Fonds YCM - York City Mission records

Zone d'identification

Cote

YCM

Titre

York City Mission records

Date(s)

  • 1883-1974 (Création/Production)

Niveau de description

Fonds

Étendue matérielle et support

12 bundles

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Nom du producteur

(?-?)

Histoire administrative

The York City Mission was formed to promote knowledge of the Bible amongst the poorer classes of York, without any reference to particular denominations or the government of Christian churches. It also recommended sanitary improvements in the houses of poor families.

The mission employed its own staff to carry out the work, who were each assigned a district. Missionaries were responsible for reading the scriptures to people, engaging them in religious conversation, promoting observation of the Sabbath, and attending public worship. They were also responsible for handing out copies of the scriptures to the people in their areas.

The City Mission was administered by a committee, consisting of an equal number of members from the Established Church and of Dissenters. The mission also had a number of Examiners of Missionaries, consisting of an equal number of clergymen and dissenting ministers. The mission also recruited members who were willing to pay an annual subscription to support the work of the organisation.

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Portée et contenu

Includes minute books, annual reports, papers regarding the Mission constitution, publicity materials and copies of hymns sung by the Mission members.

Accruals

System of arrangement

Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation

Conditions d’accès

Restricted access (Data Protection Act)

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

  • anglais

Script of material

    Language and script notes

    Finding aids

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    Existence and location of originals

    Existence and location of copies

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    Identifiant(s) alternatif(s)

    legacy

    223

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    Mots-clés - Sujets

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    Accession area