Durham County Council (1888 - 1974)
Reference: CC/X Catalogue Title: Durham County Council (1888 - 1974) Area: Catalogue Category: Local Authority Records Description: Control of Emergencies Section (formerly Civil Defence)
Covering Dates: 1936-1970
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- Durham County Council (1888 - 1974)
Catalogue Contents
Control of Emergencies Section (formerly Civil Defence) (Ref: CC/X 22, 25-32, 92/1,18,19, 170/7-8, 174/1-3, 175, 176, 190/1)
see also CC/CD
Ref: CC/X 22Copy letters to Ministry of Home Security, 1940
With index
Ref: CC/X 25/1Durham M.B., claims for compensation for premises used for Civil Defence, 1940-1946
Ref: CC/X 25/2Durham M.B., correspondence re air raid shelters, 1940-1948
Ref: CC/X 25/3Durham M.B., rescue and amalgamated services correspondence, 1939-1948
Ref: CC/X 25/4Durham M.B., wardens' posts, 1940-1947
Ref: CC/X 26A.R.P. circulars etc., 1939-1953;
Plans etc. re County Civil Defence, 1940-1945
Ref: CC/X 27Civil Defence Comforts Committee correspondence etc., 1940-1945
Ref: CC/X 28Civil Defence, copy letters with indexes, 1940-1943
Ref: CC/X 29/1Civil Defence, copy letters, 1940
Ref: CC/X 29/2Clerk's correspondence with Government departments, 1938-1940
Ref: CC/X 29/3Clerk's general correspondence, 1947
Ref: CC/X 30-31Civil Defence, general correspondence, 1942-1945
Ref: CC/X 32Injuries to wardens, 1941-1944
Ref: CC/X 92/1Statutory rules etc. re mainly to war damage, evacuation, air raid precautions and emergency education, 1939-1941
Ref: CC/X 92/18Files relating to 1939-1945 War, including draft Air Raid Precautions Scheme, 1938-1939
Ref: CC/X 92/19Civil Defence County Controllers files, containing details of damage and casualties from bombing and flying bombs, 1940-1945
Ref: CC/X 170/7Oil Pollution Scheme, 1969
Ref: CC/X 170/8Emergency Schemes for Disasters, 1970 and n.d. probably c.1965
Ref: CC/X 174/1Durham County Council Air Raid Precautions, January 1941
(1 booklet, printed)
Ref: CC/X 174/2Northern Civil Defence Region, Second Annual Civil Defence Tourney at Whitburn Range, September 1956
(1 booklet, printed)
Ref: CC/X 174/3Civil Defence Corps Durham County Division, programmes for County Rallies held at Hollow Drift, Durham City, Stockton-on-Tees (1961), and Washington (1966), May 1960 - May 1966
(5 booklets, printed)
Ref: CC/X 175/1Air Raid Precautions Committee minute book, 6 October 1936 - 16 December 1938
(1 volume, paper)
Ref: CC/X 175/2A.R.P. Committee minute book, 20 January 1939 - 15 December 1939
(1 volume, paper)
Ref: CC/X 175/3A.R.P. Committee minute book, 19 January 1940 - 20 December 1940
(1 volume, paper)
Ref: CC/X 175/4A.R.P. Committee minute book, 17 January 1941 - 19 December 1941
(1 volume, paper)
Ref: CC/X 175/5A.R.P. Committee minute book, 16 January 1942 - 17 December 1943
(1 volume, paper)
Ref: CC/X 175/6A.R.P. Committee minute book, 21 January 1944 - 15 February 1946
(1 volume, paper)
Ref: CC/X 176/1Easington A.R.P. stock ledger, 1953-1968
(1 volume)
Ref: CC/X 176/2Civil Defence information booklet on "Some things you should know if war should come", July 1939
(1 booklet)
Ref: CC/X 176/3Information booklet issued by the Home Office on "The protection of your home against air raids", 1938
(1 booklet)
Ref: CC/X 176/4Register of Volunteers showing dates of joining and salary details of full-time officers, 1964
(1 volume, paper, calf-binding)
Ref: CC/X 176/5File of correspondence and circulars concerning post war credits and gratuities, 1944-1946
(1 file)
Ref: CC/X 176/6File of correspondence re the classification of Civil Defence personnel, includes lists of names and addresses of Reserve Volunteers, 1963-1967
(1 file)
Ref: CC/X 176/7File of correspondence and circulars concerning applications for the Defence Medal, 1945-1952
(1 file)
Ref: CC/X 176/8File of correspondence re the Civil Defence (Supervision of Powers) Act 1945 and future Civil Defence policy, 1945-1946
(1 file)
Ref: CC/X 176/9File of correspondence and circulars re the Personal Injuries (Civilian) Scheme, 1944-1946
(1 file)
Ref: CC/X 176/10File of correspondence concerning the disposal of Civil Defence buildings, 1945-1947
(1 file)
Ref: CC/X 176/11File of reports on air raid incidents, 1940
(1 file)
Ref: CC/X 176/12File of reports and correspondence re air raid incidents, 1943-1944
(1 file)
Ref: CC/X 176/13File of reports on air raid damage, 1944-1945
(1 file)
Ref: CC/X 190/1County Engineer's Department - Register of explosives stores, magazines, etc., comprising of Ordnance Survey maps of County Durham, hand annotated, n.d. [c.1960]
(1 file)
