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Description archivistique
PIC · Collection · [c1950]-2011

Includes small collections of photographs and other images relating to York. Includes photographic prints, photographic negatives, postcards, drawings, engravings, and other images.

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YFF · Fonds · 1786-1986

Administrative records of the society, including: rules and orders, membership papers, financial records, membership benefits records, administrative papers and correspondence, report and publications, and a small number of photographs and object relating to the society.

The collection includes a small number of account books pre-dating the formal establishment of the society in 1788, and some material relating to the continued administration of funds and remaining members after the society was dissolved in 1977.

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Records of the Wednesday Club
WED · Fonds · 1953-2024

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Administrative records of the club, including minutes of meetings, accounts and finances, records of trips and outings, and a history of the club.

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SOR · Fonds · 1934-2000

Includes minutes of meetings, financial papers, visitors books, account book, papers relating to the annual dinners, rules of the club, publications produced on the history of the Soroptimists, photographs of members, framed certificate of affiliation and a list of past presidents.

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Records of York Guild of Building
BUI · Fonds · 1909-1911, 1950, 1954-2019

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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.

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Account books of the Morrell family
MOR · Fonds · 1796-1902

This collection includes household and personal account books for the Morrell family. The division into personal and household was apparently made by the family and original order has been preserved.

The account books chiefly concern Robert Morrell (1799-1867) and his wife Anne, nee Wilson (1794-1873).

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York Civic Archive
Y · Fonds · 1155-2015

The civic archive is the historical archive of the City of York Council and predecessor bodies. The oldest surviving record dates from 1155. It is the archive of the civic life of the city and will continue to grow and take in new records to preserve the present for the future.

The collection is rich and varied record of everyday life in the city of York over many centuries. The core collection consists of the records of governance and adminstration, such as council minutes from 1476, chamberlain's accounts from 1398 and the minutes of dozens of committees on subjects as diverse as air raids, libraries, public assistance and markets.

The collection also includes the records of departments (from the twentieth century) and arms length bodies whose responsibilites were transferred to or from the council over time, such as the trustees for the Ouse and the Foss.

To explore record creators such as committees or civic officials search for 'corporate bodies' in the catalogue, where you can find detailed information and a link to the records of each. This is a good way of unpicking the complex web of departments and committees which changed their names often whilst continuing to carry out the same function.

This catalogue is a selection of the civic archive showing the records which are currently available for access only. Further historical and modern records will be added as they are catalogued and processed into the new archive store at York Explore, including records post 1974.

Records containing the personal data of individuals living or presumed to be living are restricted under the Data Protection Act.

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Clifton Cycling Club
CCC · Fonds · 1869-1994

Includes a series of minute books for the club (not comprehensive) as well as photographs, newspaper cuttings and details of members and events.

MFP · Fonds · 22 March 1748-No date [c1940s-1950s]

Personal and professional papers of the Munby family, including those relating to their relatives in the Forth, Pearson, Woodhouse, and Williamson families. The papers and correspondence principally date between 1780s-1820s, and relate to the family of Joseph Munby (1804-1875), a solicitor in York. The papers include, amongst others, those relating to: his parents, Joseph Munby (c1773-1816) and Jane Munby, formerly Jane Pearson (c1774-1819); his wife, Caroline Eleanor Munby, formerly Caroline Eleanor Forth (1806-1879); and his parents-in-law, the Reverend John Forth (c1764-1816) and Elizabeth Forth, formerly Elizabeth Woodhouse (c1770-1820s or 1830s).

The collection provides an insight into middle class life in and around York in the late 18th and early to mid 19th century. The items in the collection include references to national and international affairs, international travel, the work and training of a solicitor, and the management of a large country estate, however they are also important for the information they give about everyday life during that time period.

Many of the letters contain descriptions of personal relationships, health and wellbeing concerns, social life and leisure activities, and reflections on life and the world in general. The papers of the Forth family, including housekeeping account books, travel dairies, household inventories, and expenses and bills, are especially interesting for reading about the workings of a household during this time period.

Summaries, transcriptions, and extracts of individual items have been provided by a volunteer.

THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION AND SOME SUBJECT THEMES CONTAINED WITHIN IT, COMPILED BY THE CITY ARCHIVIST IN 1969. THIS DESCRIPTION INLCUDES REFERENCES TO LETTERS AND PAPERS WITHIN THE COLLECTION (REFERENCES HAVE BEEN UPDATED):
This collection of family papers consists of an interesting variety of household accounts and diaries, professional papers and personal correspondence of the Munby Family and their ancestors on the female side. The papers had been partially sorted and some annotated, mostly by Frederick William Munby. He and his elder brother, Arthur Joseph Munby, also made quite extensive genealogical researches about 1880 and their notes and draft pedigrees are included.

Most of the material dates from the late 18th and early 19th centuries and reveals much about the life and general attitudes of a prosperous middle-class family of that period. Many of the letters are of a purely personal nature, written without any thought for the interests of posterity. One or two, obviously written in haste, expressly charge the recipient with their destruction.

Members of the Munby family were closely connected with the city of York throughout the period, although they lived for a time at Fulford, before building “Clifton Holme”. The town house in Blake Street, which they inherited through the female branches of the family, the Forths and Woodhouses, was occupied for many years by the firm of Munby and Scott, solicitors. The interest of the papers is by no means confined to York. John Forth was for many years agent and chaplain to the Earl of Carlisle at Castle Howard and one group of letters related to the management of the estate. All the family seem to have travelled quite extensively and there are letters and accounts of visits to Scarborough, London, Bath and Paris. In 1792, Mark Forth emigrated to Canouan, a small island which is part of St Vincent and Grenadines in the Caribbean.

The Personality of the Munby Family
The personal letters are sufficiently plentiful and natural to reveal much about the personalities and lives of the family, particularly the six orphaned children of Joseph Munby, senior and his wife Jane Pearson. The eldest, Joseph, was about 12 when his father died and the youngest, Lucy 1 year old. Their mother died only 3 years later. Joseph’s letters reveal his affection for his younger brothers and sisters, his generosity towards them, and a great deal of common sense about their up-bringing. On his 21st birthday he sent them all small presents, wishing he could afford to be more generous, and advising Jane and Margaret not to command Lucy so much or she would grow up unable to make decisions for herself. He also expressed concern about Giles’s studies and what professions he and John should enter. Jane’s letters, too, show concern for the younger ones, frankness and a lively sense of humour. Her comment on learning of Joseph’s engagement was that she had already told him her only objection, with an admission that she might have been mistaken in that.

Though their father’s trustees were apparently responsible for the children’s schooling and financial affairs, their maternal grandmother, Mrs Jane Pontey, attempted to supply motherly advice and to have them to stay with her at Kirkheaton during their school holidays. In 1822, she expressed her concern to Joseph about Lucy’s cough and suggested her teeth needed attention, at the same time advising him (he was, then 18) about his love affairs: not to become involved too young, and “concerning the young lady mentioned, to await the will of Providence and pay no particular attention to any other.” [Letter MFP/5/8/5, dated 5 October 1822]. Mrs Pontey was extremely religious, as is best shown in an earlier letter to her daughter referring to the sudden deaths of three friends.

Legal Training
Joseph Munby subsequently entered the legal profession and was articled in his late father’s office. His father had intended that he should become a partner in the firm, but the arrangement was not honoured. Joseph was very dissatisfied with the monotony of the work at first and the way of teaching law at York [Letter MFP/5/9/1, dated 26 January 1821] and subsequently moved to London to widen his experience. He paid a Mr Atherley 100 guineas to remain with him a year or longer, and soon determined to establish his own practice in York. [Letter MFP/5/9/5, early 1820s]

London
While in London, Joseph Munby did a certain amount of sight-seeing and described his impressions of the capital in letters to his grandmother, Mrs Pontey, and his sister, Jane Munby. His first comment was that he was not particularly astonished with anything in London, except Regent Street which was very fine, and he was in no doubt that the quality of the service at York Minster was superior to that as St Paul’s “where they attempted to chant and perform diverse other ridiculous imitations of the Minster service.” [Letter MFP/5/10/4, dated 6 December 1824] He visited the theatre to see Kean playing Shylock in 1825 and said that the rows about him were now over. The theatre was full and the audience very respectable. [Letter MFP/5/10/6, dated 15 February 1825] Vauxhall he considered very imposing but thought the amusements “all nonsense”.

