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Programmes
RAA/1 · Series · 1936-1939
Part of Railways Athletics Association

At present this series only comprises one bundle of sports programmes for events. Includes LNER Athletics Championships programmes.

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YMC/1 · Series · 18 February 1932-28 June 1954
Part of York Magistrates Court records

Incomplete series of records for the Adult Court, which formed part of the Police Court. The volumes are indexed but arranged in chronological order, and give details of the defendent, complainant, offence, arrested officer and judgement.

The volume for February - November 1946 is currently missing.

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Match day programmes
YCF/1 · Series · 1923-2017
Part of York City Football Club

Match-day programmes, predominantly for York City FC matches, some with match reports, tickets or inserts for reprinted programmes.

Draft house and minute books
Y/COU/1/3 · Series · 1719-1827
Part of York Civic Archive

Additional minute volumes not forming part of main series of house books.

A (1719-1728)
B (1728-1743)
C (1743-1763)
D (1763-1784)
E (1784-1802)
F (1802-1816)
G (1816-1827)

Draft minute books, some containing minutes of Quarter Sessions

H (1659-1666)
I (1668-1673)
K (1675-1680)
L (1680-1685)
M (1685-1692)
N (1711-1714)
O (1714-1719)

Memoranda and register books
Y/COU/1/4 · Series · 1300s-1800s
Part of York Civic Archive

Various memoranda books that cover a wide range of topics include gild ordinances, rents, tolls, taxes, chantries, oaths, official correspondence, recognizances, inrolments, hospitals, leases, certificates, wills, charities, fishing rights. Memoranda and register books that relate to specific functions are listed elsewhere. The first two volumes were previously also known as A/Y and B/Y.

Y/COU/1/5 · Series · 1400s-1800s
Part of York Civic Archive

Collections of memoranda on a wide variety of subjects such as elections, courts, orders, measures. Detailed information on the contents can be found in the Giles Catalogue (1909). When ordering please state the E number in addition to the reference number.

E32. Vol 1. (c.1461-1509)
E33. Vol 2. Titled: 'Ouse bridge presidents 1' (c.1600s)
E34. Vol 3. Titled: 'Ouse bridge presidents 2' - Contains index (c.1600s).
E35. Vol 4. Titled: 'Ouse bridge presidents 3' (c.1600s)
E36. Vol 5. Includes copies of judgments and resolutions (c.1489-1610)
E37. Vol 6. Precedent book (c.1600-1700s)
E38. Vol 7. Predecent book (c. 1603-1625)
E39. Vol 8. Precedent book (c. 1461-1471)
E40. Vol 9. (1484-1834)
E40A. Vol 10. (unknown)
E40B. Vol 11. (unknown)
E40C. Vol 12. (unknown)

Mayor and Commonality of the City of York
Strays - Bootham Ward
Y/COU/3/6 · Series · 1749-1892
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes petitions, dispute and judgment papers, a lease, pasturemaster accounts and inclosure papers.

Freemen (Unreformed)
Strays - Micklegate Ward
Y/COU/3/7 · Series · 1809-1841
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes petitions, dispute and judgment papers, meeting minutes, inclosure papers, deeds and property transactions, pasturemaster accounts.

Freemen (Unreformed)
Y/COU/5/5/3 · Series · 1931-1973
Part of York Civic Archive

These volumes contain indexes.

21 1931-36
22 1936-41
23 1941-46
24 1946-49
25 1949-52
26 1952-54
27 1954-57
28 1957-60
29 1960-62
30 1962-64
31 1964-66
32 1966-68
33 1968-71

  1. 1971-74

Finance and General Purposes Hospitality sub-committee minute book
10a 1957-1966

Finance and General Purposes Mansion House sub-committee minute book
10b 1966-1973

Finance and General Purposes Committee
Estates Committee minutes
Y/COU/5/9/3 · Series · 1884-1974
Part of York Civic Archive

1 1884-89
2 1889-94
3 1894-1905
4 1905-13
5 1913-23
6 1923-1930
7 1930-40
8 1940-49
9 1949-53
10 1953-57
11 1957-63
12 1963-74

Estates Committee
Educational Welfare Maps
Y/EDU/7/1 · Series · 1959-c.1968
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes Ordnance Survey maps of York and neighbouring areas, some with locations of schools marked on. Also includes 'Geographia' maps with schools marked on and OS maps showing different wards in and around York.

