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).
Lack of cohesion within the Experimental Department and a request for co-operation.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 133\4\ scan0053 | |
| Date | 23th January 1937 | |
| HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 1125 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}8/R.23.1.37. EXPERIMENTAL DEPARTMENT & DESIGN INFORMATION. This seems to be another case where, at the moment, the Experimental Dept. are failing to act as a unit. Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} informs me that the trouble was in no way actually due to design, and yet somebody from the shop appears to have been worrying E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} I shall be glad to have your co-operation to avoid this happening again. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||