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Comprises agreements between York Corporation and property owners regarding the sale of land in order to widen the First Water Lane (King Street). Includes a subscription list for improvements, and legal papers for the transfer of property.

Comprises draft minutes, and correspondence to the Committee and the Local Board of Health.

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

Notices served to owners, occupiers and lessees of the application to the Local Government Order for a provisional order for compulsory purchase to improve the Castlegate and Water Lane area. The notices include the names of the occupiers, owners and lessees (where relevant), a description of the property, and the plan number of the property. See also Y/PPT/2/3/3/6 for owners replies.

Replies from property owners regarding notice to apply for a provisional order for the Castlegate and Water Lane Improvement Scheme. These are pre-printed forms on which owners were asked to register their assent, dissent or neutrality to the scheme. See Y/PPT/2/3/3/5 for notices sent to owners, occupiers and lessees.

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

Particulars and conditions of sale for properties and land to be sold by York Corporation following improvements and clearances in the Castlegate and Water Lane area. Includes land and property in Clifford Street, Tower Street, King's Staith, and a 'proposed new street'.

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

Papers and architectural drawings relating to the formation of the York Public Library.

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.

Improvement papers

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

Improvement papers.

Improvement papers for the Walmgate area.

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.

Bootham Row and Bootham Square improvement papers

Town Clerk's clearance papers for Navigation Road.
Comprises records relating to the following streets:
1) for Navigation Road (Central); Navigation Road; Speculation Street; School Street
2) for Navigation Road (North): Navigation Road; Constitution Place; Rosemary Hill; Rosemary Place; St Margaret's Terrace; and School Street.
3) Alexandra Yard, Hill's Y arid and McQuade Yard.

Clearance papers

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.

Town Clerk's clearance papers for Aldwark.

Town Clerk's clearance papers for Bishopgate Street.

Town Clerk's clearance papers for King Street.

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

Town Clerk's clearance papers for Skeldergate.

Printed sections of the Poor Law Act, 1930 relating to the Yorkshire Casual Poor Assistance Authority

Clearance papers

Clearance papers

Clearance records concerning multiple clearance areas.

Town Clerk's clearance papers Walmgate.

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.

Clearance papers

Improvement papers

Town Clerk's clearance papers for Bootham Row.

Clearance papers

Clearance papers

Clearance papers

Clearance papers

Includes associated correspondence and plans

Improvement papers for the Layerthorpe area.

Clearance papers

Clearance papers

Town Clerk's clearance papers for Hungate.

Clearance papers

Clearance papers

Improvement papers

Clearance papers

Clearance papers

Clearance papers

Printed annual Reports including statement of accounts and statistics

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

Files of general housing correspondence

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

Copies of printed minutes of the meetings of the Yorkshire Casual Poor Assistance Authority

Clearance papers

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.

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.

Clearance papers

Clearance papers

Clearance papers.

Currently only includes information relating to the opening of branch libraries at Strensall and Haxby.

Clearance papers for Newbiggin Street and Groves Lane area.

Clearance papers

Clearance papers

Clearance papers

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

Includes correspondence relating to the temporary branch library at Acomb and the planning of the new permanent branch.

Clearance papers for the general Groves area.

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

Records produced by the library in relation to its daily activities. Much of the information in these volumes may have been summarised in the volumes of statistics (Y/EDU/5/3/7).

Includes registers of applications to join the library, and registers of loan requests made.

Clearance papers

The later reports are titled City of York Public Library Committee

General administrative papers relating to clearances.

Comprises plans, photographs and copy of application for planning permission.

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

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

Clearance papers for the Nunnery Lane area.

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

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

Currently only includes one invitation to the opening of the library, and a series of photographs taken on the day.

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

Clearance papers for the Marygate area.

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

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.

Clearance papers

At present this series only comprises materials relating to 'All Change at Clifton.'

Includes both minute books and loose agendas and minutes for committees and subcommittees held within the library.

Includes some personnel files for individual staff members, and staff circulars.

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

Includes photographs of York Public Library (including the Childrens and Reference libraries) as well as images of Acomb, Tang Hall and New Earswick branch libraries.

Includes statistics relating to visitor numbers, issues, accounts, library membership, enquiries and accessions.

Reports itemising various training needs required, as well as workshops undertaken.

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.

Includes newspaper cuttings relating to the creation of free libraries generally, York Public Library specifically, and local and national news stories relating to the library sector.

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

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