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Letter from M. K. [Keighley]
YPS/2/1/26 · Item · 6 December [1720]
Part of Yorkshire Philosophical Society Collections

M. K[eighley], informing him of a meeting between ‘Brother Appleton and m[y] spouse’, and an intended meeting of tenants in York, which Agar is requested to attend. Also asks that ‘The Quaker that is designed to have ye land that Mrs. Betrell farmes’ be there.
Letter from M. K. [Keighley]
YPS/2/1/2 · Item · [1719]
Part of Yorkshire Philosophical Society Collections

Letter from M. K[eighley], expressing surprise at Mrs.Betrell’s “unwise persewding,” and asking Agar to get the windows of Skeldergate house mended. Agar is to tell Mason to pay Mrs. Ramsdal £5 for her half years rent due at Mayday.
Letter from M. K. [Keighley]
YPS/2/1/18 · Item · 10 April 1720
Part of Yorkshire Philosophical Society Collections

M. K[eighley], asks him to pay Cousin Langley £20 and take the receipt: reports on news that “the grate affair with young Robinson” is to be heard next term in London. Asks him to try and get the money from Mason as the work men want their money.
Letter from M. K. [Keighley]
YPS/2/1/16 · Item · 12 March [1720]
Part of Yorkshire Philosophical Society Collections

M. K[eighley], thanks Agar for receiving rents and asks his assistance in taking up or selling the lead pipes in the Old House before Mr. Nosley pulls it down. Asks for news of Mr. Mason, because Grime reports that the workmen want their wages.
Estate correspondence, principally from M Keighley, E Hewitt and Robert Appleton
YPS/2/1 · Sub-series · 1719-1725
Part of Yorkshire Philosophical Society Collections

45 letters addressed to Andrew Agar at Grimston, York, and care of Thomas Agar, Draper, Pavement. Also includes associated receipts and notes. The majority of the letters are from M. Keighley (24 letters) at Ouseburn, with others from Robert Appleton (6 letters), F Langley (5 letters), E Hewitt (3 letters), C Perrott (2 letters), J.W. Colton (2 letters), J Hewitt (1 letter), and Elizabeth Perrott (1 letter).

The letters principally concern estate matters, including tenants, the payment of rents and other financial matters, property repairs and surveys, and 'the grate affair', which appears to be an expensive law suit in London.

Charles Perrott served as Lord Mayor of York 1723-1724. Many of the writers of the letters appear to be related.

Many of the letters have a hole in the middle of them, indicating that they may have been originally been filed on a metal spike or string.
Estate correspondence and papers of Andrew Agar
YPS/2 · Series · 1719-1755
Part of Yorkshire Philosophical Society Collections

Correspondence, with some associated papers, addressed to and received by Andrew Agar of Grimstone, York. Some of the letters are addressed to Andrew Agar, care of his brother, Thomas Agar, Draper, at Pavement York. This Thomas Agar later became Lord Mayor of York.

The majority of the papers concern estate administration, including finances and the payment of rents. Also includes some papers relating the marriage of Agar's sister, and to a law suit in London.

Until 1752, Great Britain used the Julian calendar, with the first day of the new year falling on March 25th. Dates for these letters have been given as written on the letters and have not been converted into new style dates.
Notes on the history and historians of York and Yorkshire, and on historical works, print's and maps
YPS/1/9 · Item · c. 19th century - 1923
Part of Yorkshire Philosophical Society Collections

Neat copy and rought manuscript notes, compiled by Mr. Richardson, solicitor of York, with annotations by Rev. Wm. [William] Lund. The volume includes an alphabetical index of topics at the back, and a note concerning the provenance of the volume at the front.

Also included is a loose paper addressed to William Lund containing notes about the purchase of manuscripts.

The volume includes entries relating to the history of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society and to their collections.
List of charters
YPS/1/5 · Item · [c. early 19th century]
Part of Yorkshire Philosophical Society Collections

Small scrap of paper listing charters dating from Edward II to Henry VIII. 'Eustace Strickland Esq.' has been written on the back of the paper.

Item was previously listed as 'Extract from the will of Eustace Strickland. Extract stating Strickland is to bequeath his collections on St. Mary's Abbey to the Yorkshire Philosophical Society, 1837', however this description does not appear to match the item.
Volume containing manuscript entries providing information about Lord Mayors and Sheriffs of York, 1273-1727
YPS/1/3 · Item · [c. 1709-1838]
Part of Yorkshire Philosophical Society Collections

The volume principally includes a transcript of Hildyards Catalogue of Mayors and Sheriffs of York, published in 1664, with additional notes relating to Mayors and Sheriffs of York to 1727. The entries in the volume relate to the years 1273 - 1727.

Information transcribed into the front of the volume in 1838 by Jos[siah] Munby, curator, indicates that the volumes was compiled by Thomas Hammond, a Quaker, over a period of about eighteen years.

The volume also includes several printed notices relating to the governance of the City of York, written information provided about the volume by the Yorkshire Philosophical Society [YPS], printed bookplates showing ownership of the volume by the YPS, and a manuscript list of parish in York, which is included at the back of the volume.
Sketches and lists of objects found during excavations of the choir of St. Mary's Abbey, 1912-1913
YPS/1/13 · Item · 1912 - 1934
Part of Yorkshire Philosophical Society Collections

The sketches and lists have been made on the back of Yorkshire Philosophical Society lecture cards, 1912-1934, which inlcude information about and titles of lectures given at the society. Also includes a covering note by Walter Harvey Brook relating to the sketches and the history of the items included on the lists.
Political tract used in a book binding
YPS/1/1 · Item · 1642
Part of Yorkshire Philosophical Society Collections

Political tract entitled 'His Majesties' Second Message to the Parliament concerning Sir John Hothams refusall to give His Majestie entrance into His Town of Hull'. Printed in London by Robert Barker.

