| Description | These records were donated to Oldham Museum with a number of artefacts relating to R. R. Whitehead and Brothers Limited, which have been retained by the Museum. The Museum's entry forms for them are numbers E1368 to E1370. There were also a number of items which were not felt to be suitable for preservation in the archives, and these have been passed on for inclusion in the Local Studies collection.
There is only a very small amount of material, and it can in no way claim to comprehensively represent the activities of the Royal George Mills. Nevertheless, these records do provide important evidence of the foundations of the company, and they include a photograph album, featuring the various processes carried out in the mills, and a very detailed inventory of the mill. Both of these items help to provide a highly informative snapshot of an industry which no longer exists in Oldham.
Items AAJ/1 (1 item) and AAJ/11-14 were passed from Gallery Oldham (previously Oldham Museum) to Oldham Local Studies and Archives. These five items formed part of the original donation as recorded on E1368-E1370 and therefore have been added to this collection. |