History of General Electric Company, 1964-1986

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1. Folder includes: two photographs of Lord Aldington with Queen Elizabeth II, one showing the Queen unveiling a plaque, taken at the official opening of the Express Lift Tower in Northampton, 12 Nov 1982, built by the Express Lift Company, a subsidiary of GEC; one photograph of Lord Aldington with John Verney, 20th Baron Willoughby de Broke, together displaying a certificate for The Queen's Award to Industry, Jul 1967; one photograph of Lord Aldington shaking hands with Field Marshall Earl Alexander of Tunis; press cuttings, 1964; letters relating to Lord Aldington's retirement as Director and Deputy Chairman of GEC, 1985-1986; letter concerning the Institution of Public Lighting Engineers, 1985.
2. Photocopy manuscript of a history of GEC by Ronald W. Clark, with handwritten comments by Bob Clayton, and a cover letter from Michael Lester, 1985.
3. Anatomy of a Merger : A History of G.E.C., A.E.I. and English Electric, Robert Jones and Oliver Marriott, London : Cape, 1970.

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