Y/HEA/3/3 · Series · 1904-1927
Part of York Civic Archive

Books recording inspections of nuisance complaints affecting dwellings. Nuisances inspected include privies, air quality, keeping of animals, offensive trades, and drains. Also records inspections of premises for overcrowding, and for sanitary conditions at the home accommodation of patients with infectious diseases. A small number of volumes include plans and this is indicated in the relevant item descriptions.
Indexed by street name at the start of each volume.

Y/HEA/3/5 · Series · 1901-1956
Part of York Civic Archive

Records drainage improvements carried out in properties. Entries include situation of premises, name of owner and builder, a brief description of works, and a line sketch of drainage on the premises (note: the volume covering 1936-1956 does not include any sketches)

Registers of complaints
Y/HEA/3/6 · Series · 1939-1975
Part of York Civic Archive

Registers of complaint of nuisances and unsanitary conditions. Entries include date of complaint, situation of premises and brief description of complaint, name and address of complainant, date investigated and result (if any). Includes references to Assistant Sanitary Inspectors' report books. Indexed by street name.

Health Education, images
Y/HEA/10/1 · Series · early 20th century
Part of York Civic Archive

Comprises stand alone images relating to health education and health promotion. Includes lantern slides, glass plate negatives and photographs.

Registers relating to vermin
Y/ENV/6/1 · Series · 1921-1974
Part of York Civic Archive

Registers of complaints received by the Health Department regarding rodents. Entries typically include situation of property; names of owner and/or occupier, nature of complaint and any action taken. Volumes indexed by street name.

Vehicle licensing records
Y/PPT/3/1 · Series · 1904-1974
Part of York Civic Archive

Records of vehicle licensing and registration, including motor cars and motorcycles, and heavy vehicles. Some registers combine cars and motorcycles, whilst others contain just one or the other, so more than one volume may need to be consulted to cover the same licence plate or year range. Registers occasionally include cancellation and transfer dates, plus occasional inserted correspondence.

We are able to provide certified copies of entries for a fee, please see our website or contact us for futher details.

Four of the 28 volumes are restricted under the Data Protection Act (Y/PPT/3/1/9, Y/PPT/3/1/21 to 23 covering the period 1948-1959) Researchers may consult these volumes after filling in a Data Protection Researcher Exemption form. This form may take up to 48 hours to be authorised so please contact us in advance if you wish to see these volumes.

Taxation department / Motor taxation department
Civic Buildings
Y/PPT/1/4 · Series · February 1974
Part of York Civic Archive

Reports related to maintenance and restoriation of City of York council owned properties.

Y/PPT/2/1/15/25/9 · Series · 1930s
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes plans of the improvement area; schedules of required works; Bye-Law for preventing overcrowding; summaries of area (including houses to be demolished and level of overcrowding); correspondence; reports to the Unhealthy Areas Sub-Committees; summaries of overcrowded houses (including size of bedrooms and numbers of occupants); letters to establish owners; Layerthorpe Clearance Area: reports of the Medical Officer of Health and the Chief Sanitary Inspector used at an Enquiry [8-9 Mar 1932}]; papers concerning various properties in Layerthorpe and Bilton Street belonging to one owner; also draft summaries and notes/

Y/ORD/4/6 · Series · 1939-1949
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes civil defence publications, papers relating to wardens, ARP Emergency Committee agendas and minutes, Air Raid Precautions (ARP) correspondence, shelter files, instructions to civilians and papers regarding the welfare of citizens, fire service and fire prevention files, papers relating to the Women's Voluntary Service, papers regarding the billeting of workers, Ministry of Health files, papers regarding air raids and resultant war damage, papers regarding the Halifax bomber crash in York, staff registers, papers regarding training exercises, casualty lists, invasion committee papers, Operations Regional Comissioner correspondence, A.R.P Control Headquarters register of permits and papers relating to German chemical warfare explorations.

Registers of smallpox vaccinations compiled by Vaccination Officers of the York Poor Law Union using extracts from the Registrar's Registers of Births.

Some volumes include inserted correspondence relating to individual vaccination cases.

Includes registers for the City and Rural Districts of the York Poor Law Union.

