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History of Royal Visits to York.

History of the Yorkshire Evening Press, 1882-1982.

History of the Yorkshire Evening Press, 1882-1982.

Articles relating to Acomb and Holgate.

History of Yorkshire Evening Press.

Includes old maps, press cuttings and notes, as well as Clifton letter and agendas for two meetings; 'Airspeed Ltd - its York operation' a typescript by K Hewson; Carter Jonas brochure - 17 Clifton Dale; and Traffic management in York - typescript.

Correspondence concerning Hugh Murrays Whittock publication. Also includes a typescript copy of the text.

Includes notes and photocopies relating to Hugh Murrays publication of Whittock's panoramic view of York.

Photocopies of Court Rolls, 1447, 1700 and 1852, as well as photocopies of maps of Water Fulford 1745 and 1860-1870.

Photocopies of OS maps and street plans of York.

Notes and some correspondence regarding the book 'Micklegate Bar Without'.

Includes press cuttings and copies of plans, such as Clifton and Bootham level crossing, plans and list of landowners; memories of Clifton by Derrick Dandy - photocopy; and Yorkshire Aviation Services Handbook - photocopy.

Articles relating to almshouses, abbatoirs, canals and assizes.

Issues of the York Evening Press, relating to fires and flooding in York.

Yorkshire Evening Press supplements for the Silver Jubilee, 1977; York in 1893, 1993; Queen Anne School, 1910-2000, 2000; Yesterday York, 2007; and York from the Air, 2000.

The supplement was a special edition of the York Evening Press.

Includes Pavement, Peasholme Green and Peter Lane.

Includes Parliament Street and Patrick Pool.

Incomplete series.

Includes Nunnery Lane, Ogleforth, Ousegate and Paragon Street.

Includes Museum Street, Nessgate, New Street, New Walk, Newgate and North Street.

Includes Micklegate Stray, Monkgate and the Mount.

Includes Lowther Street, Marygate, Merchantgate and Minster Gates.

Includes Trinity Lane, Walmgate, Wellington Row, Whipmawhopmagate and other streets.

Includes Station Rise, Station Road, Stonebow, Stonegate, Tadcaster Road, Tanners Moat, Tanner Street, Terry Avenue, Swinegate and Tower Street.

Includes St Saviourgate, St Saviour's Place, Shambles, Skeldergate, Silver Street, South Parade and Spurriergate.

Includes St Helen's Square, St Leonard's Place, St Martin's Lane, St Maurice's Road, St Mary's, St Peters Grove and St Sampson's Square.

Includes Petergate, Piccadilly, Pump Court, Queens Staithe, Queen Street, Regent Street, Rougier Street and St Andrewgate.

The cuttings are all from magazines and cover a variety of different topics.

Incomplete series.

The cuttings all relate to York University heraldry and corporate heraldry.

The cuttings all relate to Roman Catholic heraldry, Papal heraldry and York Minster heraldry.

The cuttings all relate to heraldry.

Photocopy of a newspaper cuttings volume, with index. It is not known exactly which volume the copies relate to, or its provenance.

Relating to trams, buses, road vehicles, Viking and Saxon York and York University.

Contains cuttings relating to York and elsewhere.

Entitled 'Minor Pleasures' and 'Music'.

Relating to York Minster.

Relating to York Museums.

York Schools - various primary and secondary, state and independant, some of which have subsequently closed. Includes the Blue and Greycoats, Open Air School, York College, York College of Ripon and York St John, and reorganisation of York secondary education in 1985.

Roman York, cuttings regarding York's 1900th anniversary, and various excavations around York featuring discoveries made.

Railways - mainly York but a few cuttings in UK and world. Includes locomotives, buildings, George Hudson and Alne station 1937 photo.

Includes newspaper cuttings relating to the police, Post Office, and prisons - Askham Grange.

Old York' - large miscellaneous bundle, including school groups, transport, individuals, incidents, sports teams, war damage and shops.

Rowntree family - Homestead Park, centenary news item and large folded 'Masterplan' of Rowntree Park by Landscape Design Associates of Peterborough for City of York Council, 2000.

York and District (e.g. Elvington and Castle Howard) stained glass and medieval art - artists, designers and glass itself, including York Minster and parish churches.

Lord Mayors Walk - development of junction.

Little Stonegate development issues.

Lendal - historic buildings and Judges Lodgings. Includes references by Hugh Murray.

Leeman Road - tree demolition.

Layerthorpe District - development of the area, including the gas supply. Includes references by Hugh Murray.

Lawrence Street - founding of the Leprosy Hospital, referenced by Hugh Murray.

Lady Peckitts Yard - historic development and the spelling of the name.

Kings Staith - building development.

Kings Square - demolition issues and development of the square.

Jubbergate - White Rose restaurant issues.

James Street - housing development.

Huntington Road - workhouse issues and Alfred Dickens home.

Hungate - archaeological dig and development.

Holgate Road - housing development.

Heworth - buildings, car parking and gas works.

Heslington - Tillmire Common dispute.

Haxby Road - removal of Rowntrees Cocoa sign.

Hanover Street - housing development.

Groves - general history of area.

Grosvenor Terrace - details of an unexploded bomb.

Grape Lane - street images and development of the area.

Goodramgate - Guild of Freemen parade, history of the street, handwritten notes of Hugh Murray and the development of Deansgate.

Gillygate - Salvation Army, historic buildings and development and traffic issues.

George Hudson Street - York's oldest staircase and renaming of the street.

Fulford - tree demolition, birthplace of William Etty, military establishments and details of some historic buildings.

Fossgate - images of property development, bridge renovations and the Merchant Adventurers Hall.

Foss Bank development issues.

Foss islands Road - fortifications and housing.

Fishergate - gasworks explosion, military activity and Redfearn chimney demolition.

Finkle Street - closure of Jersey Creamery.

Exhibition Square - development of the Exhibition Hall, notes from Hugh Murray regarding the opening of the Exhibition Hall.

Earlsborough Terrace - sale of the Abbey Guest House.

Duncombe Place - renovation of the Red House.

Articles relating to people and characters, including obituaries, from local and national newspapers.

Files of press cuttings relating to various aspects of York history, and the history of further afield. See file level descriptions for more detailed information. Also includes additional papers where these were originally stored with the newspaper cuttings files.

Includes newspaper cuttings, secondary source material and handwritten notes regarding the supply of electricity to York and the history of street furniture.

Includes typescript pages, list of Peckitt works, notes relating to the genealogy of Peckitt and Fenton, papers by Brighton and photocopied articles.

Three drafts of Hugh Murray's book on Cossius' Town Plans, as well as a batch with individual Cossius' drawings of Leeds buildings. Also includes an extract from Defoe's Tour through Great Britain with descriptions of York and Yorkshire, and a picture of St John's Place, Leeds showing Kempley's Academy.

Notes on maps for York, Beverley, Scarborough, as well as lists of subscribers to the maps.

Includes John Cossius maps: nooklet with sketches of buildings and lists of subscribers. Also includes correspondence relating to Hugh Murray's book on Cossius' Town Plans.

Includes maps, a booklet with sketches, correspondence, notes relating to York, Beverley and Scarborough, and drafts of Hugh Murrays book on town plans.

Notes, photocopies and pedigrees for: Bowman.

Notes, photocopies and pedigrees for: Baker; Brown; Bentley; Bromley; Banwell; Booth; Bohun; Bentley; Barnett; Burdekin; and Barra.

Pedigrees of various families, including some in the Yorkshire area. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this sub-series. Copies available from archive staff (subject to Data Protection requirements).