Travel
The papers span the period when water transport was the usual means of conveying bulky goods and coach travel was at its height, only to suffer a rapid decline with the spread of the railway network. Both phases are well illustrated in these papers. There is a small account book of James Woodhouse’s expenses incurred on business journeys to London, Portsmouth, Bristol, Hull, Scarborough, Liverpool and Scotland between 1778 and 1780 [reference MFP/1/3/1] and very detailed accounts of Miss Elizabeth Woodhouse’s three visits to Bath with her aunt between 1787 and 1791. These include lists of all the inns visited on route, the mileage travelled each day and a list of all their luggage in 1791. [reference MFP/1/3/5] In 1818, Mrs Forth spent £11 19s 9½d on a three day journey to fetch her daughter from her school at Doncaster and bring her home to Ganthorpe. Engraved bills of three of the inns visited are preserved with the accounts. [reference MFP/1/3/11]

Within 20 years the railways were beginning to make their impact on travelling habits. Between 1838 and 1840, three of Mrs Caroline Munby’s friends commented on rail travel in their letters. One, writing from Slough, said that the 20 mile journey to London took only three quarters of an hour by the Great Western Railway which had an almost hourly service. The Telegraph was working between Drayton and Paddington and her husband was instructing deaf and dumb boys how to work it. The penny post was introduced the following year. On the evening of 5th December [1839] it was said that there were 60,000 letters posted compared with an average of 25,000 and the decrease in revenue was £1,000 per day. The writer thought that the railroads would bring the best of everything to the provinces but that they were very disagreeable modes of travelling : “The stations are little better that watchboxes for a guard.” In another letter, she hoped she might see her distant friends more often “now the railroads are becoming general". Her mother and Ellen had arrived in London at 9pm which she considered “most extraordinary when I think they only left York that morning.” Pleasant company had meant that they had “no time to be afraid”. In the same year wrote that she was thankful they “got home safe by the Railway as there are so many accidents almost daily”. [Letters MFP/5/12/5, MFP/5/12/6, MFP/5/12/8 and MFP/5/12/9]. In 1857, Mrs Munby’s daughter, “Carrie” wrote to her brother that two trips had been run to Scarborough, each taking a 1000 people. No doubt such excursions had encouraged the decision to build at the Spa. She had written on notepaper engraved with a view of the Saloon as she thought he would like a view of the Spa before the building began. [Letter MFP/5/13/1, dated 21 September 1857]

National Affairs
The majority of comments on these matters occur in the letters to the Revenerd John Forth, the Earl of Carlisle’s agent and chaplain at Castle Howard. Francis Gregg, writing from London on 24 December 1788, on behalf of Lord Carlisle, added that he could not foresee the appointment of regent [to the crown] before the following week. Even then it would remain to be seen whether the prince would accept it, despite the restriction, and whether he would venture to appoint a new administration. Mr Pitt had so far been victorious against him in every question. [Letter MFP/4/1/3, dated 24 December 1788] In the following February [1789] he reported that the King was much improved, but that the minister was in an unenviable dilemma because if they declared him well enough to pass the Supply Bills they would set him at liberty to do all other acts, however absurd. [Letter MFP/4/1/5, dated 23 February 1789]

Many of Greggs' later letters include comments on the progress of the Napoleonic Wars and their general effects. He comments that despite the loss of a port, enough damage had been done, to the [French] navy to hold them back for 20 years. [MFP/4/1/9, 20 January 1794] Lord Carlisle himself wrote to John Forth in March 1794 about the raising of a volunteer corps in case the country should be invaded. He wished to have a list of those who would support the scheme in the Castle Howard district. Both the amount of service and the expense involved would be slight. [Letter MFP/4/1/10, dated 13 March 1794] No letters have survived for the next 4 years, but in 1798, Lord Carlisle wrote twice about the formation of a corps of riflemen. In these letters, he again wished to have a list of those willing to serve and hoped they could be entrusted not to use their uniforms except in their military capacity. He states that he had been promised some arms and a drill sergeant and would probably come to Castle Howard when they arrived. He instructs the Reverend John Forth to find some convenient and safe place there for keeping the arms and powder. He states that the corps should consist of no more than 60 men at first, as there would not be sufficient arms for any more. Lord Carlisle intended to cut his stable expenses as much as possible “for these are not times to spend much money on time upon mere amusements”. [Letter MFP/4/1/14, dated 12 May 1798 and letter MFP/4/1/15, dated 26 May 1798]

