Showing 1795 results

Archival description
Financial records
WIG/5 · Series · 1903-1976
Part of Wigginton Parish Council

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.

Lists of members
GEO/3 · Series · March 1953-December 1976
Part of Yorkshire Geological Society

Published lists of members, including names and contact details. In some cases personal addresses are given rather than business ones.

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

Wages books
BEL/4 · Series · 1974-1976
Part of Bellerby's Painters and Decorators

Volumes include details of staff wages, and are arranged from 1974-1975 and 1975-1976.

PLEASE REQUEST THESE ITEMS ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Visitors books
YRO/2 · Series · 1930-1976
Part of Rotary Club of York

Two volumes, dated 1930-1938 and 1951-1976.

PLEASE REQUEST THESE ITEMS ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

1976 Festival
Y/CUL/1/10 · Series · 1974-1976
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes correspondence, photographs of the Mystery Plays and booklet entitled 'Why Sponsor the York Festival?'

Education Committee
Y/COU/5/3/5 · Series · 1903-1976
Part of York Civic Archive

Minutes, agendas and papers of the City of York Council Education Committee

York Education Committee
Registers of complaints
Y/HEA/3/6 · Series · 1939-1975
Part of York Civic Archive

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.

Dairies and cowsheds
Y/ENV/2/4 · Series · 1893-1975
Part of York Civic Archive

Comprises records relating to the registration and oversight of cowsheds, dairies and cowkeepers in York.

PhD thesis
WRG/1 · Series · 1975
Part of Brian Wragg papers

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 (?-?)
BOO/1 · Series · 1902-1975
Part of Bootham School, York

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.

Press Cuttings
YMP/4 · Series · 1973-1975
Part of York Mystery Plays

Includes cuttings from the York Mystery Plays and Festival of the Arts

Estates Committee minutes
Y/COU/5/9/3 · Series · 1884-1974
Part of York Civic Archive

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

Estates Committee
Registers relating to vermin
Y/ENV/6/1 · Series · 1921-1974
Part of York Civic Archive

Registers 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.

Vehicle licensing records
Y/PPT/3/1 · Series · 1904-1974
Part of York Civic Archive

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 department
Accounts & Finance
CEM/2 · Series · 1836-1974
Part of York Cemetery Company

Financial 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.

Harold (Harry) Green
TRA/4 · Series · 1969-1974
Part of York 2000

These records primarily relate to Harry Green's career as a railway architect.

Y/COU/5/2/11 · Series · 1936-1974
Part of York Civic Archive

These volumes contain indexes

1 1952-62
2 1963-74

Also contains loose minutes:
1947-1950
1955-1958
1959-1965
1966-1974
1974-1978

Art Gallery Committee
Y/COU/5/4/3 · Series · 1837-1974
Part of York Civic Archive

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 Committee
Town Clerk's 'H' files
Y/HEA/1/2 · Series · 1926-1974
Part of York Civic Archive

The Town Clerk's files relating to health and health services in York. Files comprise correspondence and associated papers. See also Y/HEA/1/3

Youth Committee
Y/COU/5/3/27 · Series · 1944-1974
Part of York Civic Archive

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)

York Education Committee
Reports of Proceedings
GEO/2 · Series · 1867-1974
Part of Yorkshire Geological Society

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.

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

Parliamentary Elections
Y/COU/4/1 · Series · 1945-1974
Part of York Civic Archive

Papers relating to the organisation of parliamentary elections in York. Includes ballot papers, expenses paperwork and information on postal votes.

Markets Committee minutes
Y/COU/5/4/1 · Series · 1827-1974
Part of York Civic Archive

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

Markets Committee
CPP/4 · Series · 1826-1974
Part of Cundall Family Papers and Photographs

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.

Civic Buildings
Y/PPT/1/4 · Series · February 1974
Part of York Civic Archive

Reports related to maintenance and restoriation of City of York council owned properties.

Y/COU/5/5/3 · Series · 1931-1973
Part of York Civic Archive

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

  1. 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

Finance and General Purposes Committee
Housing Committee papers
Y/SOC/4/2 · Series · 1932-1973
Part of York Civic Archive

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. .

Coal Ledgers
WAL/2 · Series · 1929-1973
Part of J.H Walker & Co, Coal Merchants

Ledger books for Walker & Co., ranging from 1929-1970.

PLEASE REQUEST THESE ITEMS ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

1973 Festival
Y/CUL/1/9 · Series · 1972-1973
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes correspondence files, work permits and appointment forms. Also includes script for the Mystery Plays and some promotional materials including festival programmes.

Day books
BKS/4 · Series · 1959-1972
Part of Bank's Music

Day books listing sales made to individual customers.

PLEASE REQUEST THESE ITEMS ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

York Inner Ring Road
Y/PPT/3/8 · Series · 1967-1972
Part of York Civic Archive

Reports, studies and development opportunities related toYork Inner Ring Road

Taxation department / Motor taxation department
1900th Festival celebrations
Y/CUL/1/8 · Series · 1968-1972
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes papers for the organisation of the festival, including the booking of events and artists, correspondence files and sample commemorative items.

Customer account books
BEL/1 · Series · 1914-1972
Part of Bellerby's Painters and Decorators

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.

Deeds & Legal Documents
CEM/4 · Series · 1646-1971
Part of York Cemetery Company

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.

Customer account ledgers
BKS/1 · Series · 1951-1971
Part of Bank's Music

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 Room
Annual reports
YBA/1 · Series · 1952-1971
Part of Ouse and York River Authority

At present this collection only includes an incomplete series of annual reports.

PLEASE REQUEST THESE ITEMS ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE - HELD IN OFFSITE STORAGE

Y/ORD/5/2 · Series · 1499-1971
Part of York Civic Archive

Includes minutes; plaint books; court books and papers; declarations, pleadings and other documents; recognizances; calendars of prisoners; and judgement papers

York Quarter Sessions
CNR/2 · Series · 2 September 1935-30 April 1971
Part of York Coroner's records

These 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 Coroner
Promotional materials
WCA/1 · Series · 1932-1970
Part of Young Women's Christian Association, York

One leaflet for the association from 1932, and two copies of a booklet advertising the proposed Alexandra Residential Club, York.

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

Customer account ledgers
BKS/2 · Series · 1963-1970
Part of Bank's Music

Small format account ledgers, arranged alphabetically by customer. Includes details of the sheet music purchased (using Banks' identifiers).

Banks' Music Room