Showing 1174 results

Includes details of the government scheme for the billeting of war workers, as well as a handbook on billeting and welfare for use by Chief Billeting Officers.

Correspondence and associated papers related to the establishment and management of additional nurseries during World War II.

Files of correspondence relating to the organisation of the festivities that took place on the occassion of Lord Mayor's Day each year.

Official burial registers for the cemetery, detailing number of entry, date of burial, full name of the deceased, age, address at death, date of death, plot situation and number, signature of person making the entry and other particulars, including who officiated the service. The records also note whether the entry relates to a full burial or internment of ashes.

The magazine was initially published twice a year and included articles about the school, staff, pupils and school clubs. The magazine was published annually from around the 1950s onwards. Incomplete set. For earlier editions please see Y/EDU/1/3/1.

Includes correspondence and related papers regarding feeding the population of York in an emergency and providing communal feeding facilities (British Restaurants).

Staff registers including salary details and length of time served with the York Corporation. The volumes primarily cover the Town Clerk's Office.

Files of correspondence relating to the organisation of the festivities that took place on the occassion of Lord Mayor's Day when Alderman William Horsman took office.

Includes correspondence files regarding access to water for fire fighting equipment, the repair of equipment including hydrants and mains valves, one fire watcher's log and attendance book, agreements regarding the British Sugar Corporation and parade ord

Press cuttings relating to civil defence air raids during World War Two (1939 - 1941).

Correspondence relating to staffing, equipment, first aid materials, purchases, wardens' posts, the installation of relay systems, building of public shelters, disposal of unexploded bombs, gas masks and supply depots.

Health Department correspondence files relating to air raid precautions (organised by subject). Includes correspondence and related papers.

Includes electrical and radio notes for wireless operators, training reports, correspondence regarding enemy weaponry, premises papers and details of exercise 'Leap'.

From 1942 this committee is called the Civil Defence committee.

Includes files relating to various air raids on the city of York, including the 1942 Baedeker Raid, and the administration of the aftermath of those raids. Also includes files relating to repairs to buildings and reglazing.

The correspondence is chiefly concerned with the war effort and defence.

Includes correspondence outlining the financial situation of the Civil Defence of York in 1939, a handbook outlining procedures in the event of an air raid, and appendix to the handbook.

Includes correspondence regarding the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme, protocols for civilian deaths, lists of air raid casualties and mortuary protocols.

Includes paperwork relating to Prime Cost Contracts.

Research notes, original records and annotated copies of records relating to churches in Acomb and Holgate

Includes correspondence and associated papers regarding the recruitment of volunteer wardens, air raid wardens and public air raid shelters.

Includes salaries for ARP, Castle Museum, Blind Persons Act, Mansion House, Housing and Estates, new municipal officers, Town Clerks, City Treasurers, City Engineers, Registrar of Births, Marriages and Deaths, PA (Superannuation), Clerk of the Peace, probation officers, Health Department staff, Fever Hospital staff, health visitors, midwives, maternity hospital staff, Tuberculosis dispensary, Fairfield Sanitorium, Vaccination officer, library department, mental deficiency staff, parks department, public baths staff, Dringhouses burial ground, Foss Islands and sewage scheme, Fire Brigade pension, Policy, agencies (road fund), weights and measures, Markets Department, Electricity Department, Housing architect, mental hospital and pensions, Ouse Navigation, police pensions and quarterly salaries.

Includes pictures of the Head Wardens for York, Chief Warden's correspondence, Chief Warden's circulars and information about the numbers of paid and unpaid wardens.

Includes the ten year report, the knitting report and one correspondence file regarding the work of the service.

Includes annual bundles of files for cases heard at the York Quarter Sessions.

Includes handwritten notes and newspaper cuttings relating to events in Czechoslovakia.

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

Publications created by the Club such as newsletters or in consultation with the members such as Council reports. Also includes some general publications and magazines on boating and yachting which were used by the Club.

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

Comprises booklets and loose sheets of City of York House inspection sheets for properties in improvement and clearance areas. Inspection sheet typically record the following details: address of property; names of occupiers/owners; occupation of occupier; total number of occupations; rent; size and condition of each room in the house.

Press cuttings relating to events and activities ran by the Club with some associated correspondence. Also includes some boating and yachting related advertisements.

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

Details recorded include: number in rate book; address; name and address of owner or agent; name of responsible tenant; names of other tenants or sub-tenants; number of persons normally sleeping in rooms; size and use of rooms; and number of persons allowed per room. Note that the information recorded varies from sheet to sheet.

Includes newspaper cuttings and book extracts relating to Palestine.

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

Include newspaper cuttings and handwritten notes relating to Poland and the Allied powers.

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

Includes name; birth year; gender; date of admission; from whom received; some volumes also include district admitted from. Note that not all fields are necessarily completed.

Printed annual Reports including statement of accounts and statistics

Details recorded include: name and address of owner or agent; number of families in the house; name of responsible tenant; names of other tenants or sub-tenants; number of persons normally sleeping in rooms; size and use of rooms; and number of persons allowed per room. Note that the information recorded varies from sheet to sheet.

Copies of printed minutes of the meetings of the Yorkshire Casual Poor Assistance Authority

At present this collection comprises one job file regarding work carried out.

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

The volumes include details of payment of dues and towage charges, as well as names of vessels, masters and firms; and the nature and weight of the cargo.

At present this collection comprises one job file regarding works.

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

General administrative correspondence relating to precautions under the responsibility of the Health Department.

Complete series of sheets for the period. There are a number of sheets per year, and include a pen-drawn line showing the water levels. Scale half inch to one foot. Sheets for 1939 are missing.

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

Record timings and distances held by cyclists of the Ebor Cycling Club.

Includes newspaper cuttings relating to the Greek monarchy.

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

At present this collection comprises one job file regarding work carried out.

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

Comprises weekly returns and monthly statistics for numbers of persons in receipt of relief.

Printed sections of the Poor Law Act, 1930 relating to the Yorkshire Casual Poor Assistance Authority

Papers of the Town Clerk. Comprises correspondence files, printed annual reports and minutes of the Yorkshire Casual Poor Assistance Committee, and printed Acts.

At present this collection comprises one job file for the work carried out.

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

At present this collection comprises one job file regarding work carried out.

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

Correspondence, minutes and reports relating to the management of Brandesburton Hall for the Mentally Defective in East Yorkshire. Contains some references to patients/cases.

Town Clerk's correspondence files. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence relating to the Yorkshire Casual Poor Assistance Authority.

Inventory of furniture in rooms of the Institution

Includes newspaper cuttings and notes relating to Africa and its history.

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

Includes newspaper cuttings and handwritten notes relating to Turkey.

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

Incomplete series. Minutes for 1964-1973 are missing.

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

Records relating to the history of the Club including details of key events, members and people who ran the Club. Also includes Club rules and inventories for the Club House.

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

Photographs of Club members, events and boats. Also includes some slides, which are also of members and their boats usually at events near the Clubhouse.

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

Lists of individual members to the Club and subscriptions paid.

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

At present this collection comprises one job file regarding work carried out.

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

Inspection records typically record the following details: address of property; names of occupiers/owners; occupation of occupier; total number of occupations; rent; size and condition of each room in the house.

At present this collection comprises one job file regarding work carried out.

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

Full application and report and transitional payments books recording details of individuals applying to the York Public Assistance Committee for relief.

Includes name of applicant; address; cause of application; and amount granted. For some applicants, age and number of children are also recorded.

Orders concerning classification of inmates

Includes name of inmate; age; and action taken.

At present this collection comprises one job file regarding work carried out.

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

Architectural plans for Brandesburton Hall, Home for the Mentally Defective.

Includes receipts for purchases and personal investments, Midland Bank statements and one household cash book. Please see file-level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

Various documents relating to the organisation of the festivities that took place on the occassion of Lord Mayor's Day during the 1930s.

At present this collection comprises one job file regarding work carried out, subdivided into two parts by the archivist.

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

High level financial information for Redfearns National Glass Works, York, including balance sheets and wage information.

Year Books and Hand Books given to members of the Club including names of members and details of rules and regulations for using the River.

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

At present this collection comprises one job file regarding work carried out.

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

Registers of accounts relating to the administration of the City Institution/The Grange (formerly the workhouse)

Admission and discharge books kept by the Master of City Institution/The Grange (previously York Workhouse).
The terms 'vagrants', 'casuals' or 'the casual poor' were used in reference to individuals who were homeless, destitute and wandered (tramped) from place to place.

Entries include name; age; gender; occupation; place of sleeping the previous night; date of admission and date of discharge; next destination; in some cases the task performed to earn relief is recorded.

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

Photographs of clearance streets and properties taken by City of York council and predecessor bodies

Photographs of year 11 school pupils (1992) and headmistresses (1930s-1960s).

Approved minutes for the House and House Visiting Sub-Committee of the Public Assistance Committee.

Registers of dangerous drugs received and dispensed at Clifford Street Dispensary

Approved typed minutes of the Public Assistance Committee

Comprises official reports from staff at the City Institution (formerly the workhouse)

Comprises duplicate notices served to owners of properties signalling the Council's intention to take possession of properties.

Incomplete set - numbers 1, 2, 4-8, 19-26, 28-32 and 36 are missing.

Collection of newspaper cuttings and programmes of services relating to the 1300th anniversary of the completion of York Minster.

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

Various technical plans relating to the land, factory and interior floor plans of the Glassworks. These plans are copies of originals and many contain copies of the planning application required to make alterations to the site.