[The R.E.B. Crompton Historic Collection. Comprises papers re the life and work of Crompton in electrical engineering and road transport, and including material relating to Crompton & Co. Ltd. and Crompton Parkinson Ltd. Includes correspondence; books and offprints; product catalogues and brochures of the above companies; photographs etc. Personal material includes diaries, and numerous references to his time in the Crimea (during the war), in India (1858-60, 1890-99) and South Africa (1900). Also includes material re the 'Crompton Museum' and associated Crompton subjects. 1853-1969. 1 cupboard; listing available, which includes, at the back, indexes to the collection which were compiled prior to the collection coming to the Science Museum. Not all the items in these indexes still exist; where they are missing there is a note to this effect in the main listing]