, 1933
See also minutes of the Children's/Boarding Out Committee ref PLU/1/6

Approved minutes for the House and House Visiting Sub-Committee of the Public Assistance Committee.

Typed minutes

Handwritten minutes

Wet copy letter book. Note that some of the letters in this book may be difficult to read because of the poor quality of the copies. Indexed

Wet copy letter book. Note that some of the letters in this book may be difficult to read because of the poor quality of the copies. Comprises copies of typed letters.
Indexed

Includes blank printed application forms for Hodgson's charity.

Handwritten minutes

Comprises letters and circulars

Minutes and agenda of the meetings of the Public Assistance Committee (renamed the Social Welfare Committee from 17 Jul 1947 to Aug 1948). Comprises approved and draft minutes.

The Pubic Assistance Committee met to discuss and approve a range of matters relating to the administration of the poor law.

The minutes may include references to named individuals if there was a reason for bringing an individual case to the attention of the Committee .

Note that agenda only exist for the period Feb1946-July 1948.

Financial record of money received and paid out by the Treasurer on behalf of the Guardians of the Flaxton Out-Relief Union.

Note, only the first few pages of this volume contain entries.

Notices filed alphabetically by surname

Comprises notices sent to relatives (or other persons) liable for destitute relatives. Notices to contribute towards maintenance costs were sent from the Board of Guardians and later the Public Assistance Committee.

Notices were sent to individuals who were considered liable for the maintenance of destitute and poor relatives.

Approved typed minutes of the Public Assistance Committee

Includes name; office; date commenced employment; and date left employment. Listed in rough alphabetical order. Also bundle of loose administrative notes

Also includes two loose, completed appointment slips for the Medical Officer

Wet copy letter book. Note that some of the letters in this book may be difficult to read because of the poor quality of the copies. Indexed