Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- c 1900 - 1986 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
110 boxes and albums of varying size
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
On his death in 1986, the majority of Rex Wailes's collection was donated to the National Monuments Record (now the Historic England Archive) and the Science Museum. A large amount of material however remained in Rex's shed, and was retrieved by Alan Stoyel and kept by him until transfer to The Mills Archive in 2004 and subsequently. Other material had been given to the SPAB Mills Section or to other researchers - when these collections came to The Mills Archive, Rex Wailes material was identified and moved to the Rex Wailes collection. The Rex Wailes collection at the Science Museum was transferred to the Mills Archive in July 2019.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Scope and content
Images and documents on windmills and watermills in various regions of the UK, Europe and the USA. Includes material on the sugar mills of Barbados. Some parts of the collection have been given individual catalogue entries; the remainder is listed in the attached PDF.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions governing access
This collection may be consulted free of charge at the Mills Archive; please email visitors@millsarchive.org to arrange an appointment.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Alternative identifier(s)
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
Genre access points
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Collection level description revised by Luke Bonwick and Nathanael Hodge, 2012.