Brochure produced by the Ministry of Health entitled 'The Care of the Homeless'

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Reference
- GB 192 WAR/14
Dates of Creation
- January 1942
Name of Creator
- York Public Library 1893-2014
Physical Description
- 1 item Archives - Non-digital

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Custodial History

Transferred to York City Archives from York Reference Library in June 2015.

Corporate Names

York Public Library; 1893-2014

Archive Record|Table of contents

World War Two collectionWAR

Correspondence concerning the Administrative Centre at York City Library, Museum StreetWAR/1

Photographs of a Civic Party and Civil Defence members photographed alongside an exploded bombWAR/2

Photograph of air raid damage No.4 at Beckfield LaneWAR/3

Photograph of the Air Raid Damage at The Cemetery, Cemetery RoadWAR/4

Photograph of air raid damage No.2 at Sefton AvenueWAR/5

Photograph of a British officer produced by the Central Office of Information in LondonWAR/6

Letter from the Lord Mayor of York to the citizens of York serving in IndiaWAR/7

Document produced by the Ministry of Health containing information on civil defence, including post-raid services and information administrative centresWAR/8

Photographs of a civic party and members of the civil defence team standing next to an unexploded bombWAR/9

Newspaper cutting and photograph concerning a ceremony to unveil a replica of the Haughton tabletWAR/10

Civil Defence handbook entitled 'A Guide to Householders'WAR/11

Leaflets explaining the duties of the Assistance BoardWAR/12

Photographs of a civic party and members of the civil defence team photographed alongside an exploded bombWAR/13

Brochure produced by the Ministry of Health entitled 'The Care of the Homeless'WAR/14

Air Raid Precautions for the City of YorkWAR/15

Booklet produced by Ministry of Information entitled 'Information Committees'WAR/16

Handbook containing information about rest centre personnelWAR/17

Brochure listing a programme of attractions entitled 'Holidays at Home'WAR/18

Printed copies of the War Damage ActWAR/19

Report produced by the City of York Education Committee entitled 'War Damage to Educational Property'WAR/20

Official programme for victory celebrationsWAR/21

Receipt and undertaking regarding equipment used by City of York civil defence teamsWAR/22

Details of duties for fire watching in Front Street, AcombWAR/23

Notes from a York Education Committee meetingWAR/24

Report produced by the City of York Administrative CentreWAR/25

Plan of the air raid shelters in the centre of YorkWAR/26

Correspondence from the British Broadcasting Corporation concerning the closure of their office in the Yorkshire MuseumWAR/27

List of W.V.S branch offices in the York areaWAR/28

Correspondence from the Ministry of Information appointing R Doherty as Emergency Information Officer and Secretery of the York Information CommitteeWAR/29

Letter of guidance produced by the City of York civil defence administrative centre food officeWAR/30

Photograph of members of the civil defence teamWAR/31

Instructions to first aid parties and ambulance crews produced by the Air Raid Precaution SchemeWAR/32

Handwritten notes produced by the Welfare Organiser following the Baedeker BlitzWAR/33

Instructions distributed to Invasion Committees in England and WalesWAR/34

Papers relating to York Gas CompanyWAR/35

Report produced by the Civil Defence Emergency Committee in the aftermath of the Baedeker BlitzWAR/36

Typescript list of all casualties of the Baedeker raid on the city of YorkWAR/37

Wallet entitled 'York in the Second World War'WAR/38

Typescript details of damage caused by air raids in YorkWAR/39

Poster detailing various departments and contacts who could help York citizens in the aftermath of an air raidWAR/40

Photograph of the platform party at the first A.R.PWAR/41

Correspondence regarding damaged property and the salvage of furnitureWAR/42

Photograph of air raid damage No.2 at Sefton AvenueWAR/43

Copy of a report sent to the Command Welfare Officer of Northern Command regarding air raidsWAR/44

Programme for a fundraising concert in aid of the York Red Cross Penny a Week FundWAR/45

