Anti-Concorde Project and related material

Advisory committee circulated minutes and papers, 1969-1974; copies of press cuttings and other circulated material, 1967-1981; subject files compiled by the secretary of the project (mainly copies of press cutttings), 1962-1973; miscellaneous, 1962-2003.

Following growing concern about the possible effects of the sonic boom, the project was founded in 1966 to oppose the development of the Anglo-French supersonic airliner. A major feature of its activity was the production of a large quantity of mainly duplicated publicity material, much of it reprinting and commenting on the views of both supporters and opponents of Concorde.

Reference: Richard Wiggs, 'Concorde, the case against supersonic transport' (London, 1971); A Wilson, 'The Concorde fiasco' (Harmondsworth, 1973).

This collection is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/using/

The records of the Anti-Concorde Project itself were deposited in the Centre by its former secretary. Other Concorde-related material described in this catalogue was acquired from other sources by the Modern Records Centre.

Link to full catalogue: http://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/ACN

No appraisal, destruction or scheduling has taken place.

Further deposits are not expected.

At the time of the deposit of this material, most of the extensive archives of the project remained in the custody of its founder and former secretary, Mr Richard Wiggs.

Some items of the Campaign for Action on Supersonic Engineering are also held at the Modern Records Centre (MSS.146).