TEXT - PERIOD L. 1914-1918

Pp L1-L120. Contents: Orwell Works in War Time; Personalia; Main Features of the Period; Important Dates; Works Development; Wallut & Co; Restrictions on Export Trade; Labour Conditions; Zeppelin brought down; Air raids; growing government connection with RSJ; East Anglian Munitions Trust; Mossay & Co Ltd; and the Electric Vehicles; Visit of Indian Officers; Lecture on Aircraft by Boyd Cable; Lawn Mowers in Argentine; The Case Company; Ventzki Cultivator; Position at end of 1916; RSJ's Finest Erector; Lack of Space; RSJ Aircraft Efficiency; Major Ripley; Adrianople; W G Last at St Malo; German Prize "Ossa"; C F Cotton; Segt. Saunders VC; Orders received 1918; E C Ransome; RSJ Aircraft Contract; S Denny; E W Garrard; H J Cole; W Moulton; H S Jeffries; B C Ransome; [L55 and 81 are missing] In 4 parts: Part 1 - L1-38a; Part 2 - L39-81 (excl 77 and 78]; Part 3 - L82-120; Part 4 - L77-78.

The following 4 sections of period L are not by Palmer either wholly or in part:

i. L25-29 L C Horsley "The Great War and the Orwell Works"

ii. L32-36 G J Offord "Labour Conditions at the Orwell Works 1914-1918" [written by Palmer from Offord's notes]

iii. L43-45 J B Reeve "East Anglian Munitions Trust".

iv. L47-49 L C Horsley "Mossay & Co Ltd"

Documents are inserted at the following points:

L5-8 1919

PRESS EXTRACT [Reprint] of article entitled "Orwell Works in Wartime" "East Anglian Daily Times" (14 Jan) [Mounted]

L51 1916(31 Mar)

PHOTOGRAPH of visit of Indian officers to Orwell Works under Major Harbord.

L52 1916

PRESS CUTTINGS concerning the above visit, including photographs. "East Anglian Daily Times"(1 Apr) and "Suffolk Chronicle and Mercury" (7 Apr). [The former is mounted]

L53 1916

LEAFLET for the above visit, including programme of events and a list of implements to be inspected. RSJ. Pp 4. PN 6805.

L77 1914

NOTICE of the public sale of German Ship "Ossa" in prize, at Baltic Merchants' Hall, London EC by Lachlan & Co (22 Dec). Pp 2.

L78 1914

PHOTOGRAPH of above ship at Ipswich Ph N 4021. BP [Mounted]

L80 1915(27 Dec)

POST CARD to C J Palmer from C F Cotton. 1st World War Field Service Type.

L92 1918(12 Nov)

PRESS CUTTING concerning news of the Armistice. "East Anglian Daily Times" [Mounted]

L94-6 1917(23 Feb)

MEMORANDUM [Copy] to H S Jeffries from C J Palmer concerning the negotiations for the aircraft contract for the manufacture of 100 biplanes FE2B for the Air Ministry by RSJ.

L97-113 1917(22 Feb)

SUMMARY OF NEGOTIATIONS [Copy] by C J Palmer concerning the above contract, for the period 1916(14 Aug)-1917(19 Feb). Includes much detail with extracts from related correspondence and reports of conversations.

L114 1916(6 Jan)

PRESS CUTTING concerning death of Samuel Denny, a former RSJ secretary. "East Anglian Daily Times". [Mounted]

L115 1916(20 Sep)

PRESS CUTTING concerning death of F W Garrard, former manager of RSJ Plough Works. "East Anglian Daily Times" [Mounted]

L116 1917(2 Feb)

PRESS CUTTING concerning death of H J Cole a former RSJ secretary. "East Anglian Daily Times". [Mounted]

L117 1917(28 Jun)

PRESS CUTTING concerning death of W Moulton, former manager of RSJ Lawn Mower Department. "East Anglian Daily Times" [Mounted]

L118 1917(2 Jun)

PRESS CUTTING concerning death of H S Jeffries "East Anglian Daily Times" [Mounted]

L119 1917(4 Jun)

PRESS CUTTING being an appreciation and illustration of the late H S Jeffries "East Anglian Daily Times" [Mounted]

L119A 1917(Oct)

PRESS CUTTING concerning the death of H S Jeffries "Memoirs" of Institute of Mechanical Engineers. [Mounted]

L120 1918

PRESS EXTRACT [Reprint] concerning death of B C Ransome (2 Jul) "East Anglian Daily Times". [Mounted]