| Description | Predominantly presscuttings, with some other printed material and photographs, on matters relating to the activities of the Regiment and its members, the majority of which date 1932 to 1963; major subjects are listed by folder.
Folder 1 (1902-1929): programme for concert onboard H.M.T. Aurania, 1902; 1st Battalion trooping the colour, 1915; The Orient Weekly No.13 Vol. 1, 1917; photograph of the opening ceremony of Menin Gate Memorial; booklet on the York and Lancaster Regiment's History; Laying up of Colours, 1928; 2nd Battalion Sports programmes, 1929; 1st Battalion Remembrance day programme.
Folder 2 (1931-1935): Londonderry, 1931-1932; death of Viscount H.C.O. Plumer; photographs of sporting events and reunion dinners; Victoria Barracks, Portsmouth, 1934.
Folder 3 (1937-1956): York, 1938; Recruitment in South Yorkshire; Princess Royal visit to Sheffield; funeral of Major General G.C. Kelly, C.O. 49th (West Riding) Division; Hallamshire Battalion in Norway 1945; parades through Rotherham and Sheffield, 1951-1952; Sergeant Frederick Charles Riggs' V.C. bought for museum, 1953; Territorial Army training, 1955; record produced of Regimental Band playing Marches; war souvenirs from recruits and National Servicemen on display at the Regimental Museum, 1956; 'The York & Lancaster Story' articles produced in parts, by battalion, by The Star newspaper; Suez; centenary of the Hallamshire Regiment.
Folder 4 (1957-1959): Treasures of the Museum articles,1957; re-enacting Dunkirk for film; Colour parades at Dover Castle; Regimental Museum at Pontefract Barracks; photographs of Aden, 1958; 'The Fighting York & Lancs' article produced in parts about the Hallamshire Battalion in the Second World War; transfer of Boer War Memorial from Sheffield Cathedral to Weston Park; move from Pontefract Barracks to Endcliffe Hall, 1959; programme for reunion at Pontefract; freedom of Pontefract celebrations.
Folder 5 (1960-1962): Berlin, 1960; Yorkshire Brigade passing out Parade; funeral of Samuel Harvey V.C.; cycling event from Berlin to Rome; Berlin Tattoo; photographs of sports events and teams, parades and training; H.M.S Sheffield, 1961; The Royal Theatre Hotel, New Zealand; Brigadier Denaro becomes Colonel of the Regiment; camps, training, recruitment; 1st Battalion at Vogelsang; 12th Battalion reunion; handing over command to Lieutenant Colonel Creighton-Williamson; 1962 'Operation Romance' (wives and girlfriends invited over to Munster to boost moral); building workers staying at Endcliffe Hall to help with hurricane aftermath; Hallamshire Territorial Army shooting match at Totley; the Regimental Band learns to play 'twist music'; Sheffield Military Tattoo.
Folder 6 (1963-1964): 1st Battalion return from Germany and get a new permanent home at Endcliffe Hall,1963; photographs of Endcliffe Hall; leaving the Regimental Tiger mascot behind at Munster Zoo; publicity activities, drive through Rotherham and Sheffield; Hallamshire Battalion form a new Territorial Army Company; Freedom of Barnsley ceremony; Passing Out parade programme to mark the closure of Pontefract Barracks; opening of the Assize Court at Chester Castle, 1963; 1st Battalion fitness test in Aden; H.M.S Sheffield retires; recruitment in Youth Clubs; Army 'Swing Band'; programme and menu for the opening of Tinsley Park Works (music performed by the Regimental Band); problem of married recruits in the Army; 1st Battalion at Saighton Camp in Chester, then Lyneham in Wiltshire, then onto Swaziland; 50th Annual Dinner of Sergeants Dinner Club, 1964. |