The tract has been used to line the inside of a book binding, which has subsequently been removed from the book. The outer piece of book binding remains on the tract.

The tract is in a poor condition and parts of the text have been lost when the item has been attached to the binding.
Historical notes, papers, and research
YPS/1 · Series · 1642-19th Century
Part of Yorkshire Philosophical Society Collections

Various documents collected and created by the Yorkshire Philosophical Society and its members relating to the history of York and Yorkshire, c. 13th-19th centuries. This includes copies of documents, lists and catalogues of documents, historical notes and sketches, and transcripts of talks and lecture notes.

This series was previously arranged as 'Antiquarian records'.
Yorkshire Philosophical Society Collections
YPS · Fonds · 13th Century- 20th Century

Various documents collected by the Yorkshire Philosophical Society relating to the history of York, York property and land, and prominent York individuals. The collection includes historical notes and accounts, and original documents collected by the society in the course of their antiquarian research. These original documents include estate correspondence and papers, land and property deeds, civic and official documents, guild records, personal and business papers, papers of Eustace Strickland, papers of the Whitehead family, and papers from the Yorkshire Musical Festival.

Notably, the collection includes YPS/5/1 [c. 1525-1550]: The guild's own manuscript copy of The Scrivener' Play, originally performed as part of the cycle of York Mystery Plays, also know as 'The Sykes Manuscript. This is the only known surviving guild copy of a York Mystery Play.

Until 1752, Great Britain used the Julian calendar, with the first day of the new year falling on March 25th. Dates in this catalogue have all been expressed as 'new style' dates, in line with the Gregorian calendar, unless otherwise stated.

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Framed print of St Williams College, York
YPC/8/5 · Item · July 2002
Part of Records of the York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir

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Awarded to a choir member to commemorate fifty years of service to the York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir. The membership certificate awarded to the same member for 50 years of service can be found with the membership awards (reference: YPC/3/1).
Travel memorabilia from Münster and Lochem
YPC/8/2 · File · 1969 - 2009
Part of Records of the York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir

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There is a mix of material in the files, from various visits taken by the York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir to Münster, Germany, and Lochem, the Netherlands.

The files include various publications, including a copy of the Münsterscher Männergesangverein (Münster Male Choral Society) 'MM Journal' (1992); a commemorative publication celebrating 110 years of the Münsterscher Men’s Singing Association (1999); and a 75th Jubilee magazine for Lochems Mannenkoor (Lochem's Men's Choir) (2010). The publications also include a commemorative publication for Mannergesangvereins Walsum (Men's Choir Walsum) (2004); a copy of '40 Jahre Partnerschaft 1968 - 2008' (40 years partnership) (2008), a book celebrating the partnership between Münsterscher Männergesangverein and York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir; and the travel memorabilia also contains a photograph album of a '40 Jahre Partnerschaft 1968 - 2008' exhibition. There are more photographs relating to the choir in the photograph series (reference: YPC/10).

There are also various newspaper clippings, plus a full copy of issue 23 of the newspaper 'Verbandsgemeinde Mitteilungsblatt' (Union Municipality Bulletin) (2001), with an original photo which has been printed in the newspaper. Other newspaper articles can be found in the file of newspaper clippings (reference: YPC/13).

The files also include documents relating to the planning of various trips, including information sheets, itineraries, correspondence and proposals for the European tour in 2000; a schedule for a joint concert between Lochems Mannenkoor and York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir in 2009; newsletters relating to a trip to Germany in 2013; and an itinerary and welcome booklet from a 2015 trip to 'Chorfest' in Münster; as well as various correspondence and information sheets. Memorabilia from these trips include a cassette tape with a choir members' reminiscences of a choir visit to Münster in 1969; a concert poster for an international concert in 2000; two "Münster und seine Partnerstädte" (Münster and his sister cities) lanyards; as well as photographs, brochures, flyers, programmes, restaurant menus, and city guides.

Related material can also be found with the travel financial accounts and documents (reference: YPC/2/3), and travel brochures (reference: YPC/5/1). There is also a photograph album (reference: YPC/12/2) and postcard album (reference: YPC/12/3) from different trips to Münster.
Choir memorabilia
YPC/8/1 · File · 1935 - 2019
Part of Records of the York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir

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The choir memorabilia includes range of ephemera relating to the York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir, including histories of the choir; tickets, posers and fliers for concerts and events; correspondence; and some travel memorabilia, such as coach itineraries. The memorabilia also includes two prints from artist David Golding from 'York Tour 2017'. Related memorabilia can also be found in the travel financial accounts and documents (reference: YPC/2/3), and with the file of concert posters and flyers (reference: YPC/6/3).

The memorabilia also includes a 1935 photograph of the choir's original music director Cecil H. Fletcher, alongside a copy of Fletcher's funeral announcement. There are more photographs relating to the choir in the photograph series (reference: YPC/10).