Incomplete series.
Includes three volumes of receipts and payments, 1907-1976, one rent book, 1935-1942 and one bank book with Barclays & Co York Union Bank, 1903-1917.
Published lists of members, including names and contact details. In some cases personal addresses are given rather than business ones.
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Volumes include details of staff wages, and are arranged from 1974-1975 and 1975-1976.
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Two volumes, dated 1930-1938 and 1951-1976.
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Includes correspondence, photographs of the Mystery Plays and booklet entitled 'Why Sponsor the York Festival?'
Minutes, agendas and papers of the City of York Council Education Committee
York Education CommitteeAt present this collection only comprises five tickets.
The collection comprises school magazines.
Registers of complaint of nuisances and unsanitary conditions. Entries include date of complaint, situation of premises and brief description of complaint, name and address of complainant, date investigated and result (if any). Includes references to Assistant Sanitary Inspectors' report books. Indexed by street name.
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Comprises records relating to the registration and oversight of cowsheds, dairies and cowkeepers in York.
Records of the New Earswick Primary School
Four volume thesis entitled 'The Life and Works of John Carr of York: Palladian Architect' by R B Wragg, awarded by the University of Sheffield.
Wragg; Richard Brian (?-?)The school magazine was launched in 1902 to coincide with the reopening of the school after a fire in 1899. The magazine was issued at regular intervals throughout the year, and included articles, photographs and letters.
Records of the Joseph Rowntree Modern School
Includes cuttings from the York Mystery Plays and Festival of the Arts
At present this series contains one volume of handwritten copies of letters sent out.
These volumes contain indexes.
1 1940-54
2 1954-62
3 1963-74
1 1884-89
2 1889-94
3 1894-1905
4 1905-13
5 1913-23
6 1923-1930
7 1930-40
8 1940-49
9 1949-53
10 1953-57
11 1957-63
12 1963-74
Bound committee minutes
Housing CommitteeRegisters of complaints received by the Health Department regarding rodents. Entries typically include situation of property; names of owner and/or occupier, nature of complaint and any action taken. Volumes indexed by street name.
Records of vehicle licensing and registration, including motor cars and motorcycles, and heavy vehicles. Some registers combine cars and motorcycles, whilst others contain just one or the other, so more than one volume may need to be consulted to cover the same licence plate or year range. Registers occasionally include cancellation and transfer dates, plus occasional inserted correspondence.
We are able to provide certified copies of entries for a fee, please see our website or contact us for futher details.
Four of the 28 volumes are restricted under the Data Protection Act (Y/PPT/3/1/9, Y/PPT/3/1/21 to 23 covering the period 1948-1959) Researchers may consult these volumes after filling in a Data Protection Researcher Exemption form. This form may take up to 48 hours to be authorised so please contact us in advance if you wish to see these volumes.
Taxation department / Motor taxation departmentFinancial ledgers and documents relating to the management of the York Cemetery Company including account books, grave memorial ledgers, details of shares and annual returns. These papers run from the Company, through it's liquidation and it becoming York Cemetery Trust. Also includes some financial information from the Friends of York Cemetery Trust.
Files created by City of York Council related to town planning.
These records primarily relate to Harry Green's career as a railway architect.
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These volumes contain indexes
1 1952-62
2 1963-74
Also contains loose minutes:
1947-1950
1955-1958
1959-1965
1966-1974
1974-1978
Ouse Navigation Cttee Minute Books
1837-1846
1846-1870
1870-1883
1883-1888
1888-1895
1895-1902
1902-1907
1907-1914
1914-1923
1923-1938
1938-1957
1957-1968
Ouse & Foss Navigation Minute Book
1968-1974
Ouse Navigation CommitteeThe Town Clerk's files relating to health and health services in York. Files comprise correspondence and associated papers. See also Y/HEA/1/3
1 1944-49
2 1949-55
3 1955-57 Including Youth Grants Sub-Committee
4 1958-61
5 1961-64
6 1964-70
7 1970-74 Including Youth Grants Sub-Committee (1965-1969) and Youth Planning and Training Sub-Cttee (1969-73)
At present this series only comprises one directory of branches from 1974.
Includes two sets of published proceedings (one relating to the Geological and Polytechnic Society of the West Riding), as well as one list of back numbers for proceedings and two indexes to Volume 30.
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1 1962-64
2 1964-74
8 1961-64
9 1964-72
10 1972-74
Bound committee minutes
Papers relating to the organisation of parliamentary elections in York. Includes ballot papers, expenses paperwork and information on postal votes.
Comprises papers relating to the testing and regulation of fertilisers and feeding stuffs.
Renamed Youth Employment Sub-Commttee from 1949.
York Education CommitteeIncomplete series of newsletters.
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These volumes contain indexes.
1 1961-62
2 1963-74
Volumes listed below
1 Markets Cttee (Cattle Fair Cttee) with accounts 1827-31
2 1836-65
3 1865-85
4 1885-95
5 1895-1907
6 1907-19
7 1919-30
8 1931-46
9 1946-53
10 1953-58
11 1958-1963
12 1963-73
Includes correspondence with suppliers, final sale of the shop contents, and correspondence with York Castle Museum regarding parts of the collection.
Records relating to the licensing and regulation of ice-cream sales.
Volumes 92.1, 92.2, 92.4, 92.5 and 92.6 are indexed. Volume 92.3 is not.
Various notes on Acaster Malbis and farming, the genealogy of the Cundall and related families, and misc. papers relating to members of the Cundall and other families. Includes:
-Notes on Sir John Malbisse taken from Yorkshire Archaeological Journal Volume 24, undated
-2 typescript pages of notes on the history of the church at Acaster Malbis and the early (pre-Norman) history of the village, undated
-Small note on the history of Bishopthorpe Vicarage, undated
-Exercise book (no cover) for 'Musical Appreciation', undated
-Bound exercise book on Arithmetic, undated
-Bound volume 'An Album for the Confessions of My Friends'. Legacy list of entries included in collection.
