Evelyn collection
The Evelyn Collection is a collection of images of York, North Yorkshire, England, from the early 1900s taken by Dr William Arthur Evelyn. It is considered to be one of the most important collections of its era. It sold at Christie's for £700,000 in 2006.
In 1902, Evelyn joined the Yorkshire Architectural and York Archaeological Society. He left YAYAS a collection of 2,500 lantern slides. Later as Treasurer and Secretary, he used YAYAS to lead many campaigns against the spoliation of the city he loved by both the Corporation and private interests.
