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Lancashire Wills
JAR/1/4/3 · Item · 19th century
Part of Raine Family Papers

Handwritten volume containing copies of Lancashire wills.

 Raine; James (1791-1858); Rev.; antiquarian and clergyman
Wensleydale Wills
JAR/1/4/2 · Item · 19th century
Part of Raine Family Papers

Handwritten volume of coppies of Wensleydale Wills. Also includes some presentments before a Church Court (1618 - 1628), especially of the Beckwith family.

 Raine; James (1791-1858); Rev.; antiquarian and clergyman
Richmondshire Wills
JAR/1/4/1 · Item · 19th century
Part of Raine Family Papers

Handwritten volumes containing copies of Richmondshire wills.

 Raine; James (1791-1858); Rev.; antiquarian and clergyman
Chamberlains' account book
Y/FIN/1/2/2 · Item · 1448-1491 [with gaps]
Part of York Civic Archive

Comprises Chamberlains' accounts 1448-1454 and 1480-1482. Also includes Wardmote Court records for 1491, ff. 136-139
Committee minutes and associated papers, 1876 onwards
YMS/2 · Series · 1832 - 2021
Part of York Musical Society

Meeting minutes for the reformed York Musical Society, from c. 1876. Includes minutes for meetings of the Committee, along with some minutes for Annual General Meetings, extraordinary meetings, and Trustees' meetings. Some of the volumes and files also include associated papers including meetings papers and reports, newspaper cuttings, correspondence, financial statements, and programmes.

Until 1989 the minutes were kept solely in handwritten form in volumes; between 1989 and 1997 handwritten volumes continued to be kept alongside typescript minutes; from 1997 the minutes were kept only in typescript format. Those included in this series are printed out versions of electronic documents.
Administrative club books, 1767-1855
YMS/1 · Series · 1767 - 1855
Part of York Musical Society

Administrative records of the original York Musical Society, which operated between 1767 and c.1855. Each volume includes three main elements: minutes of meetings, largely concerning proposals and admittance of members; accounts showing balance sheets, principally relating to the payment of fines by members but also showing stock accounts; and registers of attendance at meetings, including the names of visitors brought by members.
Plan of the Festival Concert Rooms, Blake Street
ARO/6/1 · Item · [c. 1824-1825]
Part of York Assembly Rooms Records

Floor plan for the proposed Festival Concert Rooms, attached to the rear of the York Assembly Rooms. The plan shows the proposed location for the concert hall in relation to existing buildings, and the proposed internal layout.

The Festival Concert Rooms were designed by Atkinson and Sharpe, and were constructed in 1825. Originally only accessed through the Assembly Rooms, an entrance was later created from Museum Street, probably as part of the programme to widen the street during to the construction of Lendal Bridge in the 1860s. The building was demolished in 1974.

 York Assembly Rooms
Map of the River Ouse and a 'Scheme of the Spring Tydes'
PHO/5/152 · Item · c.1900
Part of Photograph and image collection

GLASS PLATE NEGATIVE. Title at top right of page : 'A Map of the River Ouse from its Rise near Ousborn in the West Riding of the County of York to its Falling into the Trent and Humber […] Surveyed by Willm. Palmer & Partners in December 1725'. Also at the bottom: 'A Scheme of the Spring Tydes, Shewing the Surface of the Water at every Hour, both in its Flow and Ebb, drawn from the Watermen's [?] Report [?] that it is High Water at Hull, when Flood at Ayres Mouth; High Water at Ayres Mouth when Flood at Wharf Mouth and High Water at Wharf Mouth when Flood at York'.

 Knowles; John Alder (1881-1961)
Plans and maps of the city of York
MAP/1 · Series · 1545-1895
Part of Plans and maps of York and Yorkshire

Original and printed maps and plans of York as follows. Retrieved as binders, not individual items.

