Correspondence with W.S. Ascoli

Scope and Content

Correspondence with W[alter] S[amuel] Ascoli relating to the publication of a booklet by Ascoli entitled The Cotton Report; its Value to Lancashire, and its potential review by the Manchester Guardian.

There are also internal memoranda discussing an invention of Ascoli's and its merits, with reference to potential support from Sir E[rnest Emil] D[arwin] Simon, industrialist and politician.