Sykes of Sledmere, and Constable Maxwell of Everingham Trades Union and labour archives: including numerous local trades unions and national figures such as W.E. Jones, Lord Ammon, and Julia Varley Business Records: including Ellerman's Wilson Line, Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, and The Hull & East Riding Co-operative Society Religious archives: including local Quaker records, some papers of Selby Abbey and Marrick Priory, and of Conrad Noel and Stanley Evans South-East Asian manuscripts: including research collections of Mervyn Jaspan, David Bassett and Harry Parkin W.B Yeadon collection, the photographic and documentary collection of LNER railway historian W.B. Yeadon, including much local and north-east of England railway historical material. City Council Collections The City Council Collections are made up of various records and documents of the city. The range includes documents relating to: Boroughs: including the royal charter of 1299, issued by King Edward I which established the city of Kingston upon Hull, title deeds of property purchased and sold by the corporation, financial records, and miscellaneous documents relating to the Corporation (later Hull City Council) Civil Parishes: including documents relating to the Parish of Drypool, the Parish of Garrison Side, The United Parishes of Holy Trinity and St. Mary, The Parish of Sculcoates, the Parish of Southcoates, and the Parish of Sutton and Stoneferry Watching, Lighting, Cleansing and Paving Authorities: including documents from Assessors for lighting and cleansing the streets of Hull, The Hull and Myton Improvement Commissioners, and The Sculcoates Improvement Commissioners Boards of Health: including documents from Beverly Rural District, Cottingham Urban District, Holderness Rural District, Hessle Urban District, The Kingston upon Hull Board of Health, Skirlaugh Rural District, The Newington Board of Health, and Sculcoates Rural District School Boards: including documents from The Hull School Board, The Newington School Board, and The Sutton and Stoneferry School Board Poor Law Authorities: including documents from Kingston upon Hull Incorporation for the poor and The Sculcoates Board of Guardians Institutions and Companies: including documents from The Hull Borough Asylum, The Hull Gas and Light Company, and the Newington Water Company Local Studies Collections The Local Studies Collections are made up of approximately 150,000 items including books, printed items, large amounts of pamphlets and other material on various topics relating to Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire. The range includes: Periodicals: including local school and parish magazines, newsletters from local societies, and business journals of local companies Directories: including the