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Bound book of copy letters of the Thornycroft Company, 1897-1898 (Manuscript)
1897-09-26 - 1898-08-25
DON/33
Notebook containing rough workings out, notes, etc., 1872 (Manuscript)
1872-12-14 - 1830-12-9
DON/20
Letters: Section "C" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft Company, 1877-1896 (Manuscript)
1877-05-31 - 1896-12-14
DON/26/3
Letters: Section "F" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft Company, 1870-1898 (Manuscript)
1870-12-11 - 1898-03-24
DON/26/6
Bound book of copy letters of the Thornycroft Company, 1897 (Manuscript)
1897-05-03 - 1897-09-21
DON/32
Letters: Section "H" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft Company, 1877-1898 (Manuscript)
1877-04-24 - 1898-05-13
DON/26/8
Letters: Section "J" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft Company, 1883-1887 (Manuscript)
1883-11-04 - 1887-06-11
DON/26/10
The Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, 1877 (Manuscript)
1877 - 1877
DON/54
Letters: Section "L" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft Company, 1881-1899 (Manuscript)
1881-06-20 - 1899-06-14
DON/26/12
Exercise book containing natural history lecture notes from Glasgow University, 1866-1867 (Manuscript)
1866-05-28 - 1867-04-22
DON/8
Correspondence between John Donaldson and Thornycroft Company, 1870-1899 (Manuscript)
DON/26
Letters: Sections "T" and "U" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft Company,1879-1899 (Manuscript)
1879-01-01 - 1904-05-16
DON/26/19-20
Letters: Sections "I" and "J" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft Company, 1870-1887 (Manuscript)
1870-10-29 - 1887-06-11
DON/26/9-10
Correspondence: Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft Company, 1879-1896 (Manuscript)
1879-12-15 - 1896-01-27
DON/26/1-2
Part 2. Letters, reciepts, plans, etc relating to the building of the steam yacht THETIS, 1887-1896 (Manuscript)
1887-04-05 - 1896-09-1
DON/35/3-5
Part 3. Letters, reciepts, plans, etc relating to the building of the steam yacht THETIS, 1887-1896 (Manuscript)
1887-04-05 - 1896-09-1
DON/35/6
Photograph of Thornycroft Boatyard, Chiswick. (Manuscript)
1800-1900
DON/67
Photograph of John Donaldson with unidentified group (Manuscript)
1800-1900
DON/68
Two italian prints showing 17th century ships (Manuscript)
1800-1900
DON/69
Sketch book containing technical drawings of various structures and equipment. (Manuscript)
1800-1900
DON/19
Part 1. Letters, reciepts, plans, etc relating to the building of the steam yacht THETIS, 1887-1898 (Manuscript)
1887-04-05 - 1896-09-1
DON/35/1-2
Proceedimgs of a Conference between Representatives of the Employers Federation of Engineering Associations and Representatives of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, 1897 (Manuscript)
1897-04-01 - 1897-04-15
DON/60
Conference between the Federated Engineering Employers and the Joint-Committee of Affiliated Trade Unions, 1897 (Manuscript)
1897-11-24 - 1897-12-17
DON/64
The Federated Engineering Employers '48 Hours' Demand. Information Prepared for the Employers Representatives for use at the Conference Held During November and December, 1897 (Manuscript)
1897-04-30 - 1898-01-28
DON/61
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