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Archival description
Y/EDU/5/3/3 · Sub-sub-series · August 1893-1974
Part of York Civic Archive

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

Architectural drawings
Y/EDU/5/3/18 · Sub-sub-series · September 1934-21 August 2009
Part of York Civic Archive

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

Newspaper cuttings
Y/EDU/5/3/17 · Sub-sub-series · 1876-1996
Part of York Civic Archive

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.

Y/EDU/5/3/15 · Sub-sub-series · December 1894-1968
Part of York Civic Archive

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).

Y/EDU/5/3/13 · Sub-sub-series · 1901-1993
Part of York Civic Archive

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.

York Public Library
Financial papers
Y/EDU/5/3/10 · Sub-sub-series · 1910-April 1974
Part of York Civic Archive

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

Headquarters building
SCO/2/1/8 · Sub-sub-series · 1983-1989
Part of The Scout Association, York

Includes papers regarding fundraising for a new headquarters building, and papers regarding the building of new headquarters in Poppleton.

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

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.