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Accessions registers showing new additions to various parts of the collections, including slides and the illustrations collection.

Includes statement of account; draft cash account and supplemental statement (cash account).

Troop subscriptions and accounts

Town Clerk's clearance papers for Aldwark.

Comprises summary accounts of amounts received and expended from the poor rate by the parish overseers and Board of Guardians of the Bishopthorpe Out-Relief Union. Some returns include balance sheets of the parish overseers.

Comprises summary accounts of amounts received and expended from the poor rate by the parish overseers and Board of Guardians of the Flaxton Out-Relief Union. Some returns include balance sheets of the parish overseers.

Comprises summary accounts of amounts received and expended from the poor rate by the parish overseers and Board of Guardians of the York Out-Relief Union. Some returns include balance sheets of the parish overseers.

Comprises 2 volumes for the June 1842 quarter

Comprises 2 volumes for Dec 1837 quarter

Includes architectural drawings relating to both York Public Library (later York Central Library) and branch offices at Dringhouses, Acomb and Tang Hall.

Town Clerk's clearance papers for Bishopgate Street.

Bootham Row and Bootham Square improvement papers

Town Clerk's clearance papers for Bootham Row.

Clearance papers

Includes large format colour slides, and glass plate negatives.

Includes large format colour slides, and glass plate negatives.

Comprises records relating to the following streets: Cambridge Street; Rosary Street; Oxford Street; Mount Ephraim; Eagle Street; Stafford Place; and Denton Terrace.

Printed catalogues and class lists of the works contained in the York Public Library.

Clearance papers

Comprises inspection records relating to rental properties with certificates of disrepair. The inspection reports record works that were necessary in order to cancel the certificates of disrepair. Certificates of disrepair were issued to tenants and allowed them to refuse any rent increase by the landlord until necessary improvements to the property were carried out. Some files include paperwork concerning the remedying of defects and applications by the landlord to cancel the certificate of disrepair.

Certificates of service for staff to support superannuation claims

The bank books were in account with York County and TSB savings books. Also includes one cash book.

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Comprises improvement records relating to Clementhorpe, Fenwick Street, Anne Street, William Street, Cherry Street, Cherry Hill Lane; Colenso Street and Ebor Street

Town Clerk's clearance papers for Cook's Yard, Lawrence Street.

Town Clerk's correspondence files. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence relating to the Yorkshire Casual Poor Assistance Authority.

Incoming correspondence from the Local Government Board to the Clerk of the York Poor Law Union

Outgoing correspondence from the Clerk of the York Poor Law Union to the Local Government Board.

Note that these are wet copy letter books and many of the letters are difficult to read owing to the poor quality of the copying process.

These letterbooks are not indexed.

Comprises correspondence and related papers regarding the accommodation and maintenance of pauper lunatics.

Clearance papers

Clearance papers

Comprises records relating to the following streets: Charles Street; De Grey Street and Lord Mayor's Walk.

Includes associated correspondence and plans

Town Clerk's clearance papers . The Wellington Row Clearance order includes records for the following streets: Wellington Row, Midgley's Place; Sherwood's Yard; Billingham's Yard; Tanner Row; and Tanner Street.
The Dixon's Yard Clearance order include records relating to Dixon's Yard only.

Comprises correspondence files relating to the establishment and management of Brandesburton Hall for the Mentally Defective.

Clearance papers

Includes list of names, addresses and occupations of individuals elected in all four wards of York.

Only the item dated 1837 lists returns for all four wards.

Comprises records relating to Elmwood Street, Wilson's Court, Cemetery Road, Winterscale Street; James Terrace, and Fishergate.

Includes material relating to libraries outside of the City of York Council boundary, which were retained by the library service for reference.

Volumes of outgoing accounts, as well as finanical papers for central lending sales and account book for the Youth Cooperative Club.

Includes details of members subscriptions and excursions.

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Summary financial statements recording total receipts and expenditure by the Guardians of the York Union.
Statements are completed for each half-year ending in March and September.

