J Kenneth Major Foundation Collection

This material is held atMills Archive

  • Reference
    • GB 3132 JKMC
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1773-2008
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 125 boxes, 35 albums, 298 architectural drawings
  • Digital Content

Scope and Content

Images and documents on UK and foreign mills, amassed over a lifetime of research and recording. Emphasis on water-powered sites in the UK.

Administrative / Biographical History

[See the featured people section of our website](http://www.millsarchive.org/explore/people/biographies/entry/111767/J.-Kenneth-Major)

Access Information

This collection may be consulted free of charge at the Mills Archive; please email [visitors@millsarchive.org](mailto:visitors@millsarchive.org?subject=Request%20to%20consult%20collection%20JKMC) to arrange an appointment.

Note

[See the featured people section of our website](http://www.millsarchive.org/explore/people/biographies/entry/111767/J.-Kenneth-Major)

Archivist's Note

Collection level description revised by Luke Bonwick and Nathanael Hodge, 2012.

Custodial History

Progressively transferred to the Mills Archive from 2002 onwards. Book collection added to the Mills Archive Library.

Related Material

A set of trade catalogues collected by J Kenneth Major is held at the Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading.

Additional Information

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