Administrative records of the group relating to their work to promote calligraphy in York and the surrounding area. Includes: meeting minutes and papers, membership papers, finance records, correspondence, group constitutions, publicity materials and newsletters, examples of calligraphy and other artwork, histories and the group and of members, and photographs.
York ScribesIncludes agenda papers and minutes, correspondence files, general file, financial papers, catering file, building condition report, legal papers, architects plans, 10th anniverary meal menus and a complete set of 'Modern Buildings, their planning, construction and equipment' by GAT Middleton (6 volumes).
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Bedern Hall CompanyPhotographs of York and the surrounding area, primarily gifted to the Archives as small accessions. Please see the individual descriptions for more information. The items have been catalogued into annual bundles depending on the date of receipt and year processed.
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Material created and collected by the York Society of Magicians. The collection includes papers such as meeting minutes and material relating to society membership; as well as memorabilia, including programmes, scrapbooks, and press cuttings.
York Society of MagiciansThe items in this collection were deposited in the York Reference Library primarily, by a number of different people, many of whom are now unknown. The cuttings are arranged into series by the year in which they were catalogued.
Correspondence between William Etty and a variety of other individuals on subjects such as art, his work, travel, family and current events.
Etty; William (1787-1849)Administrative records and publicity material relating to both the original York Musical Society (c. 1767-1855) and to the reformed York Musical Society (from 1876). Also includes some research files relating to the history of the societies and to significant performers and conductors.
Includes minutes of meetings of various committees and of annual general meetings, financial records and account books, annual reports, administrative papers and correspondence, papers relating to performance and rehearsal administration, concert programmes, lists of members, papers relating to the history of the society, general files, floppy disks and a small amount of promotional material. Also contains editions of the Musical Times. Please see file and item level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.
York Musical SocietyThis collection includes records created and collected by the Friends of Rowntree Park. The collection includes meeting minutes and correspondence, and material relating to the refurbishment and redevelopment of Rowntree Park including material relating to a National Lottery Fund bid. The collection also includes photographs of park events, newsletters from the Friends of Rowntree Park, and material on the history of the park.
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Includes material created and collected by the York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir. The collection includes administrative records including meeting minutes, financial accounts and material relating to choir membership; as well as memorabilia that includes material from choir visits to various destinations in Europe, programmes from concerts and contests, and newspaper cuttings.
York Philharmonic Male Voice ChoirThis collection currently only comprises committee minute books and visitors books for the club.
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Rotary Club of YorkAdministrative records of the association, inclding minutes of meetings, annual reports, constitutions, correspondence, and other associated papers.
Huntington Good Neighbours AssociationThis collection contains letters and manuscripts which do not form a collection in themselves. They were compiled by various authors. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information.
Oral history testimonies and trancript from veterans of the Second World War, discussing their experiences. Includes a number of members of York Normandy Veterans Association. Interviews were held with Douglas Petty, Harold May, Albert 'Bert' Barritt, George Meredith, Ken Cooke, Pat Evans, James Mason, Ken Smith, Ron Goldstein and Jack Millin. Relevant consent for dissemination was also obtained from either the subject, or their relatives if since deceased. These consents are held by the archives service.
Also includes a partial transcript of the interviews, and a complete digital copy of the resulting PhD. Please see series, sub-series and item level descriptions for more details about the contents of this collection.
Beadnell; Harriett (?-present)At present this collection comprises rules and standing orders, summer bulletins, an extract from the 1956 transactions, and notes on the centenary.
Yorkshire Dialect SocietyIncludes minutes of monthly members meetings, committee minute books, programmes and members lists, financial records, year books, handbooks, publications, correspondence file and copies of the play 'A Matter of Choice' by Bea Moulding.
Women's Institute, WheldrakeAt present this collection only comprises copes of the East Riding Dialect Society newsletter.
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East Riding Dialect SocietyIncludes an extensive collection of match-day programmes, fanzines, newspaper and magazine cuttings, fixture and club cards and publications. Please see series and item level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.
