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Correspondence between Melling and Leslie Hannah re Hannah's history of the electricity supply industry ('Electricity before nationalisation' and 'Engineers, Managers and Politicians'). Includes some correspondence between Melling and others to clarify details.. Also includes section of correspondence between Melling and others on the bulk supply tariff (Melling wrote a memo on the subject for Dr Hannah). Melling wrote two other memos, on load factor and the 1961 pay pause, some of which are covered elsewhere in the collection. Includes correspondence on the following subjects: commercial development; tariffs; consumers; efficiency; Melling's comments on draft chapters; load factors; loss of supply; origins of Edmundsons Electricity Corporation; trade unions; labour relations; 1961 wage pause; situation in Scotland; management issues; Eastern Electricity Board; Electricity Council; Area Boards; standardisation; biography of Sir Ronald Edwards [correspondence with M A Cackrill); publication and reviews of final book.