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).
Establishing a new process for handling and tracking requests for tracings after a batch was mislaid.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 142\3\ scan0180 | |
| Date | 9th April 1937 | |
| E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} DY.{F R Danby} En. Hdy.{William Hardy} Lr.{Mr Ellor} Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Tracing Office. c. Technical Library. TRACINGS --------- Recently an important batch of tracings made from a confidential technical paper have been mislaid, presumably accepted from the Tracing Office by someone other than the person for whom they were intended. In future all requests for tracings must be clearly marked with the department and person to whom they should be returned. At the same time the Tracing Office should keep a record of the dates and people concerned in the transaction. It is hoped that requests for tracings outside the normal routine will be kept down to an absolute minimum, and so avoid interference with the production requirements. Should any likely delay be anticipated in D.O. work by excessive outside requests the matter should be brought to my notice immediately. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} [Handwritten notes:] 12.04 Tet ple S H F H Sende | ||