York City Football ClubIncludes minute books, yearbooks, details of member activities and papers relating to the affiliation of the Society with the Burns Federation. Also includes petty cash book, framed certificates and examples of the Society logo. Please see series and file level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.
St Andrew Society of YorkAt present this collection only includes issues of the Deltic Preservation Society, Deltic Deadline.
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Operational records of the River Foss Society including minutes, financial papers, membership details, accounts and publicity. Also includes information about events and activities held by the Society and the management of the environment along the River Foss.
River Foss SocietyIncludes invoice book, ledgers, property papers and plans, financial papers, photographs and glass plate negatives, examples of stationary, half-yearly catalogues, advertising signs and materials, fabric samples, printed books, papers relating to the incorporation of the company and its winding up, sales catalogues, legal papers, newspaper cuttings, third-party advertisements, Midland Bank coin bags, papers relating to the involvement of the Harding family with the Merchant Taylors Company, Econasign stencilling set and framed photograph of the premises under construction. Please see series level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.
Hardings Linen DrapersAt present this collection only comprises an incomplete set of North Eastern Express, the journal of the association, and supplements to the journal. Please note, in some cases supplements may still be inside the original journal.
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North Eastern Railway AssociationIncludes correspondence, Northern Archaeology magazine, Yorkshire Archaeology Today and editions of the Interim bulletin. Please see series level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.
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York Archaeological TrustIncludes minute books, log books, photographs (including a number of photograph albums), administration files, events files, poems written by club members, papers relating to the John Bunting memorial chapel, newspaper articles and transcripts of items in the collection. Please see series and file-level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.
York Hoboes Rambling ClubAt present this collection comprises one incomplete series of newsletters and one price list for goods being sold.
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City of York and District Family History SocietyIncludes 31 sets of oral history recordings, including original recordings, migrated recordings and transcripts in jpg, Microsoft Word or PDF formats (the format varies by recording so please see subseries level descriptions for more detailed information). Also includes one hard-copy publication produced by the group, and a small number of digital files containing research notes into aspects of the village.
Strensall Local History GroupThis collection currently comprises two oral history testimonies - one with the original recording and one with a transcript only.
My Future YorkIncludes Executive Committee minutes, annual general meeting minutes, details of summer meetings, financial papers and general correspondence.
Collection contains photographs, meeting minutes, and the personal archives of members of the Normandy Veterans Association along with DVD copies of broadcasted interviews with the veterans on local radio and television as well as coverage of the D-Day commemoration events in France, June 2014. Also includes a VHS copy of 'A day in my life in the 1940's'. The collection also contains pamphlets and souvenir booklets of events the veterans attended in England and France.
York Normandy Veterans AssociationIncludes correspondence files, certificates, photographs, video, scooter banner and promotional materials for the Lambretta Club of Great Britain.
York Inset Scooter ClubAt present this collection comprises papers produced in the course of the group's Heritage Lottery Funded First World War project. Includes letters of support, project evaluation and financial statement, press cuttings, responses to a conscription workshop, exhibition publicity and programme November 2017, transcript of correspondence and copies of three publications.
Administrative records of the sports club, comprising minutes and meeting papers, financial accounts and papers, and club rules.
Minster Ladies Bowls ClubIncludes Year Books and newsletters. Please see series level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.
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York 41 ClubIncludes one published book, two sets of quizzes compiled by Alan Malden Owen, choir programmes relating to performances including Mary Owen, register report for Richard Leng, materials relating to Mill Mount School, membership lists for the York Probus Society, menus for dinners, Rowntree's stores account book; notes for a talk on Yorkshire Philosophical Society, typescript of 'A selective tour of York'; three boxes of slides of York city centre, a card index acting as a key to those slides and one further index contained in a small volume.
Mary Malden OwenRecords relating to the operational activities of YK Soul including minutes, correspondence, set lists, event planning information, publicity and background information on the aims and objetives of the group.
YK Soul MusicRecords relating to the operational activities of Haxby Town Council including meeting minutes outlining decisions made by the Council; and records relating to the Haxby & Wigginton Cemetery sub-committee.
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Administrative records of the guild. Includes meeting minutes and papers, correspondence, financial records, papers relating to events and dinners, and year books. Also includes papers from one of the guild committee members, Anthony Neal, which includes a large series of photographs of people and events which he took in his capacity as a photographer.
York Guild of BuildingIncludes 3D printed objects, interpretation of the objects by York Learning English Move On class learners and blog entries by Tech For York. The theme of this activity was clothing and this collection acts as a snapshop in time for clothing as well as 3D printing technology.
English Move OnVarious papers relating to the running of the York and District Lambretta Club including meeting minutes, financial information, memberships and publicity.
York and District Lambretta ClubThe collection currently comprises press cuttings and press reports issued by Hugh Bayley's office.
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Bayley; Hugh Nigel Edward (1952-present); SirIncludes papers relating to the organisation of the association in York, minutes and accounts, annual reports, Snowball Plantation papers, events documentation - including local, national and international events, archives relating to the relatioship with Scouts in Malawi, Gang Show, Leaders and badges, and papers relating to a number of specific Scout groups. Please see series level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.
The Scout Association, YorkCollection consists of photographs and slides of the plays and the buildings/sets that were used for the plays. Also includes sketch books, costume designs, and documents relating to rehearsal as well as a prompt book, newspaper cuttings about the plays, ticket, programmes and presentation box of Rev. J.S. Purves 'The York Cycle of Mystery Plays - A Complete Version', and two recordings of the 2010 and 2014 plays.
York Mystery PlaysHistoric Building Recording for Burnholm Social Club, Heworth, York.
Includes committee minutes, formation papers, constitution, newsletters, annual reports, publicity events and media papers and project papers.
York Fanteakwa Community LinkBetween 1979 and 1996 the panel was called the York Group for the Promotion of Planning.
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York Conservation Areas Advisory PanelIncludes minute books and papers, annual reports and accounts (on CD-ROM) between 1989 and 2014, and one bundle of early papers and photographs compiled by P Hepworth.
Poppleton Road Memorial HallIncludes meeting minutes, financial papers, rules and changes to the rules, correspondence files, agendas for meetings and newspaper cuttings. Please see file leve descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.
York Charity Cricket CupsAt present this collection only comprises an incomplete series of The Yorkshire Regiment Journal.
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Yorkshire RegimentIncludes meeting papers, agendas and project papers concerning the work of the association, including newspaper cuttings and photographs. Also includes meeting agendas and associated papers of the York Residents' Federation, of which the Kingsway Area Residents Association was a member.
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Kingsway Area Residents AssociationIncludes material relating to governance and administration of the group, as well as publicity materials including programmes, flyers, posters, and material concerning the history of the group.
York Musical Theatre CompanyAt present this collection only comprises records relating the building of Derwenthorpe village. Includes scrapbooks, meeting minutes, correspondence and additional papers relating to the opposition of Osbaldwick Parish Council members to the building of the village.
Osbaldwick Parish CouncilAt present this collection only includes issues of the society newsletter.
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MySight YorkIncludes papers on the formation of the Society, financial papers, membership details, meetings minutes and papers, material relating to annual dinners, photographs, newspaper cuttings, sundry publications, files relating to organised visits, lecture programmes and attendance list, general correspondence and events programmes.
York Society of EngineersIncludes newsletters, children's treasure hunt and quiz papers, nature trails, notification of annual general meetings, events plans, meeting minutes, annual reports and statements of accounts and papers on the development of Heworth Holme.
Friends of Heworth HolmeIncludes one volume containing sketches and coloured drawings of curios, antiques and other historical objects, owned, sold, or seen by the Loadman family. Drawings in the volume were made by E [Eugene] Loadman and HM [Herbert Myers] Loadman.
Also includes some secondary material concerning the item.
Loadman Family of YorkThis archive includes the research notes, photographs, card indexes, negatives and 35mm slides collected by Hugh Murray, a local historian in York. The collection was listed by volunteers from York Civic Trust between 2015 and 2017.
During the course of this listing work, the paper files have been re-arranged into thematic series, however the original order of all other categories of material has been maintained. The remaining items are arranged by format and have been item-level listed in the order they were originally stored.
Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)At present this collection only includes an incomplete set of magazines.
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University of YorkIncludes correspondence, company information, project papers, press cuttings and annual reports and accounts.
York Childcare LtdThe York Association of Women Graduates collection contains minutes, membership lists, details of finances and other documents relating to the running of the Association.
Includes programmes for theatrical and musical performances in and around York, principally for choral music, light music, operas, and operettas. Many of the programmes relate to performances by amateur and community groups. These programmes were collected by Freda Freer during the course of her lifetime.
Information contained in each programme varies, but many of the programmes include some information about the society performing the production, information about the production itself, information about the performers and producers, lists of past performances by the society, lists of performances by other societies, and lists of other performances at the same venue.
Many of the programmes contain artwork on the covers and advertisements, in particular those for businesses based in York and for products and services relating to music and drama.
Freer; Freda PR (c1930s-2010s)Records relating to the operations of the York Settlement Trust including minute books, account books and correspondence files. Also includes papers relating to the winding up of the Trust in 2011.
York Educational SettlementIncludes small collections of photographs and other images relating to York. Includes photographic prints, photographic negatives, postcards, drawings, engravings, and other images.
Explore York Libraries and Archives Mutual LtdAt present this collection only includes an incomplete set of magazines.
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Your Local LinkIncludes books of ordinances, account files, minute books, correspondence files, file relating to William Audin, papers regarding the visit of HRH The Princess Royal to the Butchers' Guild meeting, annual excursion notice, papers relating to the Worshipful Company of Butchers in London, dissertations based on the Company, Breeches Bible, gold and enamel medal, papers relating to the York Mystery Plays and the Company's role within them and scrapbook compiled by Mrs Audin.
Company of the Butchers of the City of YorkIncludes an incomplete series of bulletins only.
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Joseph Rowntree FoundationIncludes Group constitution and committee minutes, annual reports and annual general meeting minutes, sub-committee minutes regarding footpaths, newsletters and papers regarding local campaigns. Also includes papers on Sustrans and the River Foss Society, family rambling days, walks descriptions and publicity materials.
The Ramblers (York Group)Collection consists of meeting minutes of the Parish Council regarding local matters such as planning and crime.
Huntington Parish CouncilMinutes, correspondence, financial papers, publicity materials and details of social events held by the Ebor Cycling Club.
Ebor Cycling ClubIncludes minute books, copies of the constitutions and regulations, cheques paid out, cheque stubs, receipts, blank forms and headed notepaper, returns sent to the Charities Commissioner and papers relating to the winding up of the charity.
John Hodgson Charitable TrustCollection includes documents to the running of the trade council. It includes: minute books, attendance registers, annual reports, financial statements, correspondence, Sub-Committee papers and press cuttings.
York and District Trades Union CouncilIncludes minutes of meetings, general correspondence, details of events, fundraising and lists of members.
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Collection contains a Manor Court Roll from 1655 relating to the Manor of Poppleton court and land holdings. Also includes transcription and photocopy of the document, ordnance survey maps of the area, MBE relating to Ronald Hansell, sale particulars for seven farms, photocopied land award and display boards created by the History Society.
Poppleton History SocietyIncludes meeting minutes, annual general meeting minutes and papers, annual reports, financial papers, changes to the rules of the Friends, papers relating to the British Association of Friends of Museums, minutes of meetings of the Leisure Services Heritage sub-committee and papers relating to gallery talks. Also includes newsletters, circulars, administation files, press releases and news cuttings, papers relating to group outings, general correspondence files, papers relating to fundraising activities and papers relating to the National Art Fund.
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Friends of York Art GalleryAt present this collection only comprises an incomplete series of newsletters. The newsletters were generally issued three or four times a year.
