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Item Details
| Type | document |
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| Title | Unwin obituary |
| Description | Appreciation of George Unwin, his life, work and connection to Edinburgh University, from The Scotsman dated Feb 3 1925. Item includes details of how mill papers were found while Austrian prisoners of war were working at mill site. Reportedly a boy scout found there some weavers' pay tickets which were eventually given to Unwin, whowas employed at Manchester University at the time and was able to visit the mill, discovering a mass of records in the old mill loft. These formed the basis of his research into the cotton industry disctrict at the time. |
| Date | 3 Feb 1925 |
| Current Owner | MLHS |
| Location | mellor mill |
| Other Tags | mill papers discoveryscotsmandocumentunwin |
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