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Title
Date(s)
- 1786-1926 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
23 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The York Sunday School Committee was founded in 1786 largely by William Richardson who ministered at St Michael-le-Belfrey and consisted of several members of the clergy and laymen. The committee opened 10 schools for boys and girls. By 1841 over 1000 pupils attended eight of the schools. By the 1950's they began to decline and became closer to that of the modern Sunday schools. The committee also managed three schools set up by the John Dodsworth Educational Trust.
The John Dodsworth Educational Trust
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records relating to the setting up and running of several Church of England Sunday Schools in York. It includes meeting minutes, finances, management of school buildings, school registers, library and teaching materials. This collection also includes the records of the John Dodsworth Educational Trust, some school of which the Committee managed.
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System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Material is available subject to the usual terms and conditions of access to Archives and Local History collections.
Conditions governing reproduction
Images are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
Language of material
- English