Marks and Spencer Ltd
- Date:
- 1953-1976
- Reference:
- PP/EBC/F.236-F.251
- Part of:
- Chain, Professor Sir Ernst Boris
- Archives and manuscripts
Collection contents
About this work
Description
The material includes notes and reports on matters affecting the Science Panel, agenda and minutes of meetings, research papers and correspondence with members of the company. Personal correspondence with members of the Marks, Sieff and Sacher families which includes many references both to Marks and Spencer and to various Jewish affairs is included at F.236-F.240.
Publication/Creation
1953-1976
Physical description
16 files
Biographical note
Chain's early contacts with Marks and Spencer were through his personal friendship with Israel M. Sieff (later Lord Sieff of Brimpton) and other members of the Board. In October 1961 he was appointed as a member of the a panel of Scientific Consultants 'to study and advise us on problems which affect the production of goods which are manufactured for sale in our stores'.