-Bound autograph volume containing signatures and verses, belonging to Mary Cundall, 1855-1884. Legacy list of entries included in collection.
-A Brief Abstract from the Genealogical Records of the Families of Malbysse and Beckwith, 1790
-Small notice/advert regarding William Burdon's Academy which is moving from Acaster Malbis to Skeldergate in York. Lists fees and available courses, 1816
-Notes on Plough stats, description of 'Plough Monday', 1826
-Notes on the history of Acaster Malbis, where Mr Cundall is negotiating for a house, 1826
-Map of Acaster Malbis, 1826
-Poole's Pocket Album, 1833
-Poole's Select Pocket Remembrances, 1838
-List of birth dates of members of the Cundall family, 1864
-List (in 2 halves) of 'Penny Readings' given at Acaster Malbis School. Readers include members of the Cundall family, 1873
-Notes on Acaster, 1892
-Thomas Cundall Graduation Certificate, Sept 1903
-Notice re a Sale of Work to raise funds for Holy Trinity Church in Acaster Malbis, Aug 1913
-V.M. Cundall Graduation Ceriticates in Pianoforte from Harrogate College, 1913 & 1914
-V.M. Cundall Exam Certificate from Saltburn school, 1915
-Diagram of the English Field Systems after H.L. Grey, 1915
-Memorial record card for Miss U.M.. Atkinson, 1974.
These volumes contain indexes
Handwritten (later typed) minutes of committee meetings for the York Group.
Indexed Petty Sessions court books for Ouse & Derwent division, including details of each person tried, the charge and the verdict in the case.
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Reports related to maintenance and restoriation of City of York council owned properties.
Reports related to maintenance and restoriation of City of York council owned properties.
These volumes contain indexes.
21 1931-36
22 1936-41
23 1941-46
24 1946-49
25 1949-52
26 1952-54
27 1954-57
28 1957-60
29 1960-62
30 1962-64
31 1964-66
32 1966-68
33 1968-71
- 1971-74
Finance and General Purposes Hospitality sub-committee minute book
10a 1957-1966
Finance and General Purposes Mansion House sub-committee minute book
10b 1966-1973
Two of these volumes contain indexes (excluding 1961-1973)
Tramways Committee minutes
1923-29
Tramways and Motors Committee (from 1925) minutes
1929-60
Transport Committee minutes
1961-73
Volumes containing the signed meeting minutes of the organisation.
Comprises files relating to the building and maintenance of council housing, particularly in the post-World War II period. Files consist primarily of correspondence and associated papers. .
Ledger books for Walker & Co., ranging from 1929-1970.
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These volumes include indexes.
Public Library Committee,
1 1909-26
2 1926-42
3 1942-53
Library and Publicity Committee from 1949
4 1953-62
5 1962-73
Includes information on candidates and expenses.
Complete series for the period.
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Both volumes are indexed.
Includes correspondence files, work permits and appointment forms. Also includes script for the Mystery Plays and some promotional materials including festival programmes.
Includes prospectus for the college, as well as letter concerning teachers for the Darlington courses, and information on opportunities for environmental studies.
Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and DyersStores Committee minutes
1 1920-34
2 1935-55
Stores & Purchasing Committee minutes
3 1955-63
4 1963-73
Newsletters produced by the club, containing details of members.
Day books listing sales made to individual customers.
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Renamed Civil Defence Committee from 1950. These volumes contain indexes.
1 1943-59
2 1960-72
Printed copies of user and consumer safety advice from government departments for recommended safe use of chemicals in Great Britain.
Reports, studies and development opportunities related toYork Inner Ring Road
Taxation department / Motor taxation departmentIncludes papers for the organisation of the festival, including the booking of events and artists, correspondence files and sample commemorative items.
Includes documents regarding the future of the aerodrome after the Second World War, as well as documents regarding trespassers on the site.
Customer account ledgers, arranged by customer and detailing projects worked on and the overall costs. Later volumes are often split into multiple parts by customer surname. The volumes for 1930-1932 are missing.
At present this series only includes one book for the timber and turning departments.
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Various deeds and legal documents relating to land the Cemetery is built on at Gate Fulford. Also includes information relating to shareholders of the Cemetery and papers relating to the liquidation of the Cemetery.
Various pamphlets include those on disability, pensions, National Service, age and employment and returning to work.
Printed reports.
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Large format account ledgers, arranged by customer and showing details of sheet music purchased (using Banks' identifiers). Some volumes are indexed, and the volumes themselves are divided by geographical region.
Banks' Music RoomCopies of printed committee resolutions and proceedings, and minutes and reports of York Council. These copies were compile by the Chief Public Health Inspector and include annotations next to items that relate to public health.
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At present this collection only includes an incomplete series of annual reports.
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Includes minutes; plaint books; court books and papers; declarations, pleadings and other documents; recognizances; calendars of prisoners; and judgement papers
York Quarter SessionsThese volumes contain very basic summary information about coroners inquests held in York in the period, including name, date of death, date of inquest and cause of death. They are the only surviving evidence for inquests between 1935 and 1971, in the absence of any case files.
York CoronerAll four volumes are indexed.
It is likely that the items in this series were collected by the York Festival team as examples of good practice.
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One leaflet for the association from 1932, and two copies of a booklet advertising the proposed Alexandra Residential Club, York.
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Small format account ledgers, arranged alphabetically by customer. Includes details of the sheet music purchased (using Banks' identifiers).
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