Some years later in 1806, Giles Earle of Beninbrough Hall took a very serious view of the political situation. In a letter to Joseph Munby he wrote that he considered England to be on the eve of annihilation and that “nothing can redeem us from insignificance among the nations of Europe, but an immediate peace on Bonaparte’s [Napoleon Bonaparte] terms, which however humiliating we cannot reject.” [Letter MFP/4/2/10, dated 3 January 1806]

Estate Management
Despite the comments on matters of more general interest, the letters of Lord Carlisle are devoted mainly to the management of the Castle Howard estate. The Reverend John Forth succeeded as agent on the death of his father in 1788 and received detailed advice from Francis Greggs on the investigation of poaching, the management of the servants, and sending game to Lord Carlisle in London. [Letter MFP/4/1/4, dated 29 December 1788]

Social Life
The family appears to have had a very wide circle of friends and acquaintances in York and social visits are a recurrent theme, together with news of births, deaths, marriages, and sickness. Special events, balls, and concerts are referred to, particularly by Joseph Munby, junior. In 1823, he wrote to Jane Munby, making arrangements for her visit to the Musical Festival in York and telling her that the balloon was to ascend from Toft Green the following Monday. [Letter MFP/5/10/2, dated 16 September 1823]

In April of the following year, he wrote that York was very gay during the Assizes and described some costumes worn at the fancy dress ball [Letter MFP/5/10/3, dated 8 April 1824], and in the December, Jane Munby and Margaret Munby were excited to be going to the Mansion House Ball. Jane’s comment that she had been unable to go to “Der Freischutz” and that she hadn’t been to the theatre once, suggest that this was most unusual. [Letter MFP/5/11/5, dated 19 April 1825] In 1863, Joseph Munby and his wife gave a most successful party at “Clifton Holme”. Their daughter, Carrie [Caroline Munby], described it to her brother Frederick. It was attended by 120 guests including the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress. There had been dancing in the dining room, chess and cards in the breakfast room, tea and refreshments in the library, and a splendid supper in the corridor [Letter MFP/5/13/3, dated 30 Janury 1863

Education
As most of the children of the family went away to school, many of the letters refer to their education. In 1779, John Forth then aged 15, wrote to his father, William Forth telling him of his progress in reading Ovid and that he had been given a Greek grammar. Five years later he sent him a most detailed account of the examination system at Cambridge: the preliminary disputations in ungrammatical Latin, subjects of the final examination and the hours they were required to attend. [Letter MFP/5/1/2, dated 15 February 1779, and letter MFP/5/1/3, dated 23 October 1784]

Joseph Munby, junior, went to the Reverend T Irvin’s school at Scarborough and there are several letters to and from his mother while he was there. Some refer to the progress he was making in his studies, as well as his leisure activities and interests in which he took part. [Letters MFP/5/7/7 - MFP/5/7/14, dated 1816-1818].

Some years later in a letter to his sister Jane Munby, Joseph wrote that he wished his brothers John Munby and Giles Munby to go to the same school because he had benefited so much from being there [Letter MFP/5/10/8, dated 13 August 1825]. The three girls, Jane Munby, Margaret Munby and Lucy Munby went to the Manor School in York, although the terms were 23/- per week besides expenses which, according to Mr Pearson, one of their trustees, was more than their incomes allowed. [Letter MFP/5/8/9] Their grandmother, Mrs Pontey obviously thought the arrangement was not altogether satisfactory. She twice suggested that Lucy should not spend so much time at school and should stay with her for a quarter sometime, otherwise her health would suffer by such long confinement.

The most decided opinions on education were expressed by John Pearson to his half-sister, Mrs Jane Munby, when asked his advice on a suitable school for Joseph. He replied that schools were more expensive than in the north, but as his boys all went to the same school he could give little advice. The terms were comparatively low at £60 pa. One son, aged 16 moved to an academy where he paid £200 pa. Two years later he wrote that to send Joseph to Cambridge would defeat all her plans for his future introduction to business. He would learn little unless accompanied by a private tutor and it would be miraculous if he were not corrupted by the “profligate company”. He strongly recommended that he should go to an academy and then have a private tutor to widen his knowledge. [Letter MFP/5/5/4, dated 18 September 1816]

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Osbaldwick Parish Council
OPC · Fonds · February 1993-July 2014

At 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.

