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. Collection of papers regarding Humphrey Verdon Roe
7 items: "An Air Pioneer in Walthamstow - A.V. Roe in 1909", 1973 80th Anniversary of A.V. Roe at Brooklands brochure (2 copies); "Brooklands in the '80s" leaflet; "London's Flying Start - A tribute to the young men who pioneered Britain's aircraft industry in Edwardian London" (2 copies); Photocopy of an article "A.V. Roe and the beginnings of the aircraft industry" by A.D. George, published in Transport History, Spring 1980; Fact sheet by Julian Temple, Curator of Aviation and Industrial History at Brookland's Museum Trust, 1988 (3 copies); "The Spirit of Brooklands" leaflet. Publications and articles relating to Brooklands and Lea Marshes.
Articles and publications about the history of A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd. Articles and publications about the history of A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd.