Business Papers of J W Knowles and Sons

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Reference
- GB 192 KNO/23
Dates of Creation
- 1900-1951
Name of Creator
- Knowles John Ward (1838-1931), Knowles John Alder (1881-1961)
Physical Description
- 11 items Archives - Non-digital

Scope and Content

Papers produced by J W Knowles and Sons in the course of trading with their customers. Includes a number of account books and customer testimonials.

Access Information

Restricted access (Data Protection Act)

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

Personal Names

Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)

Knowles; John Alder (1881-1961)

Corporate Names

J W Knowles and Sons; c.1861-1970s

Archive Record|Table of contents

Papers of the Knowles family, including J W Knowles & Sons, stained glass paintersKNO

York scrapbooks of John Ward KnowlesKNO/1

Exercise books of John Ward KnowlesKNO/2

Volumes and papers relating to York arts and artists, compiled by John Ward KnowlesKNO/3

Volumes and papers relating to Yorkshire Churches (including York Minster), compiled by John Ward Knowles and John Alder KnowlesKNO/4

Volumes and additional papers relating to stained glass compiled by John Ward Knowles and John Alder KnowlesKNO/5

Volumes and additional papers relating to York people and places, compiled by John Ward Knowles and John Alder KnowlesKNO/6

Volumes and additional papers relating to music and York musicians, compiled by John Ward KnowlesKNO/7

Volumes and additional papers relating to acting and the theatre, compiled by John Ward KnowlesKNO/8

Correspondence files of John Ward Knowles and J A Knowles, glass paintersKNO/9

Manuscripts of John Ward Knowles, glass painterKNO/10

Manuscripts of John Alder Knowles, glass painterKNO/11

Documents created or retained by either John Ward Knowles or John Alder Knowles, glass paintersKNO/12

Volume entitled 'Heraldic notes'KNO/13

Box marked 'seals'KNO/14

Artwork for projects carried out by John W Knowles & SonKNO/15

York School of Glass Painting diagramKNO/16

Colour illustrations by John PattersonKNO/17

Newspapers retained by John Ward KnowlesKNO/18

Certificate in the name of John Alder KnowlesKNO/19

Printing blocks for etchings of stained glass windowsKNO/20

Items attributed to either John Ward Knowles or John Alder KnowlesKNO/21

Articles and illustrations compiled by John Alder KnowlesKNO/22

Business Papers of J W Knowles and SonsKNO/23

Glass plates negatives and postcardsKNO/24

Personal papers of John Ward KnowlesKNO/25

Personal papers of John Alder KnowlesKNO/26

Papers relating to Christopher Milward, relative of J W KnowlesKNO/27

Papers relating to other members of the wider Knowles familyKNO/28

Documents associated with the Knowles familyKNO/29

Card index of entries relating to stained glass in YorkKNO/30