Barkston Chronicles Project Archive

- Copy of 'Barkston Chronicles - Discovering the families of Barkston Ash' by Yvonne Whalley, Guy Woolley and Barbara Naylor (2001), 1 volume
- Manuscript Memorandum book Orchard diary, July-December 1925, listing daily activities in local orchard/allotment (with typescript transcript) 1 volume, 1 fiile
- Scarthingwell House, handwritten garden/orchard pocketbook, 1920s, 1 volume
- Collated reminiscences and research notes on local families, institutions and events, 1995-2001 (22 files). Includes notes on school, chapel, Christmas, local families from Barkston Ash
- Oral history cassette tapes of interviews with local residents,. 1999-2000, 14 tapes, 1 USB of transferred recordings

The project was established to collate local memories, histories and reminiscences in Barkston Ash and Sherburn in Elmet, under the leadership of Dr Guy Woolley and Barbara Naylor. Local residents were approached and interviewed on cassette tape, the interviews being transcribed by Yvonne Whalley. The interviews were collated into a publication in 2001 Whalley, Yvonne, Guy Woolley, and Barbara Naylor. 2001. 'Barkston chronicles: discovering the families of Barkston Ash'. Sherburn in Elmet: Elmet Press.

Records are open to the public, subject to the overriding provisions of relevant legislation, including data protection laws. 24 hours' notice is required to access photographic material.

Held by depositor until transfer

The project was established to collate local memories, histories and reminiscences in Barkston Ash and Sherburn in Elmet, under the leadership of Dr Guy Woolley and Barbara Naylor. Local residents were approached and interviewed on cassette tape, the interviews being transcribed by Yvonne Whalley. The interviews were collated into a publication in 2001 Whalley, Yvonne, Guy Woolley, and Barbara Naylor. 2001. 'Barkston chronicles: discovering the families of Barkston Ash'. Sherburn in Elmet: Elmet Press.

This material has not yet been catalogued. A partial box list is available for consultation, please contact the Borthwick Institute for more information.

The archive includes compact audio cassettes and digital records. Access to audiovisual material and digital records may be restricted due to technical requirements, please contact the Borthwick Institute for more information.

Created by G Brannan, 21.03.22

A reprographics service is available to researchers. Copying will not be undertaken if there is any risk of damage to the document. Copies are supplied in accordance with the Borthwick Institute for Archives' terms and conditions for the supply of copies, and under provisions of any relevant copyright legislation. Permission to reproduce images of documents in the custody of the Borthwick Institute must be sought

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The archive was created and collated 2000-2001 as part of a community history project in Barkston Ash and Sherburn in Elmet. Audio recordings were undertaken by the project team, as was research into the history of the community. The recordings were subsequently transcribed and published along with ancillary research in the 'Barkston Chronicles' publication. Community members also donated original archival material to the project.

Further accruals are not expected

Whalley, Yvonne, Guy Woolley, and Barbara Naylor. 2001. 'Barkston chronicles: discovering the families of Barkston Ash'. Sherburn in Elmet: Elmet Press.

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