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Multiple Sclerosis Society, York Group
SCE · Fonds · 1957-2010

Includes minute books, annual reports, a history of the group, branch rules, branch directory and booklets produced by, and retained by, the branch.

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David Clarke papers
DCL · Fonds · 1907-1985

Includes papers relating to the York Festival and Mystery Plays, and other plays in York which David Clarke was involved with. Also includes photographs relating to some of the events.

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Bellerby's Painters and Decorators
BEL · Fonds · 1914-1978

Includes customer account ledgers, estimate books, purchase and sales ledgers, wages books and letter books.

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World War Two collection
WAR · Fonds · 1935-1946

This collection contains examples of some of the material held in York City Archives relating to World War Two, including pamphlets, printed lists and photographs. Other material relating to World War Two also exists elsewhere in the archive. The collection includes a number of items relating to the Baedeker Raid on York in April 1942.

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NUW · Fonds · 1920-1983

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Comprising administrative records of the Yorkshire County Committee of the National Union of Agricultural Workers, 1920-1965, including those created and compiled by District Organiser Bert Hazell. Also includes records of the North York District Committee, 1961-1983.

Records relate to the work of the union within the region, including: the establishment of wages and salary rates; equal pay discussions; working conditions; holiday rights; the employment of women in agriculture, especially during the Second World War, and the employment of Land Girls; and the employment rights of people with disabilities.

Many of the individuals involved in the running of the union were also active members of the Labour Party, and considerable crossover can be found in the content of the minutes, especially with respect to national movements and labour disputes.

Some of the administrative papers and correspondence relate to work with other unions and like-minded organisations in the areas, as well as to the relationship between the County Committee and the districts within the committee, and the central administrative of the union.

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GPP · Collection · 1760-1815

Scientific papers and correspondence created by John Goodricke, Nathaniel Pigott, and Edward Pigott in the course of their activities as astronomers. The majority of the papers relate to the observances of atronomical phenomena, particularly variable stars. Also includes papers relating to barometrical and meterologial observances [weather] and to the calculation of latitude and longitude. Some of the papers include drawings and diagrams.

Many of the observations, particularly those by John Goodricke and Edward Pigott were made at York.

References can be found accross the collection to observations and papers elsewhere in this collection.

Summaries, extracts, and transcriptions have been provided by a volunteer.

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John Walker memorabilia
WKR · Fonds · 20th Century

Includes correspondence, insurance and tax documents, banknotes and photos of John Walker and his family.

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York Labour Party
LAB · Fonds · 1916-2004

This collection includes correspondence, accounts, election papers, reports, receipt books and vouchers and press cuttings. Also includes minute books from various internal and external committees including the Executive, Women's, Policy, Advisory, Building and Finance Committees in addition to minutes from local clubs, Labour associations and trade unions.

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Cundall Family Papers and Photographs
CPP · Fonds · 1826-1990

Papers and photographs of the Cundalls (and related families) of Acaster Malbis. The collection includes legal documents, business and personal correspondence, press cuttings and a large selection of family photographs.

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Water Fulford Hall
WFH · Fonds · 18th century-20th century

Includes legal papers relating to transactions involving the Hall and its land, and small sections of maps. Also includes a field book detailing the size and value of estates owned by the occupants of the hall.

York City Football Club
YCF · Fonds · 6 October 1923-11 January 2020

Includes 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.

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Records of the Minster Ladies Bowls Club
MLB · Fonds · 1971-2017

Administrative records of the sports club, comprising minutes and meeting papers, financial accounts and papers, and club rules.

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Huntington Parish Council
HPC · Fonds · 1972-2010

Collection consists of meeting minutes of the Parish Council regarding local matters such as planning and crime.

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Alison Sinclair papers
SCL · Fonds · No date [c1990s-2000s]

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.

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Records of York Scribes
YSC · Fonds · 1990-2023

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.

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Loadman family records
LOA · Collection · c. 1890s-1950s; 2013

Includes 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.

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LEG · Collection · 1757-2001

Includes small collections of legal documents and papers relating to properties and families connected to York.

