Letters and papers of John Lloyd Williams, mainly relating to his service with the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War and his business connections with Harry Ferguson Ltd., 1914-1975
Letters and papers of John Lloyd Williams, 1914-1975
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- ReferenceGB 206 MS 719
- Dates of Creation1914-1975
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description145 items (11 envelopes & 2 other items, stored in a single box with other mss)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
John Lloyd Williams was an engineering apprentice at Harland and Wolff in Belfast where he began a life-long friendship with Harry Ferguson. He served in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War, and in the Royal Air Force during the Second, before dying in a road accident in 1940. He was a director of Harry Ferguson Ltd and was involved in the development of hydraulic control systems for tractors
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Acquisition Information
Gift of Mr. J.M. Baines, February 1985
Note
In English
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Contents listed in handlist 70 and in the Letters Database http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/letters/letintro.htm