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KNO · Fondo · 1804-1960

This collection primarily includes papers of John Ward Knowles and his son John Alder Knowles, which form a research collection predominantly on churches (including York Minster), glass manufacture and stained glass, as well as original design artwork (KNO/1-24). The collection also includes a small amount of business papers relating to the glass painting business they founded and managed - J W Knowles & Sons (KNO/23). In addition to the research collection are personal papers relating to both John Ward Knowles and John Alder Knowles (KNO/25 and 26), as well as items relating to their relative Christopher Milward (KNO/27), a former Lord Mayor of York. Some of the items can be attributed to the family as a whole but not individual family members (KNO/28).

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York scrapbook
KNO/1/2 · Unidad documental simple · 1892-1895
Parte de Knowles family papers, including J W Knowles & Sons, stained glass painters

Scrapbook compiled by J W Knowles containing newspaper cuttings and handwritten notes on culture, politics and local affairs. Includes information on the Royal visit to York in 1893, a programme for St Peter's School, and an article on Frank Lockwood's sketches.

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KNO/10/11 · Unidad documental compuesta · 1875-1915
Parte de Knowles family papers, including J W Knowles & Sons, stained glass painters

The bundle includes colour and black and white drawings, etchings and postcards relating to stained glass windows outside of York (but primarily in the England), as well as newspaper and magazine articles on stained glass windows and glass manufacture. Originally contained in an envelope entitled 'How the money was raised.'

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KNO/10/14 · Unidad documental simple · c.1910
Parte de Knowles family papers, including J W Knowles & Sons, stained glass painters

The booklet has been made by John Ward Knowles and contains handwritten notes regarding designs and cartoons, glass painting materials, fixing cost of materials, wood trellis and labour. Under each heading, notes have been stuck regarding specific windows and projects, in date order. The booklet itself is made up of cut-down newspapers.

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KNO/10/15 · Unidad documental simple · 1899-1926
Parte de Knowles family papers, including J W Knowles & Sons, stained glass painters

The bundle includes newspaper cuttings and other notes collected by John Ward Knowles and relating to events in the city of Leeds, including obituaries. Also includes two souvenir programmes for the City of Leeds Tercentenary Celebrations, July 1926, and article from Woman's Home magazine entitled 'The Romance of Old China', one programme for the Leeds Musical Festival Album and one exercise book of newspaper cuttings entitled 'Scripture'.

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KNO/10/5 · Unidad documental compuesta · 1830-1924
Parte de Knowles family papers, including J W Knowles & Sons, stained glass painters

Includes handwritten notes on subchanters, 1877; list of choristers with occasional short biographies; newspaper cuttings, letter head entitled 'Stained Glass Medieval Art Works, 23 Stonegate, York'; weekly programmes of services at York Minster, 1920; and four exercise books entitled '98 List of Old Boys', '97 York Cathedral Songmen', '96 Songmen and Choristers', and 'List of Organ Builders'.

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KNO/10/6 · Unidad documental compuesta · 19th century
Parte de Knowles family papers, including J W Knowles & Sons, stained glass painters

Includes one notebook relating to his works on windows, one printed 'Military Police and War Department Constabulary' containing nites and addressses, and one reporters note book entitled 'Catalogue' containing some pencil sketches and a catalogue of books relating to artists or books about artists.

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KNO/10/7 · Unidad documental compuesta · 1899-1918
Parte de Knowles family papers, including J W Knowles & Sons, stained glass painters

Includes:
Newspaper cutting from The Observer entitled 'The Vatican', 17th February 1916.
Newpaper cutting from The Daily Mail entitled 'The Letters of an Englishman. Mr Purdy sees through it', 26th January 1918. Includes observations following a speech delivered at Nottingham on the war with Germany.
14 copies of the front page of The War Illustrated weekly newspaper, October 1915-January 1916.
'Ally Sloper's Half Holiday'. Bank Holiday edition of the Comic newspaper, 1st April 1899.

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KNO/15/1 · Unidad documental compuesta · c.1875-c.1940
Parte de Knowles family papers, including J W Knowles & Sons, stained glass painters

THIS ITEM IS CURRENTLY CLOSED AND CANNOT BE ISSUED

Includes original black and white and colour designs for stained glass windows, war memorials and church fittings carried out by J W Knowles & Son, as well as photographs of glass panels. Many of the designs have been mounted onto card and are captioned.

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KNO/15/3 · Unidad documental compuesta · c.1875-c.1940
Parte de Knowles family papers, including J W Knowles & Sons, stained glass painters

Wrapped in an envelope marked 'Details, old glass, various'. Includes original black and white and colour designs for stained glass windows, war memorials and church fittings carried out by J W Knowles & Son, as well as photographs of glass panels. Many of the designs have been mounted onto card and are captioned.

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KNO/15/7 · Unidad documental compuesta · c.1875-c.1940
Parte de Knowles family papers, including J W Knowles & Sons, stained glass painters

Includes original black and white and colour designs for stained glass windows, war memorials and church fittings carried out by J W Knowles & Son, as well as photographs of glass panels. Many of the designs have been mounted onto card and are captioned. Housed in a large binder.

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York School of Glass Painting diagram
KNO/16 · Unidad documental simple · c.1930
Parte de Knowles family papers, including J W Knowles & Sons, stained glass painters

Entitled 'Diagram to show the continuity of design and practice in the York School of Glass Painting, 1399 to 1529', the diagram is in a family tree format, giving names and the dates they were actively working. The diagram was compiled from information in the wills of glass painters, the Freemans rolls and the Fabric rolls of York Minster. Rolled and wrapped in its original packaging.

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KNO/18 · Unidad documental compuesta · 1881-1922
Parte de Knowles family papers, including J W Knowles & Sons, stained glass painters

Includes:
Yorkshire Herald, 18/5/1915, as well as a facsimilie of the 2/1/1790 copy produced as a supplement that day;
Three copies of the Methodist Recorder and General Chronicle, dated 15/7/1922, 22/7/1922 and 29/7/1922;
Three copes of the Yorkshire Bazaar Flying Post, dated 4/10/1864, 5/10/1864 and 6/10/1864;
Copies of the Yorkshire Herald, dated 3/9/1881, 5/9/1881, 6/9/1881 and 7/9/1881.

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Exercise book
KNO/2/4 · Unidad documental simple · c.1900-c.1936
Parte de Knowles family papers, including J W Knowles & Sons, stained glass painters

Exercise book compiled by J W Knowles marked '9 - Glass painting etc'. The volume consists of handwritten notes and printed material, including the technical details of various paintings, notes on glass painting and particular windows such as Appleton Roebuck, St William's Window in York Minster and St Michael le Belfrey, York.

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Exercise book
KNO/2/6 · Unidad documental simple · c.1900-c.1936
Parte de Knowles family papers, including J W Knowles & Sons, stained glass painters

Exercise book compiled by J W Knowles marked '15 - clouds, waves etc'. The volume contains newspaper cuttings and photographs of various storms at sea, as well as handwritten notes on painting seascapes, newspaper cuttings of fishermen and lifeboat men and pencil studies of waves and marine subjects.

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KNO/21 · Unidad documental compuesta · 1803-c.1950
Parte de Knowles family papers, including J W Knowles & Sons, stained glass painters

Includes:
Handwritten notes regarding York Hospitals, two famous York mariners, local illustrations of English history, notes on miracle plays and York Railway station, c.1950;
Volume relating to the Mount Girls School, 1858
Business cards for Cave and Sons, engravers, and John Beckett, pharmacist;
Declaration, rules and regulations of the St James's Westminster Loyal Volunteers, 1803;
Handwritten note regarding John Dechett, coach driver, 19th century;
Two unidentified document seals, 19th century.
These items were found packaged with the remaining items in the Knowles archive, however their exact provenance cannot be ascertained.

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Glass plates negatives and postcards

These negatives and postcards were originally individually labelled by J W Knowles, and stored in poor quality envelopes. During the process of cataloguing, these items were repackaged into archival quality envelopes, and the details on the original envelopes transferred to the catalogue descriptions. This information now appears in the 'Title' field. Please see individual item descriptions for full details of this extensive series.

Please note, reference numbers KNO/24/2011 to KNO/24/2199 were not used.

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South side, St Michael-le-Belfry church
KNO/24/1001 · Unidad documental compuesta · c.1900
Parte de Knowles family papers, including J W Knowles & Sons, stained glass painters

Plates 1 and 2 depict same image of four lights with male saints and kings in the upper parts, family crests and praying figures (donors?) below. Plate 3 shows four lights of a stained glass window, depicting Jesus, St Peter, and two other male saints, and possible donor figures at prayer below. Plate 4 shows four lights depicting St George, and St Christopher carrying the Christ child, with family crests beneath. Plate 5 shows four lights of a stained glass window depicting St Peter and three others (St William?) and family crests below.

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KNO/24/1007 · Unidad documental simple · c.1900
Parte de Knowles family papers, including J W Knowles & Sons, stained glass painters

Reproduction from a book showing an etching of a glaziers studio with several men in early modern dress, at work producing glass and designing stained glass images. Captioned 'Art du Peintre sur Verre et du Vilrier. Pl. VII'. Image numbered and lettered, but key not shown.

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St Parre les Tertres, Aube
KNO/24/1008 · Unidad documental simple · c.1900
Parte de Knowles family papers, including J W Knowles & Sons, stained glass painters

Reproduction from a book (Fig. 3) depicting four panels of stained glass showing similarities and differences. Captioned 'Vitrail de Saint-Parre-les-Tertres'. 16th century panels painted from 15th century cartoons. From Biver - 'Mode d'Emploi des Cartons'. Note the ornament in canopy is Gothic Angel in one light and Renaissance Cupid in the other.

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