Documents include:
Property records
Apprenticeship indentures
Wills and probate records
Marriage documents
Business records

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York Railway Institute
YRI · Fonds · 1890-1989

At present this collection only comprises an incomplete series of annual reports for the Institute.

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York Settlement Community Players
YSP · Fonds · 1930-1963

Includes minute books, reports, accounts, criticisms of productions and correspondence relating to the activities of the York Community Settlement Players.

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Yorkshire Fat Stock Society papers
YFS · Fonds · 1873-1965

Minute books of the Yorkshire Fat Stock Society which include details on organisation of shows, as well as rules and lists of judges and society members. They also include financial information as well as press cuttings concerning members and shows. Also includes a printed catalogue of the 17th show held in York in 1873.

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York Mystery Plays
YMP · Fonds · 1951-2014

Collection 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.

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York 2000
TRA · Fonds · 1971-1986

The collection is a mixture of typical records (e.g. minutes, invoices), background materials (e.g. academic studies, government reports, pressure group literature) and materials which relate directly to York 2000's interests and method of working (e.g. the relationship with consultants, the drafts of evidence and the publication York 2000 People in Protest). The collection demonstrates how York 2000 went about its business. It also gives evidence of the close personal connections between the various conservation organisations in York and the extent to which the membership of those organisations overlapped.

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SOW · Collection · 1868-1978

Includes items relating to various members of the Sowray family, including photographs, an ‘in memorium’ card, greeting cards, a handwritten will, and a grave certificate.

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HGN · Fonds · 1977-2021

Administrative records of the association, inclding minutes of meetings, annual reports, constitutions, correspondence, and other associated papers.

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Freda Freer collection of programmes
FFP · Collection · 1944-2012

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.

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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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York Society of Magicians
YSM · Fonds · 1938 - [c.2022]

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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.

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York Musical Society
YMS · Fonds · 1767 - 2021

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.

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YPC · Fonds · [c20th Century]-2021

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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.

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New Earswick Parish and Village Councils
EPC · Fonds · 1934 - 2007

Collection consists of meeting minutes of the Parish and Village Council regarding local matters such as planning and crime.

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York Normandy Veterans Association
NVA · Fonds · 1944-2017

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.

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York Inset Scooter Club
ISC · Fonds · 2007-2017

Includes correspondence files, certificates, photographs, video, scooter banner and promotional materials for the Lambretta Club of Great Britain.

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York and District Lambretta Club
LCY · Fonds · 1956-2015

Various papers relating to the running of the York and District Lambretta Club including meeting minutes, financial information, memberships and publicity.

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British Legion: York Branch papers
RBL · Fonds · 1914-1971

Records relating to the running of the British Legion branch in York. This includes records relating to administration, financial aid given to members, personal papers for members, as well as printed booklets and pamphlets including information on benefits and the law.

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CAM · Fonds · 1974-1982

Records relating to the various functions of the York Branch. This includes records of a published Historic Pubs Guide as well as Yorkshire Regional Inventories, The John Bull pub, the York Pub Conservation Group and Pubs officer and records relating to the national database.

York Assembly Rooms Records
ARO · Fonds · 1730 - 1952

This collection contains minute books, accounts and various scrapbooks of the York Assembly Rooms.

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James Backhouse & Son, nurserymen, York
BAC · Fonds · 1898-1947

The collection comprises two lists of shareholders, a list of directors and one catalogue of fruit trees supplied by the nursery.

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Weatherill family
WRL · Fonds · 31 October 1708-23 May 1797

Contains one scrapbook of correspondence and miscellania, one file of loose correspondence and two legal deeds.

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Peter Hawley papers
HAW · Fonds · 1845-c.2000

The collection includes a Leeds City Police moon chart, 'stranger danger' posters, children's training materials on the history of the police, service and character book for John Raisbeck, papers on the career of Francis Denham, copies of images relating to police officers and the history of crime and punishment, typescripts regarding the history of policing in York and handwritten notes on other aspects of police history.

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Heslington Parish Council
HES · Fonds · 1925-1997

Records from the Heslington Parish Council, including a meeting minute book, 1925-1962, and photocopies of deeds relating to ownership of common land in Heslington, with correspondence.

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DAL · Collection · [1864]-1938

Includes certificate for regular attendance at Navigation Road Sunday School; an indenture of apprenticeship; rules of the York branch of the National Federation of Building Trade Operatives; and bill from W Dove, Ironmonger.

