From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Letter from the National Geographic Society inviting nominations for membership.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 76\3\ scan0284 | |
| Date | 11th November 1926 | |
| National Geographic Society WASHINGTON, D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} C. HENRY WHITE, VICE-PRESIDENT JOHN JOY EDSON, TREASURER GILBERT GROSVENOR, PRESIDENT JOHN OLIVER LA{L. A. Archer} GORCE, VICE-PRESIDENT O.{Mr Oldham} P. AUSTIN, SECRETARY GEORGE W. HUTCHISON, ASSOCIATE SECRETARY November 11, 1926 Mr. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} W. Hives, Derby, England. Dear Sir: As a member residing in England, you will be pleased to learn that early issues of your National Geographic Magazine are to contain many articles on Great Britain and her possessions and colonies. A few among them are: Captain James Cook, R.{Sir Henry Royce} N. -- Foremost British Navigator; the Columbus of the Pacific, who mapped the Australian and New Zealand coasts. The Lake Region of England. By Ralph Graves Edinburgh. The Caledonian Canal. Both by J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} R.{Sir Henry Royce} Hildebrand The Head-Hunting Wa{Mr Wallis} of Burma. By Sir George J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} Scott Jamaica (illustrated in full color). By John Oliver La{L. A. Archer} Gorce Ireland. By Donn Byrne Palestine (in full color). By Maynard Owen Williams To illustrate this superb travel literature, the National Geographic Society has utilized the services of the world's leading photographers who have combed the highways and byways for natural-color and other photographs worthy of such subjects. Many of your friends in England and elsewhere doubtless will wish to secure a copy of these issues de luxe to preserve in their libraries. As The Magazine is not sold in book stalls, the only certain way for them to obtain copies is through membership in The Society. Would you not tender a graceful compliment and at the same time render to these friends and to your Society a very real service by nominating them for membership? Your nominees will not be importuned to become members. We merely notify them of the compliment of your nomination, explain the purposes of The Society and invite them to share its benefits. Nomination, of course, imposes no financial obligation upon you. I shall be pleased to see that any nominations you send, on the enclosed form or by letter, are brought promptly to the attention of the Membership Committee. May I not have the pleasure of an early and favorable reply? Sincerely yours, O.{Mr Oldham} P. Austin Secretary | ||