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Extracts from Newspaper Press Relating to the Thornycroft Torpedo Boats, 1877 (Manuscript)
1877 - 1877
DON/53
Bound book of copy letters of the Thornycroft Company, 1898-1899 (Manuscript)
1898-08-30 - 1899-07-19
DON/34
Exercise book: " Memoranda. Rules, Formulae, etc". Contains notes and tables. (Manuscript)
1800-1900
DON/22
Letters: Section "B" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft Company, 1879-1896 (Manuscript)
1879-08-15 - 1896-01-27
DON/26/2
Letters: Section "D" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft Company, 1865-1898 (Manuscript)
1865-01-03 - 1898-09-08
DON/26/4
Letters: Section "E" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft Company, 1884-1896 (Manuscript)
1884-08-30 - 1896-03-25
DON/26/5
Various exam papers, 1862-1867 (Manuscript)
1862-06-03 - 1867-04-01
DON/15
Handwritten notes and printed reports relating to the production of small arms ammunition in Indian factories, 1867-1872 (Manuscript)
1867 - 1872-03-31
DON/16
Folder containing various papers, letters, reports, etc relating to industry and iron production in India, 1868-1872 (Manuscript)
1868-06-30 - 1872-08
DON/17
Exercise book: "Memoranda Concerning Cartridge Machinery. John Donaldson. January 6th 1869 (Manuscript)
1869-01-06 - 1869-01-06
DON/18
Correspondence between Donaldson and William Maquorn Rankine, Professor of Civil Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Glasgow. 1866-1867 (Manuscript)
1866-01-20 - 1867-06-27
DON/25
Letters: Section "G" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft company, 1877-1897 (Manuscript)
1877-06-06 - 1897-05-21
DON/26/7
Letters: Section "I" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft Company, 1870-1887 (Manuscript)
1870-10-29 - 1887-10-29
DON/26/9
Letters: Section "K" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft Company, 1886-1897 (Manuscript)
1886-11-21 - 1897-10-21
DON/26/11
Letters: Section "M" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft Company, 1876-1898 (Manuscript)
1876-06-31 - 1898-05-21
DON/26/13
Various patents, 1878-1895 (Manuscript)
1878-08-01 - 1895-04-22
DON/55
Schematic plan of an engine gear expansion link, 1888 (Manuscript)
1888-12-14 - 1888-12-14
DON/56
A Statement of the Case of the Uncovenanted Services of India, for Some Modifications of Existing Ones. 1888 (Manuscript)
1888 - 1888
DON/57
Exercise book: "Mechanics - Statics". Contains notes, formulae, etc. (Manuscript)
1800-1900
DON/23
Various papers relating to the Thornycroft Company, 1885-1899 (Manuscript)
1885-01-31 - 1899-01-10
DON/36
Exercise book containing mathematics exercises. (Manuscript)
1800-1900
DON/24
Sketchbook and notebook, 1872 (Manuscript)
1872-12-14 - 1830-12-9
DON/19-20
Schematic plans of various public works in Calcutta, 1872 (Manuscript)
1872-04 - 1872-04
DON/51
Correspondence between John Donaldson and Thornycroft Company, 1870-1899 (Manuscript)
DON/26
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