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Women's Institute, Wheldrake Branch
WWI · Fonds · 1925-2020

Includes 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.

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BIR · Collection · 1908-1918

Includes papers relating to insurance held by Leonard Birch for 3 Melbourne Street, York, and papers relating to the estate of Mrs. Emily Key which was administered by W.H. and W.G. Birch.

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York Victorian Photograph Album
VPA · Fonds · 1800s

Album of formal portrait photographs of various families and individuals from York. Some photographs have names on the reverse, however most are unidentified. Some photographs have been taken by a York photographic company. An attached handwritten sheet includes details of research undertaken on certain individuals featured in the album.

Violet K C Meysey-Thompson papers
MEY · Fonds · 1895-1897

At present this collection comprises art certificates obtained by Violet K C Meysey-Thompson during the course of her studies.

Clifton Without Parish Council
CWP · Fonds · 1977-1994

Collection consists of meeting minutes of the Parish Council regarding local matters such as planning and crime.

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York Penitentiary Society
PEN · Fonds · 1822 - 1950

The collection includes various documents relating to the Society, such as minute books, visiting books, and reports and correspondence from the Ladies Committee. It also features annual reports from other similar institutions nationwide.

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Gray, Dodsworth & Cobb, York solicitors
GDC · Fonds · c. 1523-1975

This extensive collection comprises legal papers and probate documentation relating to the clients of Gray, Dodsworth & Co, over at least three centuries. Clients were not solely York-based, and the papers relate to a wide geographical area across northern England and London predominantly, including papers on local manors. The collection has been catalogued in the order in which it was found, with bundles of documents catalogued together to maintain the original order. In some cases, this means that the inter-relationship between the documents in a bundle is currently unknown.

Please note that numbers GDC/26, GDC/35-38, GDC/134-135 and GDC/188 were not used.

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York Rugby League Club
YRC · Fonds · 1877-c. 2003

This collection includes material relating to the York Rugby League Club dating from 1881-1990. Includes meeting minutes, photographs and promotional material from the Interworks Cup games of 1988 and 1990.
Please note that the majority of the collection dates from between 1877 and 1990. There is a handwritten note on the club's history which can be dated to c. 2003.

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Bishophill Action Group
BIS · Fonds · 1972-1995

Includes background documents relating to the group, as well as correspondence, copies of district plans and proposals and papers regarding the activities of the group.

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Samuel Holberry papers
HBY · Fonds · 27 May 1840-10 June 1842

Samuel Holberry was a member of the Chartist movement and was imprisoned in York Castle as a result. This collection comprises correspondence he received whilst in prison. Also includes letters received from John Cooper, a family friend, from his relative

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CYG · Fonds · 1880-1960s

Collection contains minute books, annual reports relating to the running of the association and a uniform belt and visitors book with a signature from J. W. Rowntree. It also includes a large collection of legal and financial documents relating to a divorce.

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NUJ · Fonds · 1959-1983

Minute book covering an important period in the history of the Union where production of the Evening Press was halted by a dispute with the print workers' union NGA.

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Rotary Club of York
YRO · Fonds · 1921-2021

This collection currently only comprises committee minute books and visitors books for the club.

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Charles Letts papers
LTS · Fonds · 1923

This collection comprises one diary.

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Tate Wilkinson Theatres
TAT · Fonds · 1776-1784

The volumes for 1779 and 1780 are missing.

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Strickland Papers
STK · Fonds · c. 1800 - c. 1900

Diaries, logs and papers of Sir William Strickland and his son Eustachius Strickland. Includes:
-William Strickland's diaries and log of his voyage to America
-Strickland Family Papers - papers of William and Eustachius Strickland on a wide variety of subjects - history, agriculture, botany, law, and religion. Compiled or written in the 18th and early 19th centuries, but the subject matter dealt with covers a historical period from 921BC-1830.

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Friends of Rowntree Park
FRP · Fonds · 1948 - 2021

This 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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YTV · Fonds · 1980-1991

Published reference material previously held by York Reference Library, including annual reports and documents relating to licensing.

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Documents belonging to Mr. R. Wilibur
WIL · Fonds · 13th Century-1838

Various collected documents relating to York, including a copy of Papal Bull of 1223, public notices, charters, a deed for Archbishop Holgate's school, a notice of survey of River Ouse and a rough draft account of visit of Prince Albert to York in 1838.

