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Macrae, Robert Stuart, c1900 - c1980 (mechanical engineer)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: c1900 - c1980

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

 Fonds

The Papers of Colonel R S Macrae

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCRA
Scope and Contents

The papers include: Millis Jefferis's copies of M.D.1 correspondence; administration files on staffing and weapons development; research files on the development of individual weapons; Macrae's patent claims, which include original material on the development of the weapons concerned; Macrae's diaries from his time at M.D.1; some material from Macrae's memoirs, "Winston Churchill's Toyshop".

Dates: 1920 - 1971
Conditions Governing Access: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.