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Archival description
Books of monthly accounts
Y/ENV/1/1/12 · Sub-series · 1915-1921
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes monthly accounts for dues and towage, as well as returns from the Ouse Navigation Company for Hull and York.

Y/HEA/6/2/4 · Sub-series · c1915-1920
Part of York Civic Archive

A series of numbered pieces of correspondence and bundles of correspondence organised by subject. Includes correspondence, circulars, minutes and other associated papers related to the housing and care of those with learning disabilities following the introduction of the Mental Deficiency Act of 1913. Contains information on patients/cases. There is an index to this correspondence filed in the front of Y/HEA/6/2/4/1 . Note, there are gaps in this series.

Y/EDU/1/1/2 · Sub-series · 1918-1970
Part of York Civic Archive

The magazine was issued quarterly and contained articles, details of sports competitions, school rolls and information on the Old Boys' Association. During the First World War it also includes details of military honours obtained by former pupils and a roll of honour. The magazine was reissued in 1939, reverting to 'Volume 1', and during the Second World War the magazine includes lists of former pupils serving in HM Armed Forces.

Y/PPT/2/1/15/20/1 · Sub-series · 1920-1931
Part of York Civic Archive

Comprises records relating to Hope Street, Albert Street, Richard Street, George Street, and Long Close Lane.
Includes house inspection records; particulars of occupiers (including occupation, income, and rent); lists of tenants and possible tenants for Tang Hall Estate; Detailed Statement of Hope Street Area Improvement Scheme (1924); three house inspection notebooks; agenda and minutes from the Health (Unhealthy Areas Subcommittee) Committee; correspondence, lists of owners and statistical information.

Y/PPT/2/1/15/20/2 · Sub-series · 1923-1933
Part of York Civic Archive

Comprises records relating to Hope Street, Albert Street and Long Close Lane.
Includes correspondence; lists of properties, owners, and required improvements; lists of premises stating numbers of occupants and occupations; plans of individual houses; and lists of removals and rehousing.

Clearance photographs
Y/PPT/2/1/10 · Sub-series · 1930s-1970s
Part of York Civic Archive

Photographs of clearance streets and properties taken by City of York council and predecessor bodies

Photographs
Y/EDU/1/2/4 · Sub-series · 1930s-1992
Part of York Civic Archive

Photographs of year 11 school pupils (1992) and headmistresses (1930s-1960s).

Y/PPT/2/1/12 · Sub-series · 1933-1938
Part of York Civic Archive

Inspection records typically record the following details: address of property; names of occupiers/owners; occupation of occupier; total number of occupations; rent; size and condition of each room in the house.

Palatine flood gauge sheets
Y/ENV/1/9/1 · Sub-series · 1935-1959
Part of York Civic Archive

Complete series of sheets for the period. There are a number of sheets per year, and include a pen-drawn line showing the water levels. Scale half inch to one foot. Sheets for 1939 are missing.

PLEASE REQUEST THIS ITEM ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Printed Acts
Y/SOC/2/2/1/3 · Sub-series · 1935-1936
Part of York Civic Archive

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

Books of counterfoils
Y/ENV/1/1/11 · Sub-series · 3 March 1935-23 January 1953
Part of York Civic Archive

The volumes include details of payment of dues and towage charges, as well as names of vessels, masters and firms; and the nature and weight of the cargo.

Y/PPT/2/1/2 · Sub-series · 1936-1938
Part of York Civic Archive

Details recorded include: number in rate book; address; name and address of owner or agent; name of responsible tenant; names of other tenants or sub-tenants; number of persons normally sleeping in rooms; size and use of rooms; and number of persons allowed per room. Note that the information recorded varies from sheet to sheet.

Y/PPT/2/1/1 · Sub-series · c1936-1938
Part of York Civic Archive

Details recorded include: name and address of owner or agent; number of families in the house; name of responsible tenant; names of other tenants or sub-tenants; number of persons normally sleeping in rooms; size and use of rooms; and number of persons allowed per room. Note that the information recorded varies from sheet to sheet.

Civil Defence Wardens
Y/ORD/4/6/2 · Sub-series · 1938-December 1945
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes pictures of the Head Wardens for York, Chief Warden's correspondence, Chief Warden's circulars and information about the numbers of paid and unpaid wardens.

Women's Voluntary Services
Y/ORD/4/6/8 · Sub-series · 1938-1949
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes the ten year report, the knitting report and one correspondence file regarding the work of the service.

Y/PPT/2/1/13 · Sub-series · 1938-1974
Part of York Civic Archive

Comprises booklets and loose sheets of City of York House inspection sheets for properties in improvement and clearance areas. Inspection sheet typically record the following details: address of property; names of occupiers/owners; occupation of occupier; total number of occupations; rent; size and condition of each room in the house.

