Saltaire Collection

Items

• 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.
• H1-012.4: Deal between the British Wool Board and Illingworth Morris (group managing Salts Mill)

  An article discussing the deal between Illingworth Morris who controlled Salts Mill, and the British Wool Marketing Board. The British Wool Board bought 60% of Illingworth Morris and created the second company Woolcombers of which Hanson took leadership. Justification of the deal from the British Wool Board was to strengthen the British wool market.
• H1-012.5: Donald Hanson's appointment as Chairman of Illingworth Morris

  Newspaper articles announcing the appointment of Donald Hanson as Chairman of Illingworth Morris group, then controlling 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.
• H1-012.8: Articles and photographs about Donald Hanson's work with the Airedale Health Authority

  Articles and photographs displaying Donald Hanson's work as chairman of the Airedale Health Authority. Hanson was also chairman of the group that managed Salts Mill.
• H1-012.9: Drawings of Salts Mill and the Congregational Church, and a photo of Mrs Hanson

  Line drawings of Salts Mill and the Congregational Church, and a photo of the wife of Donald Hanson (contemporary manager of Salts Mill).
• H1-013: Donald Hanson - Salts Mill Directors

  Donald Hanson's scrapbook of press articles (1986-1991)
• H1-015a-b: Donald Hanson - Salts Mill Directors

  2 copies of a letter from Donald Hanson to Salt, Denys (2012)
• H1-016: Donald Hanson - Salts Mill Directors

  Typed Photocopy of a poem 'A Woolcombers Lament'
• H1-017: Donald Hanson - Salts Mill Directors

  A set of 11 cards with hand-written notes for a talk on 'Better Management-Better Health'
• H1-018a.e,f: Portrait of Sir Titus Salt

  1 Laminated copy+ 2 photocopies of a photograph of Titus Salt given to William Hanson in 1877
• H1-019a-b: William Hanson

  Photograph of William Hanson the Chief Engineer of Saltaire Mill in the mid nineteenth century.
• H1-021: Donald Hanson's father and Eva Johnson

  Donald Hanson's father and Eva Johnson nee Hanson in 1946.
• H1-026: Donald Hanson - Salts Mill Directors

  Photocopy of an unidentified woman and an unidentified group
• H1-027: Donald Hanson - Salts Mill Directors

  1 Photocopy of an unidentfied woman (Governess ??)
• H1-028: Donald Hanson - Salts Mill Directors

  Photograph of a brass band outside the Huddersfield branch of the Bradford and Bingley Building Society
• H1-029: Donald Hanson - Salts Mill Directors

  Dinner menu 'To mark the year of office of Geoffrey Lister as Chairman of the Building Societies Association 19th May 1994
• H1-030: Notice of the B&B AGM

  Pamphlet of notice of the Bradford & Bingley AGM from Donald Hanson Chairman (1995)