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Actions	Journal - Shirley Institute Memoirs, Series A Remove from selection Add to selection TitleJournal - Shirley Institute Memoirs, Series A ReferenceYA1991.0 CreatorShirley Institute The Shirley Institute was established in 1920 as the British Cotton Industry Research Association as a research centre dedicated to cotton production technologies. The Institute invented Ventile and developed the tog measure of thermal resistance. In 1961 the association merged with the British Rayon Research Association to form the Cotton, Silk and Man-Made Fibres Research Association. In 1989 it merged with the Wool Industries Research Association to form the British Textile Technology Group. Date 1926 - 1927 Scope and ContentVolume 2, issue number 5 and issue number 19 of the journal produced by the British Cotton Industry Research Association (later the Shirley Institute). Issue 5 is a paper entitled 'Two Simple Methods for Measuring the Mean Staple Length of Cotton: Description of Apparatus' by G.A.R. Foster. Issue 19 is comprised of a paper entitled 'Two Simple Methods for Measuring the Mean Staple Length of Cotton', with the author's name given as George Alfred Rea Foster. Both issues are stamped as being received in October 1927 by A.B. & Co. Ltd. Extent2 booklets Physical descriptionThe condition of the material is good. LanguageEnglish Archival historyDonated to the museum by Courtaulds Ltd, alongside related textile testing equipment. Levelfonds Repository nameScience and Industry Museum Conditions governing accessOpen access. Conditions governing ReproductionCopies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions. Related object Collection of literature used at the Shirley Institute, Manchester Collection of literature used at the Shirley Institute, Manchester. Papers Relating to the Textile Industry Collected by Vincent Newton Papers Relating to the Textile Industry Collected by Vincent Newton. Related ArchivesApparatus for measuring mean length of cotton, made at the Shirley Institute.Y1991.0.72Object

TitleJournal - Shirley Institute Memoirs, Series A

ReferenceYA1991.0

Date

1926 - 1927

Scope and ContentVolume 2, issue number 5 and issue number 19 of the journal produced by the British Cotton Industry Research Association (later the Shirley Institute). Issue 5 is a paper entitled 'Two Simple Methods for Measuring the Mean Staple Length of Cotton: Description of Apparatus' by G.A.R. Foster. Issue 19 is comprised of a paper entitled 'Two Simple Methods for Measuring the Mean Staple Length of Cotton', with the author's name given as George Alfred Rea Foster.
Both issues are stamped as being received in October 1927 by A.B. & Co. Ltd.

Extent2 booklets

Physical descriptionThe condition of the material is good.

LanguageEnglish

Archival historyDonated to the museum by Courtaulds Ltd, alongside related textile testing equipment.

Levelfonds

Repository nameScience and Industry Museum

Conditions governing accessOpen access.

Conditions governing ReproductionCopies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions.

Related object

Collection of literature used at the Shirley Institute, Manchester
Collection of literature used at the Shirley Institute, Manchester.

Papers Relating to the Textile Industry Collected by Vincent Newton
Papers Relating to the Textile Industry Collected by Vincent Newton.

Related ArchivesApparatus for measuring mean length of cotton, made at the Shirley Institute.Y1991.0.72Object