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Cuttings include; 01. Cutting from, 'American machinist'. Cutting service date is 11 November 1933. Cutting refers to a WES lecture at its Regent Street offices, 'lubrication', by Mr A B Smith, on 14 November. 02. Cutting from unnamed publication dated, 3 January 1934. Financial article titled, 'capital issue for property company arranged'. 03. Cutting from, 'American machinist'. Cutting service date is not given. Cutting refers to the upcoming 14th annual conference of WES at Crosby Hall, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea from 15-18 September 1933 and gives details of the speakers and programme. 04. Cutting from 'engineering & boiler house review'. Cutting service date is November 1933. Cutting refers to the death of Lady Parsons. 05. Cutting from 'sunday chronicle', Manchester. Cutting service date is 19 November 1933. Cutting is titled, 'the house that Jill built', and discusses houses being built by mrs F M Clibran. 06. Cutting from 'friend', Blumfontein, South Africa. Cutting service date 16 October 1933. Reproduces a quote from WES member Mrs Sam Sloan. 07. Cutting from 'Victoria daily times'. Cutting service date 14 October 1933. Article titled, 'girl engineers hold meet', reports on the WES annual conference. 08. Undated cutting titled, 'women as engineers'. Article about the London engineering works founded and run by Miss Ashberry which only employed women. 09. Cutting from 'Indian & eastern engineer', Calcutta, India. Cutting service date April 1933. Article titled, 'women inventors', discussing patent applications by women. 10. Cutting from 'star', Christchurch, New Zealand. Cutting service date 2 September 1933. Lengthy article titled, 'Eve, the engineer: woman's venture into mechanics: Miss Kennedy's career'. Article about Miss Kennedy, President of WES and Managing Director of Messrs J B Stone and Co Ltd. 11. Cutting from 'Ilkestone pioneer'. Cutting service date 20 October 1933. Article titled, 'women engineers'. 12. Cutting from '[.] free press'. Cutting service date 18 October 1933. Article titled, 'women engineers' which is the same as item 11 above. 13. Cutting from 'motor journal', Auckland, New Zealand. Cutting service date 25 February 1933. Article titled, 'women in the air: ranks gradually increasing'. Discusses number of women pilots in Great Britain. 14. Cutting from 'Chicago tribune', USA. Cutting service date 2 November 1932. Article with image of Wanda Lee Nickel, aged 17, one of 'America's youngest astronomers'. 15. Cutting from 'civil & military gazette', Lahore, India. Cutting service date 24 October 1933. Photograph of the WES Crosby Hall conference, showing Caroline Haslett (Hon. Sec.), Miss Kennedy (President), Miss Muntz (speaking), and Miss Holland (Hon. Treasurer). [Note: digital version available] 16. Cutting from 'Hong Kong telegraph'. Cutting service date 14 October 1933. Article titled, 'is thinking a lost art? pace of life blamed'. Includes 2 paragraphs quoting Miss J Clissold at the WES conference. 17. Cutting from 'times of India', Bombay, India. Cutting service date 2 March 1933. Article titled, 'engineering for women' and discusses WES and EAW. 18. Cutting from 'Penang gazette', Straits Settlement. Cutting service date is 8 November 1933. Cutting refers to the death of Lady Parsons. 19. Cutting from 'times of Assam', Dilbrigarh, India. Cutting service date 28 October 1933. Article titled, 'her new job' quotes Miss J Clissold at the WES conference. 20. Cutting from 'electrical times', undated. Cutting is a letter to the editor titled, 'central showrooms and bureau for London', discussing the need for premises to demonstrate electrical apparatus. 21. Cutting from 'Indian & eastern engineer', Calcutta, India. Cutting service date December 1933. Article titled, 'why bar feminine brains?'. Discusses as exemplary examples; Verena Holmes; Mrs Willson; Miss V Drummond; Mrs E N Mason; Miss Haslett; Mrs Mollison; Mrs Wisdom, and Mrs Marjorie Cottle. 22. Cutting from 'times of India', Bombay, India. Cutting service date 6 December 1933. Article titled, 'men are 3 centuries ahead!' and quotes Mrs Raphael speaking at a meeting of the EAW. 23. Cutting from 'Wigan observer'. Cutting service date is 21 October 1933. Article titled, 'death of Lady parsons: mother of former Ince Division lady candidate'. 24. Cutting from 'Natal advertiser', Durban, South Africa. Cutting service date 31 October 1933. Article titled, 'women engineers meet: virtues of learning from beginning'. Reports on the WES conference. 25. Cutting from 'daily Malta chronicle'. Cutting service date 28 September 1933. Article titled, 'pretty girl engineers'. Reports on the WES conference. 26. Page from 'housecraft', September 1933, reporting on the WES conference. 27. Page from 'the engineer of India', December 1933, with a highlighted article, 'windmills'. 28. WES original photograph showing Caroline Haslett (Hon. Sec.), Miss Kennedy (President), Miss Muntz (speaking), and Miss Holland (Hon. Treasurer). This is a different photograph to the one that appeared in the press (item 15). The photograph was orignally copyright of Photopress (copyright now expired). [Digital version available]. 29. Pages from 'the passing show', 27 January 1934, titled 'fitting wings for other women'. Article about women pilots and aeroplane engineers which includes a photograph of Miss Stella Pierres and mentions/discusses; Miss E Medlicott; and Miss E J Muntz. [Digital version available] 30. 2-page article from 'the journal of careers', October 1933, titled 'Women's Engineering Society conference: progress reports of younger members'. Article mentions; Miss P Fawssett; Miss E J Muntz; Miss J Medlicott; Miss J Clissold; MIss B Shilling; and Miss K M Cook. 31. Article from 'the evening standard', 6 November, 1933, titled, 'girl of twenty to attempt a new Australia flight'. Discusses the proposed flight by Miss Marsinah Neison and includes a photograph. [Digital version available].