  1. Plan of York Part 1 (c.1545)
  2. Plan of York Part 2, (c.1545)
  3. John Speed Plan of York (1610)
  4. 'Plane based on Speed' (c.1610)
  5. Hogenberg, Plan of York (1618)
  6. 'SAR' Plan of York (1650)
  7. 'Archer's Plan of the Great, Antiente and famous Citty of York' (c.1680)
  8. Jacob Richard's Plan of York (c.1685)
  9. Jacob Richard's 'A Draught of his majesties manner house of York'' (c.1685)
  10. Jacob Richard's 'Plan of York Castle' (1685)
  11. Unfinished plan view of York Castle (c.1685)
  12. Benedict Horsley of York. 'A new plan of York' (1697)
  13. John Cossin's 'Old plan of York'(1722)
  14. John Cossin's 'New plan of York (1722)
  15. John Cossin;s 'Area from map of 1727(?)' (1727)
  16. Francis Drake 'A plan of the city of York' (1736)
  17. Francis Drake 'A plan of the city of York' (1736)
    18 Francis Drake Eboracum 'Plan of York'' (1736)
  18. Peter Chassereau Plan of York (1750)
  19. Peter Chassereau Plan of york republished with augmentations (1766)
  20. T. Jeffreys, London 'Map of York'
  21. Copy of a plan of the townships of Acomb and Holgate (1774)
  22. Francis White, York, Plan of York and the Ainsty (1785)
  23. Francis Drake reprint. Plan of York with slight alterations (1785)
  24. Francis Drate reprint. Plan of York with slight alterations (1785)
  25. Francis White's plan of 1785 with slight alterations from second edition of Drake's Eboracum puliblished by Wilson & Spence (1788)
  26. Francis White's plan of 1785 with slight alterations from second edition of Drake's Eboracum puliblished by Wilson & Spence (1788)
  27. Plan of the City of York, published by John & Geo. Todd (1811)
  28. History of York, published by John & Geo. Todd (1818)
  29. Edward Baines, Yorkshire Directory. Plan of York (1822)
  30. Edward Baines, Yorkshire Directory. Plan of York (1822)
  31. Henry Bellerby 'The Stranger's Guide' (1825)
  32. A Map of the County of the City of York [showing York and the Ainsty], From an Actual Survey made in the Years 1830-1831, by Robert Cooper, Land Surveyor etc. (1832)
  33. Robert Sunter Plan of York (1845)
  34. Henry Bellerby 'The Stranger's Guide' 8th edition (1847)
  35. Robert Sunter, Plan of the city of York (1848)
  36. Tallis' Map of York (c.1850)
  37. Whittock of York Bird's eye view (1856-1860)
  38. Whittock of York Bird's eye view (1856-1860)
  39. Abel Heywood Plan of York (1860s)
  40. Jognson & Tesseyman, Directory of the City of York (1872)
  41. Wm Sessions 'Penny plan of the City of York' (c.1880s)
  42. British Association York Meeting (1881)
  43. Ben Johnston & Co 'Plan of the City of York printed in colours showing the new boundaries & the several wards' (1884)
  44. Bacon's Plan of York (c.1895)
Letter book
Y/EDU/5/3/3/14 · File · 23 October 1918-8 January 1919
Part of York Civic Archive

The contents mentions the First World War, its aftermath, and its effect on the city and the library. Also includes personal correspondence between the City Librarian and Mr Doherty, who was on active service, and some general correspondence. Indexed. Also includes a blank cheque.

 York Public Library
Research file relating to the work of Thomas Tertius Noble's work with the York Musical Society
YMS/15/4 · File · c. 2000s
Part of York Musical Society

Includes copies of original documents as well as notes and information sheets about T. Tertius Noble.

Includes copies of: programmes for performances by YMS (1898-1910); committee meeting minutes (1908); newspaper articles on performances (1909-13); Annual reports and balance sheets (1908-13); a letter regarding poor attendance at rehearsals (1912); committee meeting minutes (1912); notes on receipts and payments (1905-14); list of subscribers (1911-13); portrait and memorial of Canon Thomas Pemberton/ Hudson, with notes on his life and family; programmes for and notes on Hovingham Festival (1887-1952); and notes and articles on AGMs (1892-1910).
Research file relating to the history of the York Musical Society
YMS/15/3 · File · c. 2000s
Part of York Musical Society

Includes copies of original documents as well as notes and information sheets about the history of YMS.

Papers include notes on prominent singers in YMS, organists of York Minster, and the history of YMS, as well as copies of: photographs of performances; list of subscribers (1910-11); programmes of performances (1905-72); excerpt from The Mirror of Music, 1844-1944 by Percy Alfred Scholes (1947); letter regarding rehearsal attendance (1947); and rules (1825).
Research file relating to the history of the York Musical Society
YMS/15/2 · File · c. 2000s
Part of York Musical Society

Includes copies of original documents as well as notes and information sheets about the history of YMS.

Papers include: a pamphlet on the history of YMS by York Georgian Society (1948); facsimile of YMS membership list (1767-70); facsimile of YMS Rules (1825); list of performances by YMS under Thomas Tertius Noble (1901-13), Sir Edward Cuthbert Bairstow (1914-46), Dr Francis Jackson (1947-82) and Philip Moore (1983-2010); facsimiles of programmes for performances at York Minster (1916-18); copies of newspaper cuttings relating to performances by and history and organisation of YMS (1909-7); facsimile of minutes for committee meeting held at Lantern Tower Chambers (30 April 1947); facsimile of a receipt for YMS dinner (29 September 1818); and copies of the Annual Reports and Balance Sheets (1918-20).
Membership cards and tickets
YMS/14/1 · File · 1911-2011
Part of York Musical Society

Includes small cards, booklets and tickets issued to members. Includes: tickets for YMS performances 1986-1991; constitution and rule booklets for members for various years between 1961 and 2011; chorus member tickets; member's rehearsal attendance cards for various seasons between 1910-1911 and 1924-1925; and a card containing an itinerary for a visit of the Yorkshire Choir to Festival of Empire, October 1911.
Research files and historical information
YMS/15 · Series · 1999 - c. 2000s
Part of York Musical Society

Includes notes and information sheets about the history of the York Musical Society and people involved with the society, along with copies of original documents and other research articles. Many of the copies are taken from documents elsewhere in the archive.