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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.

Includes award volumes for Bishopthorpe, Marston Moor, Nether Poppleton, Acomb, Holgate, Knapton, Tockwith, Dringhouses, Thorpe Arch and Hessay, as well as awards (and in some cases plans) for Heslington, Fulford, Acomb and Holgate, Naburn, Rufforth, Askham Bryan, Heworth and Walmgate. Please see individual descriptions for more information.

Papers of John Goodricke and Nathaniel and Edward Pigott, astronomers. Includes:
-Papers of John Goodricke
-Papers of Nathaniel Pigott
-Papers of Edward Pigott
-Letters of John Goodricke and Nathaniel and Edward Pigott
-Printed material by other individuals

Includes abstracts of title, leases, releases and conyances relating to the titles of the Simpson and Matterson families to the property now known as Treasurer's House.

Volume contains copies of leases of land, quarries and mines in Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire, including the manors of Brompton, Cowick & Snaith, Goathland, Lound (in Nottinghamshire), Rosedale, Snaiton, Tanshelf as well as the bailiwick of Barsetlow, the bailiwick of Tickhill, the bailiwick of Trent, the honour of Pontefract and the honor of Pickering.

Papers of William Camidge, his son Frederick Adolphus Camidge and grandson William Gordon Camidge. The papers include correspondence, newspaper cuttings and photographs as well as a large number of manuscripts written by William Camidge.

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Papers of the Munby family and related families of York (including the Forth, Woodhouse, and Pearson families). Includes:

-Diaries and Household Accounts 1778-1885
-Professional Papers and Correspondence 1747-1911
-Genealogical Material 1734 - 1920
-Family papers and correspondence, 1700s-1920

These papers are largely written by and related to the female branch of the Munby family (the Woodhouses and Forth lines) but some to relate to the male members of the families involved.

Includes copybook of Thomas Read Whitaker, five letters (mainly from Thomas Evans to Samuel Hailstone, solicitor) and the marriage settlement of John Telford and Elizabeth Hailstone.

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The collection currently comprises one three-volume set of Drake's Travels in Italy, written in his own hand, and one two-volume set of Drake's history of York's 'Eboracum' owned by Drake and including handwritten annotations.

This collection currently comprises one volume of drawings, primarily created by Edwin Ridsdale Tate. Also includes family papers regarding George Benson, such as genealogical information, passports and family pedigrees.

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

At present the collection only comprises one notebook, compiled by Cossins as he worked on his 'New and exact plan of the City of York.' Also includes supplementary paperwork concerning the notebook, including a copies of the original sale catalogue from 1993, as well as a complete set of photographic prints of the notebook.

The collection currently consists of one item - a manuscript copy of 'Analecta Eboracensis'.

The papers of Teasdale solicitors were found co-located within the papers of Gray, Dodsworth & Co, however no direct link has yet been found to prove that Teasdale was a constituent business. This collection comprises legal papers for individuals and properties, most likely in connection with clients of the business, as well as receipted household accounts for Mr Teasdale, and accounts for two customers of the businss. In addition, the collection includes a number of boxes relating to the collection of bad debts on behalf of J Terry and Sons Ltd. At times in its history the business was also referred to as simply Teasdale solicitors. Please see series level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.

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

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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.

The items in this collection were deposited in the York Reference Library primarily, by a number of different people, many of whom are now unknown. The cuttings are arranged into series by the year in which they were catalogued.

At present this collection only comprises his Survey of the River Ouse.

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

The collection comprises a printed edition of John Guillim's 'Display of Heraldry' and correspondence and accounts relating to the business of William Peckitt.

Includes invoice book, ledgers, property papers and plans, financial papers, photographs and glass plate negatives, examples of stationary, half-yearly catalogues, advertising signs and materials, fabric samples, printed books, papers relating to the incorporation of the company and its winding up, sales catalogues, legal papers, newspaper cuttings, third-party advertisements, Midland Bank coin bags, papers relating to the involvement of the Harding family with the Merchant Taylors Company, Econasign stencilling set and framed photograph of the premises under construction. Please see series level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.

This collection comprises various papers and deeds collected by and connected with George Leeman including those relating to property and land, legal and financial matters as well as family notices and records.

Collection contains a Manor Court Roll from 1655 relating to the Manor of Poppleton court and land holdings. Also includes transcription and photocopy of the document, ordnance survey maps of the area, MBE relating to Ronald Hansell, sale particulars for seven farms, photocopied land award and display boards created by the History Society.

Includes records relating to governance of the Union; indoor relief (workhouse relief); outdoor relief; the collection of relief; settlement and removal; child welfare; hospitals and asylums; public health; assessment and rating; civil registration; the general administration of the Union (including staffing); financial records; legal case paper and summonses; and records relating to properties and buildings owned or tenanted by the Union.

Many of the records relating to indoor relief and outdoor relief contain information on individuals.

Includes records of the York Public Assistance Committee, which was responsible for the administration of the Poor Law from 1930-1948.

Collection mainly contains financial and operational records including burial registers, grave plan books, ledgers, cash books and various accounts books as well as day books and diaries of interments. Also includes correspondence, plans and title deeds leading up to the company's liquidation in 1966 and the subsequent development and ongoing management of the Cemetery by York Cemetery Trust and the Friends of York Cemetery.

A paid research service to assist researchers in indentifying names and graves is available via the database held by York Cemetery Trust. See their website for further details - www.yorkcemetery.org.uk

Records largely consisting of research and lecture/talks notes created by members of Acomb Local History Group; 2000-Present. Research is focussed around local buildings, locations and people in Acomb and has often involved records held by the City Archives (now Explore York Libraries and Archives) and the Bothwick Institute.

Rolled plan of the Manor of Dringhouses, showing enclosed and unenclosed land in the village. Includes the names of landowners and plot farmers. Also includes a surrogate copy.

Papers relating to the Gray family of York including geneological information, legal papers, accounts, correpondence as well as extensive diaries and travel journals. Also includes some further records relating to the Cawood family.

This collection contains letters and manuscripts which do not form a collection in themselves. They were compiled by various authors. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information.

At present this collection only includes one deed of Acomb Windmill, in Latin.

Includes books of ordinances, account files, minute books, correspondence files, file relating to William Audin, papers regarding the visit of HRH The Princess Royal to the Butchers' Guild meeting, annual excursion notice, papers relating to the Worshipful Company of Butchers in London, dissertations based on the Company, Breeches Bible, gold and enamel medal, papers relating to the York Mystery Plays and the Company's role within them and scrapbook compiled by Mrs Audin.

Includes:
Swann Family records, mainly deeds, late 16th - 19th centuries;
Will of Robert Carr (father of John Carr) of Horbury, 1756;
Papers relating to the Whitaker Family of Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire, 18th - 19th century;
Sale conditons of estates belonging to William Taylor, a bankrupt, 1807.

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Letter book of Henry Hastings (c1535-1595), who became the 3rd Earl of Huntingdon in 1560. He served as Lord President of the Council of the North from 1572-1590 and also Lord Lieutenant of Yorkshire from 1586 to 1595. N.B. This is a microfilm copy of the original manuscript, which is held at the Huntington Library in San Marino, USA.

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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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Papers of the Robinson family, primarily covering legal matters. The documents are organised roughly chronologically. Please see series level descriptions for further information about the contents of this collection.

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.

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.

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.

Includes notices of annual general meetings, reports of the General Secretary to members, annual reports and one journal.

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

At present this collection only comprises one notebook of building materials.

Includes published works produced by T P Cooper during his career as a local historian. The publications relate to various aspects of the history of York, including folklore, Dickens, clockmakers and churches. Some of the works are published by local and national printers, whilst other works are in typescript or handwritten form.

The collection of personal and business records of the Swales family, a family Butchers business based in Goodramgate. The earliest document is a Baptism Certificate, which shows the birth of a John Swales in 1853, although the Freemen records mention another John Swales (Butcher) who was apprenticed in 1812.

The main part of the collection features the life of John Thomas Swales, who was born in 1869, and appears to have taken over the family business in 1896. John Thomas became a Methodist Lay Preacher, an influential member of local trade organisations, and was nominated for a vacancy on the Board of Guardians in 1907. The documentation also shows his marriage to Ada Plummer in 1897, and some information on their two children, Hilda Mary (who later became an American citizen) and Thomas, (who carried on the family profession of a Butcher).

At present this collection comprises two typescript copies of his play 'Sounding Brass' about George Leeman.

At present this collection only contains one commonplace book containing newspaper clippings.

Includes research notes on members of the Fairfax family in the United Kingdom, as well as pictures and photographs, wills, census returns, civil registration copy documents, pictures and photographs of villages with Fairfax connections, war service records and papers specifically related to Robert Fairfax. The records were compiled in the 1990s and 2000s, but use various historical sources to create the Fairfax family trees. Also includes some later correspondence relating to specific family queries.

