Frederick Lanchester correspondence and documents ('Fletcher' series)

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Reference number	LAN/2
Level	Series
Date	1904-1974
Description	┆These items include personal papers of Frederick Lanchester, financial records and reports to committees, especially relating to his work on aeronautics during the First World War. There is also correspondence with his friend Robert Lockhart, Professor of Anatomy at Birmingham University and later Aberdeen University. This material was purchased at auction by the former Lanchester Polytechnic Librarian John Fletcher in December 1982. It was thought to be the property of Frederick Lanchester's brother George. It was listed in 32 sub-series and bound in guard books. The documents were taken out of the guard books and re-housed in archive files and boxes. The sub-series are: LAN/2/1 Biographical information LAN/2/2 Material on Frederick Lanchester compiled by Dr Peter Kingsford for his biography of Lanchester LAN/2/3 Frederick Lanchester reports for the Advisory Committee for Aeronautics LAN/2/4 Correspondence between Frederick Lanchester and the Advisory Committee for Aeronautics LAN/2/5 Correspondence relating to flight LAN/2/6 Lanchester Laboratories Limited LAN/2/7 Material relating to car manufacture LAN/2/8 Publications LAN/2/9 Personal and business correspondence LAN/2/10 Frederick Lanchester’s views on warfare tactics LAN/2/11 Correspondence concerning financial affairs, and Frederick Lanchester’s death LAN/2/12 Material relating to worm gears, aircraft propellers and wings, and Lanchester's Laboratories Ltd sales LAN/2/13 Reprints of articles and publications by or about Frederick Lanchester LAN/2/14 Correspondence mostly relating to the publication of Frederick Lanchester's 'Potted Logs' LAN/2/15 Miscellaneous correspondence LAN/2/16 Frederick Lanchester papers on optics and visuals LAN/2/17-18 Anatomy and vision/optics LAN/2/19 Correspondence mostly concerning articles, papers and talks on vision and optics LAN/2/20-25 Correspondence between Frederick Lanchester, Lanchester family and others and Professor Robert Lockhart LAN/2/26-27 Supplemental material donated at a later date LAN/2/28-29 Patents LAN/2/30 Notes and correspondence on obtaining copyright on a book in the U.S.A. LAN/2/31 Miscellaneous correspondence LAN/2/32 Lists compiled by Frederick Lanchester The original order of the material has been kept but it will be re-arranged at a later date to put it into date order and to meet archival standards. Some items that were originally included in the material have been removed as they are not archival and relate to the management and administration of the documents.
System of arrangement	The original order of the sub-series will be re-arranged to more accurately reflect how the material was used and kept.

Biographical information on Frederick Lanchester Material on Frederick Lanchester compiled by Dr Peter Kingsford for his biography of Lanchester Frederick Lanchester reports for the Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Correspondence between Frederick Lanchester and the Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Correspondence relating to flight Lanchester's Laboratories Limited Material relating to car manufacture Publications Personal and business correspondence Frederick Lanchester's views on warfare tactics Correspondence concerning financial matters, and Frederick Lanchester's death Material relating to worm gears, aircraft propellers and wings, and Lanchester's Laboratories Ltd sales Reprints of articles and publications written by or about Frederick Lanchester Correspondence mostly relating to the publication of Frederick Lanchester's 'Potted Logs' Miscellaneous correspondence including with Colonel [Rookes] Crompton, electrical engineering pioneer Frederick Lanchester papers on optics and visuals Anatomy and vision/optics Anatomy and vision/optics Correspondence mostly concerning articles, papers and talks on vision and optics Correspondence from Frederick Lanchester to Professor Robert Lockhart Correspondence from Frederick Lanchester to Professor Robert Lockhart and others Correspondence from Professor Robert Lockhart to Frederick Lanchester Copy correspondence from Professor Robert Lockhart to Frederick Lanchester, Lanchester family members and others Correspondence between Frederick Lanchester and Robert Lockhart Correspondence between Frederick Lanchester and Robert Lockhart mostly concerning anatomy, optics, vision Supplemental material donated at a later date - mostly aeronautical/military Supplemental material donated at a later date Patents Patents Notes and correspondence on obtaining copyright on a book in the U.S.A. Miscellaneous correspondence Lists compiled by Frederick Lanchester