Reference code
REXW-RUF
Title
J Ruffold Collection
Date(s)
- 1930s-1950s (Creation)
Level of description
Subcollection
Extent and medium
1 box
Name of creator
Biographical history
Originally from Norfolk, Ruffold worked on ships transporting crushed granite from the Channel Islands to Great Yarmouth for road manufacture. He then worked as a farmer, emigrating to Canada and then returning to England to serve in WWI. He was discharged with deteriorating eyesight. Despite eventually going completely blind, Ruffold compiled many notes on windmills.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Scope and content
Notes on UK wind and watermills.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions governing access
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