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Includes large format colour slides, and glass plate negatives.

Includes large format colour slides, and glass plate negatives.

Only the item dated 1837 lists returns for all four wards.

Comprises 2 volumes for Dec 1837 quarter

Comprises 2 volumes for the June 1842 quarter

Includes list of names, addresses and occupations of individuals elected in all four wards of York.

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

Comprises two volumes for the Mar 1847

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

Comprises two volumes for the Mar 1847

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Outgoing correspondence from the Clerk of the York Poor Law Union to the Local Government Board.

Note that these are wet copy letter books and many of the letters are difficult to read owing to the poor quality of the copying process.

These letterbooks are not indexed.

Improvement papers

Includes associated correspondence and plans

The later reports are titled City of York Public Library Committee

Summary financial statements recording total receipts and expenditure by the Guardians of the York Union.
Statements are completed for each half-year ending in March and September.

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

Registers of staff service compiled principally to record superannuation payments. Includes name of staff member, office/position held, salary, dates of commencement and termination of service. May also include particulars of previous service.

Note: these volumes are dated according to the commencement date of staff, however there appear to be a small number of entries outside the covering dates. All volumes are indexed by surname of staff member.

See also PLU/11/3/3/5 York Poor Law Union Superannuation Registers

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

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

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

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

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

Certificates of service for staff to support superannuation claims

Registers intended to record superannuation contributions made by staff. Note, entries in these registers have not been completed. See also PLU/11/3/3/12 York Poor Law Union Service Registers

Comprises summary accounts of amounts received and expended from the poor rate by the parish overseers and Board of Guardians of the Flaxton Out-Relief Union. Some returns include balance sheets of the parish overseers.

Comprises summary accounts of amounts received and expended from the poor rate by the parish overseers and Board of Guardians of the York Out-Relief Union. Some returns include balance sheets of the parish overseers.

Comprises summary accounts of amounts received and expended from the poor rate by the parish overseers and Board of Guardians of the Bishopthorpe Out-Relief Union. Some returns include balance sheets of the parish overseers.

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

Includes leaflets and other marketing materials both created by the library and retained by the library, with the latter relating to events held in the building.

Comprises reports of house to house inspections carried out by the Medical Officer of Health and the Inspector of Nuisances. Includes details of owners, occupiers, size and condition of house.

Comprises stubs recording when a nurse has been notified of the Poor Law Officers' Superannuation Act, 1896 and replies of nurses who do not wish to avail themselves of the act.

Comprises papers for improvement of unhealthy housing. Includes house inspection reports; closing orders, correspondence; reports of necessary improvements; and in some cases plans and demolition orders. Note: house inspection reports usually record the name/s of the owner and occupier. Most files include a summary page of actions taken. See also Y/PPT/2/1/8/38 for Hungate clearance papers.

Improvement papers for the Walmgate area.

Comprises files of successful applicants only

Incoming correspondence from the Local Government Board to the Clerk of the York Poor Law Union

Improvement papers.

Comprises papers for improvement of unhealthy housing. Includes house inspection reports; closing orders; correspondence; reports of necessary improvements; and in some cases plans and demolition orders. Note: house inspection reports usually record the name/s of the owner and occupier.

Improvement papers for the Layerthorpe area.

Improvement papers

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

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

Clearance papers for the Hungate area. See also Y/PPT/2/1/15/22 for Hungate improvement papers and Y/PPT/2/1/15/21 for Hungate inspection reports.

Bootham Row and Bootham Square improvement papers

Town Clerk's clearance papers for Hungate.

Comprises files of successful applicants only

Clearance papers

Minute books relating to the court of honour, group council and patrol leaders.

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

Clearance papers

Clearance papers

Clearance papers

Comprises files of successful applicants only

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

Clearance papers

General administrative papers relating to clearances.

Clearance papers

Clearance papers

Town Clerk's clearance papers for Bishopgate Street.

Clearance papers

Clearance papers

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

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

Town Clerk's clearance papers for Bootham Row.

Town Clerk's clearance papers . The Wellington Row Clearance order includes records for the following streets: Wellington Row, Midgley's Place; Sherwood's Yard; Billingham's Yard; Tanner Row; and Tanner Street.
The Dixon's Yard Clearance order include records relating to Dixon's Yard only.

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

Clearance papers

Clearance papers

Town Clerk's clearance papers for Aldwark.

Town Clerk's clearance papers for King Street.

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

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

Town Clerk's clearance papers for Skeldergate.

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

Clearance papers

Clearance papers