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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
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).

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).

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.

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.

YMS/12/3 · File · 2010 - 2019
Part of York Musical Society

Includes: leaflets outlining all performances within a season; flyers and posters promoting specific performances; a leaflet promoting the society to new members; leaflets concerning practices and workshops; a copy of the YMS constitution as adopted 2015; and a booklet for performances by the St. Michael's Singers, Coventry Cathedral, 2013.

Publicity material
YMS/12 · Series · 1879 - 2020
Part of York Musical Society

Leaflets, flyers, and posters promoting performances by the York Muscial Society and other membership events.

Reviews and advertisements
YMS/11/5 · File · 2014 - 2018
Part of York Musical Society

Includes two typed reviews of performances copied from articles in 'The Press'; a handwritten card thanking the recipient for their help; and a photocopy of a notice in 'The Observer' relating to a performance by the society in 2018.

YMS/11/4 · File · c. 1981 - 1999
Part of York Musical Society

Photocopies of newspaper cuttings relating to YMS performances, with some original programmes and posters. Also includes a copy of newspaper cuttings relating to a YMS trip to Munster, 1993; a letter to the editor of the Yorkshire Post regarding a review of a YMS performance, 1995; and a photograph of Brian Kay.

YMS/11/3 · File · 1945 - 2010
Part of York Musical Society

Newspaper cuttings, with some photocopies of cuttings, relating to performances and members of YMS, principally 1971-92, but also including one cutting from 1951. Also includes some advertisements for performances 1971-86, a memo regarding a performance of St Matthew's Passion 1945, and a copy of an obituary of an organist at York Minster, Allan Wicks, 2010.

YMS/11/1 · File · 1943 - 1955
Part of York Musical Society

Editions of the Musical Times which include articles relating directly to the work of York Musical Society, the director of the society, or articles written by someone associated with the society. Many of the editions have been marked on the outside to indicate which article relates to the society. Also includes some loose pages taken form editions of the magazine.

YMS/11/2 · File · 1952 - c. 2000s
Part of York Musical Society

Includes copies of published and handwritten reviews of performances 1902-1980, as well as some copies of programmes for performances, two original flyers for performances, and notes on a 1945 performance of The Messiah made in 2003.

Ode to the Y.M.S.'
YMS/10/3 · File · 1927 - 2022
Part of York Musical Society

Typescript poem, with envelope, written by a choir member after a particular rehearsal in 1927. Also includes a typed and printed transcription and commentary on the poem by Dr. Rosemary Anderson.

The York Pageant Music'
YMS/10/2 · Item · 1909
Part of York Musical Society

Published volume of sheet music with words, produced for the York Pageant, held in 1909. Words chiefly written by James Rhoades and music chiefly written by T. Tertius Noble, published by Banks and Son, 2 Stonegate, York. The name F.H. Elam has been written in the volume in several places.

YMS/10 · Series · [c. 1907] - 2022
Part of York Musical Society

Volumes of sheet music and songs performed or collected by the York Musical Society, including music composed by T. Tertius Noble. Also includes a poem composed about a practices of the society choir.

YMS/9/1 · File · 1908 - 1910
Part of York Musical Society

Scrapbook containing correspondence, leaflets and flyers, news cuttings, circular letters, administrative papers and receipts, concert tickets, and other papers relating to the York Musical Festival, 1910. A number of promotional brochures and programmes originally kept loose in the volume have previously been removed and are kept in a separate folder.

The papers relate to the establishment and organisation of the festival, including support for the festival from patrons and subscribers, performers and performances, and the fitting out of a concert space at Exhibition Buildings, including trade receipts and papers for furnishings.

Also included in the volume is correspondence with the organisers of other musical festivals and programmes for those festivals, including the Gloucester Musical Festival and the Leeds Musical Festival, a monochrome photograph showing a concert group in Exhibition Buildings, and a programme for a performance by the York Musical Society, 1908.

YMS/8/3/2 · File · 1968 - [c. 2000s]
Part of York Musical Society

Includes a typed list of all the performances conducted by Francis Jackson, with details of the performers, other performance groups, and the locations of the performances. Also includes some promotional flyers and leaflets, photocopies of photographs [of Dr. Francis Jackson], and photocopies of posters advertising performances.

YMS/8/2 · File · 1913 - [late 20th century]
Part of York Musical Society

Programmes for performances by York Musical Society, principally conducted by Sir Edward C. Bairstow, but also including concerts conducted by Owen Le P. Franklin, Paul Steinitz, Leslie Wright, Clarence Raybould, and Basil Cameron. Also includes a letter and a copy of a letter, 1947, concerning rehearsals for performances, and two prospectuses, one for the 1925-1926 season and one for the 1935-1936 season.

Concert Programmes
YMS/8 · Series · 26 March 1901 - 2019
Part of York Musical Society

Published concert programmes for concerts held by York Musical Society, including concerts staged at York Minster.

YMS/7/1/1 · Item · c. 1930s - 1971
Part of York Musical Society

Includes lists arranged alphabetically, principally for the 1938-39, 1945-46 and 1946-1949 seasons, but also including some earlier entries, and a list of patrons from 1971.

YMS/7 · Series · c. 1930s - Summer 2020
Part of York Musical Society

Includes:
Lists of singers, patrons and chorus members, c. 1930s - 1971 and 2012-2013
Rehearsal registers, 1998-99 to 2018-19
Concert calendars and rehearsal schedules, 2016-17 to 2019-20

YMS/6/2 · File · 1994 - May 1995
Part of York Musical Society

Includes letters and copies of letter written by Ray Lovely, Vice President, principally to the Chairman, concerning society business. Also includes a membership report for the 1993-1994 season and notes from an audit, May 1995.