Series Y/ORD/4/6 - Second World War Civil Defence

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Y/ORD/4/6

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Second World War Civil Defence

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  • 1939-1949 (Creation)

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183 bundles

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(1974-1996)

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(1996-present)

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Includes civil defence publications, papers relating to wardens, ARP Emergency Committee agendas and minutes, Air Raid Precautions (ARP) correspondence, shelter files, instructions to civilians and papers regarding the welfare of citizens, fire service and fire prevention files, papers relating to the Women's Voluntary Service, papers regarding the billeting of workers, Ministry of Health files, papers regarding air raids and resultant war damage, papers regarding the Halifax bomber crash in York, staff registers, papers regarding training exercises, casualty lists, invasion committee papers, Operations Regional Comissioner correspondence, A.R.P Control Headquarters register of permits and papers relating to German chemical warfare explorations.

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Material is available subject to the usual terms and conditions of access to Archives and Local History collections.

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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.

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  • English

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    legacy

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