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The Ministry of Works: with new memoir Masters and Servants book cover

1st Edition

The Ministry of Works with new memoir Masters and Servants

By Sir Harold Emmerson Copyright 1956
274 Pages
by Routledge

Under the most prosaic of titles the Ministry of Works hid a range and variety of functions of extraordinary fascination. The provision of buildings for scientific research and the care of ancient monuments both fell within its duties. Of necessity the Ministry included in its staff a great variety of professions and occupations. Originally published in 1956, this volume provided a fine,... Read more

The Ministry of Works

Part One: Introduction and History  1. General Introduction  2. The Growth of the Ministry of Works  Part Two: Buildings and Supplies  3. Accommodation in the United Kingdom  4. Building and Services for Special Needs  5. Accommodation Overseas  6. Furniture and Supplies  Part Three: The Heritage of the Past  7. Royal Parks and Gardens, Palaces, Osborne, Ceremonial  8. Public Buildings and Works of Art  9. The State as Guardian of the Past  Part Four: Relations with Industry  10. Building and Civil Engineering and Building Materials  11. Building Research and Development  Part Five: Organisation and Management  12. Organisation and Staffing  13. Some Aspects of Organisation and Management  14. Conclusion.  Index.

Masters and Servants: A Career in the Civil Service

Preface  1. 1896–1914  2. 1914–1921  3. 1921–1923  4. 1923–1925  5. 1925–1927  6. 1927–1929  7. The International Labour Organisation  8. 1929–1930  9. 1930–1935  10. 1935–1937  11. 1937–1939  12. 1939–1940  13. 1940–1942  14. 1942–1944  15. 1944–1946  16. 1946–1956  17. Incidents with some Ministers  18. Preparing for the Coronation  19. Churchill and the Temple of Mithras  20. 1956–1959  21. 1959–

Biography

Sir Harold Emmerson (1896–1984) served as Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Works from 1946 until 1956.

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