Kleiser family collection
KLE · Collection · 1808-late 20th century

This collection comprises documents, correspondence, volumes, photographs and physical objects created by and relating to the Kleiser family, and related families (particularly the Cundall and Potter families), as well as to the Kleiser clock and watchmaking/jewelers/silversmiths business. . Much of the material relates to York and Yorkshire, but there are references to other national and international locations.
Includes notes in biro, which dates their creation to the mid to late 20th century, most likely pre-1989.

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Thomas Morley, Linen Draper
THM · Collection · 1804-1839

Account book for Thomas Morley's business relating to the period 1804-1839, with an an index of customers' names.

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Papers from William Dewhurst's pharmacy
DEW · Fonds · 1898-1945

One prescription book containing details of prescriptions dispensed by William Dewhurst's pharmacy at 61 Nunnery Lane, York. Also includes some loose papers concerning prescriptions.

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VSY · Fonds · 1978

A collection of items which were prepared and sent by Margaret Vessey to the 'producer and Lord Mayor' relating to Margaret Vessey's life and ancestry, with a letter sent by Margaret Vessey accompanying the items.

Includes letters from Margaret Vessey [also Margaret de Vesci] and James Herriot, a copy of a pedigree of the descent of the Clifford baronies, and photographs showing a biography of Frederick Delius, Margaret Vessey with Queen Elizbeth, and Margaret Vessey as Tess of the D'Urbervilles.

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Charles Cartwright papers
CAR · Collection · c. 1729-1735

Volume containing what appear to be manuscript copies of various legal documents relating to York and Yorkshire, including some relating to Charles Cartwright. The entries have possibly been copied by Charles Cartwright.

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Sumpner family papers
SPR · Collection · 8 June 1876-14 April 1888

Includes three letters, one receipt and a label from a picture frame or folder.

[It is possible the items were previously held together in a frame or folder, and that the label has been taken from this.]

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Leslie Barton papers
LBT · Fonds · 1896-c.1945

Includes group photograph of pupils with a teacher, two Home Guard forms for mileage allowance and one group photograph of York Home Guard.

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CIN · Collection · 1936-1957

Includes two ring binders of newspaper clippings and photographs, predominantly about St George's cinema, York. Also includes photographs of St George's cinema events, and a file of papers relating to Ernest Johnson's war service, as well as one ring binder of newspaper and article cuttings relating to quotations and the cinema profession.

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Aitken Family Letters
AFL · Fonds · 1851-late 20th century

Papers of the Aitken family, principally relating to Henry Martin Aitken, his wife Elizabeth Aitken, and their children. Most of the collection consists of personal letters between members of the family sent between 1851 and 1896, but also includes some associated items, including collages, cards, and a mourning card, as well as some papers from the late 20th century relating to the genealogy of the Aitken family.

Many of the letters include detailed accounts of their personal lives, visits to Europe, and other events of significance, such as a visit to the Great Exhibition in London in 1851.

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York Hoboes Rambling Club
HRC · Fonds · 1933-2018

Includes 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.

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Bedern Hall Company
BED · Fonds · 20th century-21st century

Includes 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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CSR · Fonds · 1966-1972

Includes copies of the magazine 'The York Consumer', typed copies of annual general meeting papers, papers relating to the National Federation of Consumer Groups' campaign to standardise packaging of pre-packed goods, a and notice of a trip to the Police Headquarters, Clifford Street.

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Munby and Scott, York solicitors
MAS · Fonds · 1698-1960

Legal papers relating to clients of Munby and Scott, York solicitors, including probate materials, papers relating to the Manor of Acomb and Holgate with Clifton and property deeds relating to Petergate, Silver Street and Marygate. Also includes property

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Rural Action Yorkshire
RAY · Fonds · 1925-February 2009

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.

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York Choral Competitions
YCC · Fonds

Includes two minute books and one sub-committee minute book. The society was renamed York Choral Competitions before 1932.

York Tradesmen's Cricket Club
TCC · Fonds · 1906

This collection currently comprises one group photograph of the cricket team from 1906.

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St Paul's Square Association
STP · Fonds · 1921-1975

This collection currently only comprises one photocopied minute book from the association.