Collection of papers regarding Humphrey Verdon Roe
- Made:
- 1880-2008
- maker:
- Roe, Humphrey Verdon, May, Philip William, Leatherhead Urban District Council, The Times, newspaper, Royal Society of Arts, Verdon Paterson, Elsie, Stopes-Roe, Harry Verdon, Verdon-Roe, Geoffrey, Gerrard & Co Ltd, Lafayette Ltd, Manchester City News, Verdon-Roe, Eric, Verdon-Roe, (Edwin) Alliott, Walthamstow Antiquarian Society, Brooklands Museum, Museum of London, George, A. David, Guardian Media Group, Aeronautics Magazine, A V Roe & Co Ltd, The Daily Mail, Illustrated London News Ltd, Monitor, Royal Aero Club, Berriman, Algernon Edward, Waterlow and Sons Limited, Air League, The Daily Telegraph, The Morning Post, Nature (Journal), Royal Scottish Society of Arts and Geographia Ltd
Six archive boxes and four loose items, including: newspaper cuttings and articles by A. V. Roe and H. V. Roe describing the early days of A. V. Roe & Co. Ltd; papers relating to the early flying careers of H. V. Roe and A. V. Roe, including early flights of Avro aircraft; promotional and trade literature for A. V. Roe & Co. Ltd, including copies of The Joy-Stick; photographs of Avro aircraft, including aeroplanes at Brownfield Mill and at Brooklands; photographs of A. V. Roe, H. V. Roe and other members of the Roe family; genealogical research papers; papers relating to Mrs. Roe's Orphanage, established by Annie Sofia Roe, the mother of A. V. and H. V. Roe; papers relating to H. V. Roe's military aviation career; personal papers of H. V. Roe relating to Leatherhead, Surrey.
Details
- Extent:
- 6 boxes, 4 items
- Identifier:
- YA2010.85
- Access:
- Open access.
- rights:
- Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions.