Items

• H1-010.12: Letters to Donald Hanson after his resignation

  Letters to Donald Hanson from friends and colleagues wishing him well after his announcement that he would leave his position as Chairman of the Illingworth Morris Group, and therefore leaving management of Salts Mill.
• H1-010.2: Letter to Donald Hanson from friends Mr and Mrs Hawley

  A handwritten letter to Donald Hanson from friends Mr and Mrs Hawley
• H1-010.3: Letter to Donald Hanson from friends John W. and Edith

  A handwritten letter to Donald Hanson from friends John W. and Edith
• H1-010.4: Letters to Donald Hanson from Isidore Ostrer

  Handwritten letters to Donald Hanson from Isidore Ostrer, the chair of Illingworth, Morris textile compnay (and owners of Salts Mill)
• H1-010.5: Letters between Donald Hanson and Lloyds Bank

  Official letters to Donald Hanson from Lloyds Bank managers regarding the finances of his companies including Salts Mill. The period covered is the final few years of the operation of Salts Mill as a textile factory up to its closure in 1985.
• H1-010.6: Letter from Donald Hanson announcing his leave from Chairman of the Illingworth Morris Group

  A letter from Donald Hanson announcing his leave from Chairman of the Illingworth Morris Group to Colin Wilks of Lloyds Bank.
• H1-010.7: Letter to Donald Hanson

  A handwritten letter to Donald Hanson.
• H1-010.8: Letter to Donald Hanson from deputy chairman of Woolcombers PLC

  Letter to Donald Hanson from G.F. Kitchen the Deputy Chairman of Wollcombers (Holdings) PLC regarding Hanson's retirement in 1985 as a director of the textile firm Illingworth, Morris. Woolcombers PLC had been taken over by Illingworth, Morris PLC.
• H1-012.1: Dispute between Pamela Mason and Illingworth Morris Group

  Newspaper cuttings discussing the financial dispute between Pamela Mason and Illingworth Morris executives including Donald Hanson. Mason was a shareholder of Illingworth Morris and an actress between the 1930s and 1950s, most known for her marriage to and work with actor James Mason.
• H1-012.2: A day in the life of... Donald Hanson ('Boss at mill')

  A newspaper interview with then Salts Mill manager Donald Hanson, about his interest in wool-making and thoughts on the contemporary textile industry.
• H1-012.3: Donald Hanson's role during West Yorkshire County Council abolition

  An article discussing Donald Hanson's role in supporting the staff who were to lose their jobs after the announcement of the abolition of West Yorkshire County Council. At this time, Hanson was chairmain of the group managing Salts Mill.
• H1-012.6: Donald Hanson on the wool textile industry

  Newspaper articles about Donald Hanson's view on the contemporary wool textile industry.
• H1-012.7: Announcements of Donald Hanson's retirement

  Tributes to Donald Hanson who managed Salts Mill after his announcement of his retirement.
• H9-001: Arthur James Hill

  Timeline for Arthur James Hill - 1876-1935
• 2025.50.1: Mohair

  A small booklet from the International Mohair Association promoting the use of mohair. Explains the sourcing of mohair, the production process and the many types of textile products made from the wool. Illustrated with colour drawings.
• 2025.39: Jubilee album of old Bradford views

  Book by William Cudworth. Contains old drawings and photographs of Bradford
• 2025.35: Broadcasting a life: the autobiography of Olive Shapley

  An autobiography of Olive Shapley in association with Christina Hart. Book has a forward by Barbara Castle. Olive was a pioneering broadcasting journalist in radio and television. She was married to John Salt the great grandson of Sir Titus Salt
• 2024.94: Saltaire Model Village and Mill

  Saltaire Model Village and Mill. A yellow guide with map produced by the Arts, Museums and Libraries Division of the City of Bradford Metropolitan Council
• 2024.148.5: Newspaper reports for Saltaire Mills Tennis Club

  A collection of cuttings from various newspapers relating to the Salts Tennis Club, orginally founded by the owners of Salts Mill for recreational purposes in 1923. The cuttings cover the period from the foundation of the club in 1923 up to 1959. See also 2024.148.3 which contains transcripts of some fo teh same articles.
• 2024.148.2: Garden Craftsmen advert from the Heaton Review.

  Article produced to celebrate the centenary year of Salts Tennis Club by Jim Dyer. An A4 photocopy of an advert from the Heaton Review advertising Conways Ltd, a landscape business from Halifax. The advert features a photograph of the Salts Tennis Club and includes a comment 'considered by experts to be one of the finest recreation grounds in Yorkshire'.