Collection RHSC - Richard Hills Collection

View of Old West River, Stretham Aerial view of Stretham floods, 1947 Engine drain, Stretham Exterior view, Isleham Smock Mill Acre Fen Mill Turf Fen Mill, Benwick Engine House, Pinchbeck Marsh Pinchbeck Marsh Engine Pinchbeck Marsh boiler Stretham Engine Stretham Engine from the Drain Beam loft, Stretham The Beam, Stretham Cylinder top, Stretham Engine Beam Loft, Stretham View along the top of the Beam, Stretham Beam end, Stretham Crankshaft, Stretham Bottom of valve chest, Stretham Air pump, Stretham
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Reference code

RHSC

Title

Richard Hills Collection

Date(s)

  • Late 20th century (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

5 boxes

Name of creator

(1936-2019)

Biographical history

He helped to found Manchester's Science and Industry Museum, where he was its first lecturer-in-charge.

Repository

Archival history

Donated by Richard Hills in 2008.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Scope and content

Slides, postcards, photographs and cuttings of windmills. Slides of watermills. Slides, photographs and notes used for lectures and books.

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

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Existence and location of copies

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Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

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Archivist's note

Collection level description revised by Nathanael Hodge, June 2012.

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Physical storage

  • Box: Richard Hills Research Notes Box 1
  • Box: Richard Hills Research Notes Box 2
  • Box: Richard Hills Research Notes Box 3
  • Box: Richard Hills 35mm slides Box 1
  • Box: Richard Hills 35mm slides Box 2
  • Box: Richard Hills 35mm slides Box 3