Includes his source material on the Foss Navigation and railway companies and lines, as well as the Leeds and Liverpool canal.

Drawing of the Judges Lodging, drawn by donor.

Ledgers of those who registered for bankruptcy. See individual entries for more information. These volumes are indexed electronically and the indexes are arranged alphabetically by surname.

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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.

Collection of original and printed maps and plans of the city of York and the Ridings of Yorkshire.

At present this collection primarily comprises promotional materials and newsletters to residents relating to Westfield and Foxwood and Woodthorpe wards, as well as minute books for Westfield ward. Also includes a small amount of material relating to Liberal councillors in other wards across York, and some papers relating to other parties.

Includes published works produced by T P Cooper during his career as a local historian. The publications relate to various aspects of the history of York, including folklore, Dickens, clockmakers and churches. Some of the works are published by local and national printers, whilst other works are in typescript or handwritten form.

At present this collection only comprises one set of lists of latest books supplied to the library.

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Two scrapbooks, photographs, theatre programmes, first wage slip and press cuttings covering his partnership with Les Dennis, including letters of condolence on his death.

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The research notes form a comprehensive card index, and are arranged in the same order as the York volumes were produced. Certain aspects of the city of York, e.g. the bars and walls, appear in more than one volume, therefore in most cases all five boxes will need to be searched. Five volumes of the history were produced, however there are no research notes relating to volume I (Roman York) existing in this collection.

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At present this collection only includes magazines issued by the Creative.

Includes papers relating to James Raine, Angelo Raine and William Powell Frith, including notebooks and papers, historical notes, sketches, heraldic devices, correspondence, wills and inventories, pedigrees, genealogical information, letters from John Birkbeck and others, and letters from William Powell Frith. Please see series level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.

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.

At present this collection only comprises one photograph of the team receiving a new trophy for the league championship.

Includes one photograph album with black and white images, showing external and internal views of the factory (including employees); one black and white image showing an unspecified couple (possibly Mr Terence Jeffery and wife); one contract of employment for Mr Terence Jeffery, Assistant Company Secretary dated 8 July 1964; and two newspaper cuttings.

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Volumes of handwritten notes about civic officials within York from the medieval period through to the 17th and 18th centuries. The information in the volumes is arranged alphabetically by surname. Also includes transcriptions of Guild Ordinances, and a catalogue of the mayors and bailiffs, Lord Mayors and Sheriffs, the representatives in Parliament and the Recorders and Town Clerks of the City of York.

This collection consists of project job files and original plans for a variety of different projects undertaken by the firm. Due to the lack of an original structure for the collection, this archive has been arranged by project by the archivist, ensuring that job files and plans for the same project appear together in the catalogue structure. The collection has been catalogued using MPLP, meaning that project files do not necessarily appear in a chronological or alphabetical order. Original reference numbers have been retained when known. Please see series level descriptions for more detailed information about each project.

This material includes original case files between 1913 and 1926, and from 1971 to present. There are no surviving case files between 1927 and 1935, and from 1935 to 1971 only summary books exist, giving very basic details of each inquest. All case files have been indexed, but the name index is only publicly-available for inquests held between 1913 and 1926. If you are interested in later case files please email ([email protected]) for confirmation that a file exists.

At present this collection comprises research notes, paperwork relating to talks, short booklet entitled 'The Colonel's Vision', and a history of York's Burmese Bell.

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Includes family photographs of Surtees Hornby and relatives, and some landscape scenes. Some of the images have been captioned, but the majority are currently unidentified. All the images were removed from a photograph album.

Includes papers relating to the estate of John Leng, will of Mrs Margaret Leng, family certificates, bank books, blank diary including the Fulford biscuits recipe, research notes on the Leng family (with CD-ROM), volume of newspaper cuttings nad correspondence regarding the family, notice for printers and decorators working on the Fulford biscuits factory and slides of documents and artefacts relating to Fulford biscuits.

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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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Includes notebooks, diaries, pedigrees, obituaries, family certificates, orders of service for burials, newspaper cuttings and printed volumes.

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Includes family letters, postcards, photographs and a diary belonging to Battrick.

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This collection currently comprises one photograph of an unidentified group of members of the Legion.

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.

Includes one apprenticeship indenture, genealogical notes and one family photograph.

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Includes 23 letters of Sydney John Holmes, as well as eight postcards and two photographs. The entirety was sent to his mother, father and sister between 1917 and 1918 from Ypres, whilst he was serving in the First World War. Also includes a copy of a published book by J E Mackfall, transcribing the letters.