35mm colour photographic slides, including images of publications, floor plans, and drawings. Slides were taken by the depositor to support the teaching of architectural history courses for the WEA and for building conservation courses at the University of York. These courses were based on work carried out by the depositor for English Heritgae [now Historic England] revising and rewriting the Statuatory List of Buildings of Architectural and Historical Interest in York, published in the late 1990s.
Sinclair; Alison (?-present)This collection comprises files relating to individual projects administered by Rural Action Yorkshire. The files primarily relate to Village Halls, and comprise correspondence, plans and associated papers. Many of the legal papers in this collection are copies of the originals sent to Rural Action Yorkshire.
Rural Action YorkshireIncludes minutes, agendas, financial details and programme details relating to the society.
Poppleton Men's SocietyRecords largely consisting of research and lecture/talks notes created by members of Acomb Local History Group; 2000-Present. Research is focussed around local buildings, locations and people in Acomb and has often involved records held by the City Archives (now Explore York Libraries and Archives) and the Bothwick Institute.
Acomb Local History GroupDocuments and research notes compiled by the Skelton History Group to form the Village archive. Records include copies of published and unpublished articles about the village, notes on parish records, wills and census returns. Also includes some further notes on Overton and various oral history interview transcriptions.
At present the collection comprises three copies of a recording of retired farmer J W Cass talking to the group.
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Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical SocietyThe collection currently includes programmes for performances, scrapbooks regarding plays staged by the group and AGM reports. Also includes coloured cardboard illustrations of scenery from a production of Toad of Toad Hall.
Rowntree PlayersCurrently includes five railway plans and one book of reference.
Includes meeting minutes, annual general meeting minutes, papers relating to the constitution, financial papers, correspondence files, papers relating to particular guilds, summer schools, exhibition papers and catalogues, meeting attendance lists, publicity files, papers relating to Darlington College, newsletters and journals, papers relating to the Federation of British Craft Societies and Crafts Advisory Committee and seminar notes.
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The collection consists of an extensive series of school magazines, commissioner's report 1894 and school calendar from 2007. The school was also known as the Cathedral School of St Peter of York.
St Peter's SchoolCollection consists of meeting minutes of the Parish and Village Council regarding local matters such as planning and crime.
New Earswick Parish CouncilAt present this collection only comprises an incomplete series of Faith Link, the magazine of Churches Together Huntington and New Earswick.
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Churches Together in YorkAt present this collection only includes an incomplete set of magazines. 2004-2006 are missing, as well as some editions within other years.
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Includes papers relating to the creation and organisation of the Friends of York City Archives, agendas and meeting minutes as well as other associated material and presentations.
Friends of York City ArchivesAt present this collection only comprises annual reports for the trust, papers relating to the Civic Trust Amenity awards and York and Yorkshire and East Yorkshire Architectural Society awards and submissions for the Civic Trust Awards Scheme.
York Civic TrustPhotograph of the Orchestra and covering note providing background information.
The Sayer Light OrchestraIncludes customer account ledgers, list of piano tuning engagements, day books, receipt book, volumes relating to festivals and new issues of music scores, list of published works of various composers, customer correspondence and publicity materials.
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Collection consists of meeting minutes of the Parish Council regarding local matters such as planning and crime.
Earswick Parish CouncilPapers relating to the Castle Area Campaign Group's involvement in the proposals for Coppergate II including letters, newsletters, promotional materials, planning documents, press cuttings and photographs taken during the campaign. Also includes some additional promotional materials relating to the opposition to Monks Cross 2 campaign.
Includes seventeen photograph albums relating to areas of York, as well as one file of additional research notes. Many of the images are photocopies from third party collections.
Leeman; Philip (c.1934-2016)Includes minute books, correspondence files, annual general meeting papers, lists of members, financial and insurance papers, papers regarding the York Mystery Plays, events and publicity materials, newspaper cuttings and papers relating to a change in the constitution.
York & District Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers