Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 20th Century (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
52 Items
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
York Wireless Relay Services Ltd was a company formed in the early 1930s to provide wireless telegram services to they city. They operated on the basis of a licence from the General Post Office, and were still in existence in around 1945.
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Walker was a railwayman, and one-time resident of 20 Portland Street, York. It is believed that he may have also fought in the First World War.
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Includes correspondence, insurance and tax documents, banknotes and photos of John Walker and his family.
Accruals
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