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).
Proposing a new system for filing extracts from periodicals.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 163\4\ img052 | |
| Date | 27th September 1938 | |
| 6010 . Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}3/JR.{Mr James Royce}27.9.38. Filing of Extracts from Periodicals. The filing of extracts from periodicals has been discontinued during the last year as it was thought that the library would provide the necessary source of reference. Under the old system of filing in the experimental department two or three people would go through the old periodicals every six months or so and tear out the parts to be filed. Both this system and the library facilities have the disadvantage that the people who have not done the filing are not familiar with the contents of the files concerning their section. We propose to start a new system of filing in which every periodical has gummed to the front cover a label as per attached sample. Each person should, before passing on the periodical, cross off their name as at present, and also indicate on the label the page numbers, if any, which are to be filed. The actual filing will then be done in the office when the periodical is returned. The files will be of the ordinary type kept inside the safe instead of the present box files on top of the safe. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||