Improvement papers.

Improvement papers

Clearance papers

Papers relating to General Improvement Areas (Nos 1-3)in York.

General administrative papers relating to clearances.

Clearance papers

Clearance papers

Clearance papers

Includes papers regarding fundraising for a new headquarters building, and papers regarding the building of new headquarters in Poppleton.

Improvement papers

Files of general housing correspondence

Town Clerk's clearance papers for Hungate.

Comprises reports of house to house inspections carried out by the Medical Officer of Health and the Inspector of Nuisances. Includes details of owners, occupiers, size and condition of house.

Comprises papers for improvement of unhealthy housing. Includes house inspection reports; closing orders, correspondence; reports of necessary improvements; and in some cases plans and demolition orders. Note: house inspection reports usually record the name/s of the owner and occupier. Most files include a summary page of actions taken. See also Y/PPT/2/1/8/38 for Hungate clearance papers.

Clearance papers for the Hungate area. See also Y/PPT/2/1/15/22 for Hungate improvement papers and Y/PPT/2/1/15/21 for Hungate inspection reports.

Comprises papers for improvement of unhealthy housing. Includes house inspection reports; closing orders; correspondence; reports of necessary improvements; and in some cases plans and demolition orders. Note: house inspection reports usually record the name/s of the owner and occupier.

Town Clerk's clearance papers for King Street.

Box of glass plate negatives belonging to Edmund Moody Smith (Medical Officer of Health). Includes images of open-air classrooms and spray baths. Box labelled: 'Mr Hanstock's negatives of Knavesmire School.'

Box of slides featuring mainly classical sculptures and paintings.

A box of slides belonging to Edmund Moody Smith (Medical Officer of Health). The slides include images of poor housing in York, a plan of a cottage at Port Sunlight, plans of back to back, flats and square blocks of streets. Also includes an image of a model of a model street of housing in York. Note, this box also contains a written list of slides that bears little resemblance to the contents of the box - it is likely that this list was used simply as packing material.

Box of slides belonging to Edmund Moody Smith (Medical Officer of Health). The slides include images of patients individuals suffering from the effects of syphilis, as well as information slides on how the disease is spread and its treatment.

Series of lantern slides belonging to Edmund Moody Smith (Medical Officer of Health). Includes images of Goodramgate, Bedern, St Leonard's, Skeldergate, Walmgate, and St Martin's Micklegate.

A box of slides belonging to Edmund Moody Smith (Medical Officer of Health). Includes slides covering various areas of health education including anatomy, botany, and bacteriology.

Series of 50 lantern slides belonging to Edmund Moody Smith (Medical Officer of Health). Includes slides of Knavesmire School, York Maternity Hospital, housing, infant mortality and general health warnings.

A box of slides belonging to Edmund Moody Smith (Medical Officer of Health). Includes images of a patient with adenoids, a plan of a cottage at Port Sunlight, demonstration of window ventilators, a patient room at Kelling Sanatorium in Norfolk, demolition of a house, and birth and death rates 1893-1902.

A box of slides belonging to Edmund Moody Smith (Medical Officer of Health). Includes slides of historical health statistics; educational slides relating to germs; images of Louis Pasteur, Lord Lister and Dr Woodhead, and a slide of an unknown building.

Clearance papers

Clearance papers

Improvement papers for the Layerthorpe area.

Clearance papers

Includes leaflets and other marketing materials both created by the library and retained by the library, with the latter relating to events held in the building.

Letter books and loose correspondence retained by the York Public Library (later York City Library) in the course of its duties.

Licensing appeal papers for public houses within the Castlegate and Water Lanes Improvement Scheme. Includes recognizances, objections and licensing papers.

Log books relating to new acquisitions to the library and book borrowing.

Clearance papers for the Marygate area.

Clearance papers

Includes material relating to libraries outside of the City of York Council boundary, which were retained by the library service for reference.

Minute books relating to the court of honour, group council and patrol leaders.