Lists relating to the requisition of load carrying vehicles.
Includes a hierarchy of Wardens and their role.
Contains information relating to regional Warden officer's study
Contains information regarding the training of Warden officers.
Contains information regarding York as a proposed reception area during evacuation.
Contains details relevant to hygiene, air raid shelters, evacutation, animal welfare and rest centres.
Contains information relevant to the progress report of the Information Service.
Includes a progress report relating to the rest centre.
Includes a list ofclergymen, menu, and a course for the clergy.
Draft house inspection reports with measurements.
Draft house inspection reports with some plans and measurements.
File of notes relating to the draft house inspection reports.
Comprises inspection reports for the following streets: William Street; Cherry Street; Anne Street; Cherry Hill Lane; Fenwick Street; Colenso Street; Ebor Street; and Clementhorpe. Each report records the following: location of property, name of occupiers/owners; tenancy arrangements; house condition report (including floor and window area); and small, scale plans of properties.
Comprises notifications of defects; correspondence; notifications for making a demolition order; house inspection records; plan of the area; and demolition orders.
House inspection reports
House inspection reports for the block bounded by Fossgate side of Garden Place, Black Horse Passage (and Senior's Yard), Straker's Passage, and Wesley Place
House inspection reports for the block bounded by Hungate, Carmelite Street, and Garden Place (including Foster's Yard and Drummond Court).
House inspection reports and plans
Comprises house inspections, applications for closing orders, and correspondence
Comprises report regarding dwelling houses, correspondence, plan of area, house inspection records, and application for closing order.
Comprises summaries of condition of houses, closing order, report of obstructive buildings, report on necessary improvements, and correspondence.
Comprises reports of necessary improvements and correspondence
Includes correspondence; required improvements; notices to execute works and closing orders for properties in Garden Place, Hungate
Includes correspondence; reports of the Medical Officer of Health; house inspection records; and required improvements.
House inspection records for the following streets: Downhill Street; Wilson's Row and Wilson's Yard; John Bull's Yard; Wilkinson's Yard; Portland Place; Layerthorpe; Jones Terrace; and Layerthorpe Buildings. These records were created in 1920 but revised in 1930.
Comprises house inspection reports, correspondence and improvements required for properties in Redeness Street and Cross Court. Includes some small, scale plans of properties.
Includes correspondence, house inspection report, committee resolution, newspaper sketch of property, demolition order, and notes.
Includes reports on the 2 January 1941 bombing, as well as a report on the damage done by the bombs.
Correspondence regarding repairs following the raid from 29th April to 30th May.
Correspondence regarding repairs following raids from 1st July to 27th October.
Primarily concerns a list of tarpaulins issued for war damage and their return dates.
Index for files on the war damage.
Reports on 2nd August 1942 bombing and correspondence regarding it.
Reports on the air raid in December 1942, as well as details of the areas affected and length of attack.
Includes papers relating to the official War Damage and Housing Acts and correspondence relating to buildings destroyed or damaged for which claims are being made for.
Includes correspondence regarding salvaged material, and a list of materials supplied to the Housing and Estates departments.
Includes details of air raid precautions and papers relating to the quantities of voluntary staff available and allotments of personnel available in the war effort. Up to 50% of women in the ambulance services may also be employed on a whole-time basis in
The A.R.P News magazines and A.R.P & A.F.S reviews span from 1938-1942. The magazines covers the publicity of the war and the most recent news and war developments according to the month it was issued. Other aspects include: articles, recruitment publicit
Stored in an envelope.
Paperwork relating to Prime Cost Contracts including termination of contract.
Paperwork relating to Prime Cost Contracts including renewal of contract.
Includes the relocation of the homeless into hostels.
This file contains correspondence relating to the earmarking of properties in York for use by the Civil Defence corps and details of said properties .
Paperwork relating to the nuclear accident at Windscale and the tests completed, dangers to the surrounding area, figures showing food/drink contamination, tests for radioactivity in milk and herbage. Newspaper articles discussing the accident and reports
This file contains a collection of letter correspondence regarding the city's planned strategy in the event of an attack with toxic agents. Such as, the decontamination of foodstuffs and the detection of chemical agents.
This file contains correspondence concerning 'the scientific aspects of Civil Defence', such as chemical warfare.
These files contain correspondence that concern to university courses, relating to 'Detection and Identification of War Gases', as well as a syllabus for this.
Includes articles relating to effects of neutron and space bombs.
Includes an index, various circulars and associated correspondence.
Index to circulars, as well as correspondence, papers relating to sick pay, and papers relating to training.
Includes circulars relating to equipment, training, and the maintenance of existing air-raid shelters.
Includes circulars relating to building work, training and stocktaking.
Contains information regarding technical literature and training.
Contains information regarding Civil Defence organisation, vehicles, training, and the fire service.
Includes circulars relating to training and equipment, and a syllabus for the Duke of Edinburghs award scheme.
Contains information regarding batteries for walkie talkies, training, Remembrance Sunday and equipment.
Includes information about Civil Defence courses at York, and letters of nomination.
Includes a copy of the address by the chairman at the annual conference, as well as correspondence regarding various exercises, agenda and minutes from the fourth annual meeting, committee reports, and invitation and agenda for a visit to Paris.
Includes papers of the organising committee, as well as competition awards and general correspondence.
Includes subject choice sheet and notes for demonstrations.
Correspondence regarding social events. Also includes a transcript of the Sheriffs toast at the Civil Defence Dinner, balance sheet and committee meeting minutes.
This file contains a copy of the 2nd volume of The Civil Defence Newsletter, issue 33 of 'Alert' magazine.
Includes correspondence and copies of Civil Defence journals from York and elsewhere.
Letter from town clerk regarding a meeting to be held about expenditure. 3 copies.
This file contains minutes and agendas from and correspondence relating to York's Civil Defence Committee's meetings.
This file consists of correspondence concerning the Civil Defence committee, including details on expenditure and estimates.
Contains a brief for the competition and the individual competitors.
Includes memoranda detailing systems of Operational Control within a sub-region, as well as letters on the cost of equipment for the centres.