Other Institutions
PEN/5 · Series · 1808 - 1916
Part of York Penitentiary Society

Various annual reports and circulars from nationwide institutions that were similar to the York Penitentiary Society. Includes more detailed documents such as meeting minutes from the York Society for the Prevention and Discouragement of Vice and Profaneness, and the York Society for the Prevention of Youthful Depravity. It appears that these reports etc were sent in answer to a circular letter from the York Penitentiary Society requesting information in connection with a demand from the York Ladies Committee to have equal representation with the gentlemen on the Executive Committee (on which they were originally not entitled to sit).

Account Books
PEN/6 · Series · 1822 - 1901
Part of York Penitentiary Society

Account books, bank books and Treasurer's Ledger of the York Penitentiary Society.

York Penitentiary Society
MSS/4 · Series · 19th century-20th century
Part of Manuscripts collection

Manuscripts catalogued during 2020, either from existing material and transfers from the Local History collection, or new accessions. See individual items for more detailed descriptions.

MSS/5 · Series · 19th century-20th century
Part of Manuscripts collection

Manuscripts catalogued during 2020, either from existing material and transfers from the Local History collection, or new accessions. See individual items for more detailed descriptions.

NALGO general files

Includes meeting minutes, correspondence files, general papers of NALGO, policies and procedures, annual reports by Local Authorities, subcommittee meetings, Castle Museum papers, publications and circulars, North Yorkshire County Working Party files, Yorkshire and Humberside District files, Yorkshire Provincial Council Papers, papers relating to job regrading, strike campaign papers, York Municipal Officers Guild, newspaper cuttings, questionnaires, job descriptions, Joint Shop Steward Committee papers and papers concerning individual NALGO employees.

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Finance and Accounts
MYC/2 · Series · 1933-1996
Part of York Motor Yacht Club

High levels finacial information including cash books and balance sheets for Club activities. Also includes details of membership subscriptions.

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Membership and applications
MYC/5 · Series · 1933-1991
Part of York Motor Yacht Club

Membership lists and application forms for individual members of the Club. Also includes details of the boats owned by members and the use of moorings.

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Publicity material
MYC/7 · Series · 1933-2004
Part of York Motor Yacht Club

Publicity relating to the events and activities of the Club including publications, press cuttings and photographs. Also includes yearbooks detailing events and memberships, flags and logos as well as details on the history of the Club.

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Associated Groups
MYC/8 · Series · 1979-1990
Part of York Motor Yacht Club

Meeting minutes and correspondence of various groups to which the Yacht Club were affiliated including Royal Yachting Association Yorkshire division, Linton Lock Supporters Group and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution York branch.

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Correspondence
JMU/1 · Series · 1920-1988
Part of Joe Murphy archive

Various letters collected by Joe Murray as part of the research for his book.

Newspaper cuttings
BLO/9 · Series · 1911-1954
Part of Harold Edgar Bloor papers

Includes cuttings from the First World War, report of the presentation to H E Bloor on leaving Carlisle Gas Works, cuttings from the Second World War dealing with some of its more controversial aspects, H. E. Bloor’s son’s capture by the Italians etc.

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Estimate books
BEL/2 · Series · 1952-1978
Part of Bellerby's Painters and Decorators

Customer estimate books, detailing quotes given to customer for particular projects.

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Wages books
BEL/4 · Series · 1974-1976
Part of Bellerby's Painters and Decorators

Volumes include details of staff wages, and are arranged from 1974-1975 and 1975-1976.

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North Eastern Express
ERA/1 · Series · February 1999-November 2020
Part of North Eastern Railway Association

Incomplete set of North Eastern Express, the journal of the association. In some cases supplements to the journals are held inside the volumes, however see also ERA/2/1 for a loose set of supplements.

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Financial papers
ENG/3 · Series · 1947-2010
Part of York Society of Engineers

Includes cash books, financial correspondence files and published statements of accounts,

York Society of Engineers
Media
ENG/7 · Series · 1970s-1998
Part of York Society of Engineers

Includes photographs of Society events, newspaper cuttings and other published materials.

York Society of Engineers
HEY/7 · Series · 8 May 1828-2 November 1832
Part of Hey family letters

Rebecca took charge at Ockbrook Vicarage on the death of William's mother in 1826. The first letter is to William at Silk Willoughby, followed by four to Sherborne School and one only to Cambridge in 1832.

Events
COR/4 · Series · 1979 - 1992
Part of Company of Cordwainers, York

Correspondence, minutes, membership lists, programmes and agendas for various events held by the Company of Cordwainers.

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