Training exercises
Y/ORD/4/6/16 · Sub-series · 1939-1944
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes electrical and radio notes for wireless operators, training reports, correspondence regarding enemy weaponry, premises papers and details of exercise 'Leap'.

Y/ORD/4/6/12 · Sub-series · 1939-1958
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes files relating to various air raids on the city of York, including the 1942 Baedeker Raid, and the administration of the aftermath of those raids. Also includes files relating to repairs to buildings and reglazing.

Civil Defence publications
Y/ORD/4/6/1 · Sub-series · 1939-1942
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes correspondence outlining the financial situation of the Civil Defence of York in 1939, a handbook outlining procedures in the event of an air raid, and appendix to the handbook.

Casualties
Y/ORD/4/6/17 · Sub-series · 1939-1948
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes correspondence regarding the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme, protocols for civilian deaths, lists of air raid casualties and mortuary protocols.

Shelters
Y/ORD/4/6/5 · Sub-series · 1939-1943
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes correspondence and associated papers regarding the recruitment of volunteer wardens, air raid wardens and public air raid shelters.

Salaries registers
Y/ADM/5/14 · Sub-series · 1939-1940
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes salaries for ARP, Castle Museum, Blind Persons Act, Mansion House, Housing and Estates, new municipal officers, Town Clerks, City Treasurers, City Engineers, Registrar of Births, Marriages and Deaths, PA (Superannuation), Clerk of the Peace, probation officers, Health Department staff, Fever Hospital staff, health visitors, midwives, maternity hospital staff, Tuberculosis dispensary, Fairfield Sanitorium, Vaccination officer, library department, mental deficiency staff, parks department, public baths staff, Dringhouses burial ground, Foss Islands and sewage scheme, Fire Brigade pension, Policy, agencies (road fund), weights and measures, Markets Department, Electricity Department, Housing architect, mental hospital and pensions, Ouse Navigation, police pensions and quarterly salaries.

Y/ORD/4/6/4 · Sub-series · May 1939-November 1939
Part of York Civic Archive

Correspondence relating to staffing, equipment, first aid materials, purchases, wardens' posts, the installation of relay systems, building of public shelters, disposal of unexploded bombs, gas masks and supply depots.

Staff registers
Y/ORD/4/6/15 · Sub-series · 1940-1945
Part of York Civic Archive

Staff registers including salary details and length of time served with the York Corporation. The volumes primarily cover the Town Clerk's Office.

Y/ORD/4/6/7 · Sub-series · 1940-1944
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes correspondence files regarding access to water for fire fighting equipment, the repair of equipment including hydrants and mains valves, one fire watcher's log and attendance book, agreements regarding the British Sugar Corporation and parade ord

Billeting of workers
Y/ORD/4/6/10 · Sub-series · 1941-1945
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes details of the government scheme for the billeting of war workers, as well as a handbook on billeting and welfare for use by Chief Billeting Officers.

Y/HEA/4/18/1 · Sub-series · 1942-1949; 1954
Part of York Civic Archive

The record cards provide the personal details of each patient, possible source of infection, and living conditions. Cards from 1950 and 1954 include an attached report, which records possible ways the disease may have been transmitted, such as schools attended, and persons and places visited. Note that these cards are samples only of total cases.

Y/HEA/4/18/2 · Sub-series · 1942; 1946-1951
Part of York Civic Archive

Information recorded includes personal details of each patient, possible source of infection, and living conditions. Note that these cards are samples only of total cases.

Y/HEA/4/18/4 · Sub-series · 1942-1951
Part of York Civic Archive

Information recorded includes personal details of each patient, possible source of infection, and living conditions. Note that these cards are samples only of total cases.

Y/HEA/4/18/3 · Sub-series · 1942-1957 [gaps]
Part of York Civic Archive

Information recorded includes personal details of each patient, possible source of infection, and living conditions. Note that these cards are samples only of total cases.

Salvaged materials
Y/ORD/4/6/14 · Sub-series · 1944-1945
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes a list of materials transferred from the Pumping Station to the Housing Depot, and correspondence regarding salvaged materials.

Desk Diaries
Y/ENV/1/1/32 · Sub-series · 1944-1959
Part of York Civic Archive

Annual desk diaries used by a member of staff working at Naburn Lock.

Halifax Bomber crash in York
Y/ORD/4/6/13 · Sub-series · 1945
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes correspondence files regarding the crash, as well as newspaper clippings and official casualty lists. The bomber crasher in Nunthorpe Grove.