Document entitled 'Exercise No.14'WAR/46

List of emergency arrangments during air raidsWAR/47

Civil Defence notes for Administrative Centre workersWAR/48

City of York notice of insurance of vehicles for Civil Defence purposesWAR/49

Minutes of the Regional Commissioner's Conference regarding air raidsWAR/50

City of York Civil Defence list of emergency feeding arrangmentsWAR/51

Photocopy of a photograph of Mrs J MartindaleWAR/52

Literature produced by City of York Civil Defence relating to emergency feeding centres, obtaining supplies, and suggested menusWAR/53

Photograph of members of the Civil Defence committee and ARP corpsWAR/54

Souvenir concert programme from a concert for the York Red Cross Penny a Week Fund in aid of the Russian Relief Fund.WAR/55

List of midwives practising in the city of YorkWAR/56

List of refugees in the city of YorkWAR/57

Bundle of leaflets regarding emergency feeding centres and sheltersWAR/58

Transcripts of loudspeaker broadcasts relating to emergency feeding arrangementsWAR/59

Bundle of notes relating to civil defence produced by the adminstrative centre at York Central LibraryWAR/60

Photograph of air raid damage No.2 at Sefton AvenueWAR/61

Photograph of air raid damage No.4 at Beckfield LaneWAR/62

Leaflet entitled 'Holidays at Home', containing a list of place of interest in the vicinity of YorkWAR/63

Instructions to civil defence personnel for reporting after an air-raid or air raid warningWAR/64

Leaflet produced for rest and feeding centres entitled 'Action to be taken in event of a 'Blitz''WAR/65

Bundle of papers relating to administrative centres, lodging accommodation, sites for emergency bulletins and emergency news distributionWAR/66

Leaflets relating to Civil Defence engineering services, including details of organisation, personnel and transportWAR/67

Civil Defence leaflets relating to fire ordersWAR/68

Letter to certify the appointment of James Bowes Morrell as a member of the Information CommitteeWAR/69

Note of thanks to Mrs Hubble from the Duke of Gloucester, relating to the York Red Cross Penny a Week FundWAR/70

Handbook entitled 'Holidays at Home'WAR/71

Report produced by the Air Raid Administrative CentreWAR/72

List of houses damaged in the Rawcliffe area during the Baedeker RaidWAR/73

Minutes of a meeting of the Lord Mayor's Yorks' Air Raid Distress FundWAR/74

List of sites for emergency bulletins produced by City of York civil defenceWAR/75

Report produced by the City of York Education Committee entitled 'War Damage to Educational Property'WAR/76

List of contact numbers and names for emergency services in York city centreWAR/77

Leaflet relating to the York Red Cross Penny a Week FundWAR/78

Papers relating to the City of York Invasion Committee combined civil and military defence schemeWAR/79

Temporary billeting noticeWAR/80

Poster relating to the York Red Cross Penny a Week FundWAR/81

Letter stating changes to the schedule of reserved occupationsWAR/82

Copies of various loudspeaker broadcasts concerning schools and billetsWAR/83

Programme of events entitled 'Holidays at Home'WAR/84

Photograph of members of the York A.R.P corps and victory celebrations bookletWAR/85

Lists of public and communal shelters in the city of YorkWAR/86

Lecture programme by the York Educational Settlement committee entitled '12 lectures on mothercraft'WAR/87

Roll of Honour for the City of YorkWAR/88

Poster for administrative centresWAR/89

Programme of events entitled 'Holidays at Home'WAR/90

List of Ministry of Information bulletin sites in the City of YorkWAR/91

Papers relating to the Flaxton Rural District government evacuation schemeWAR/92

Wallet entitled 'York in the Second World War'WAR/93

50th anniversary magazine entitled 'Images of War: The real story of World War Two'WAR/94

Papers relating to Civil Defence in York during the Second World WarWAR/95

Sheet of approximate running costs of Time NurseriesWAR/96

Photograph of Fishergate Ward civil defence post F1WAR/97