| Description | Bundle of papers and correspondence regarding the Daylight Saving Bill. Includes: seventeenth edition (1913) of 'The Waste of Daylight' booklet by William Willett, the promoter of the concept of British Summer Time and the Daylight Saving Bill; a large, newspaper size circular by William Willett imploring Prescot U.D.C. to pass a resolution in favour of the Daylight Saving Bill (August 1913); a letter from Edward Troup, the Home Office, London, acknowledging receipt of a letter; a letter from F.W. Leith Ross, on behalf of the Prime Minister, acknowledging receipt of a Resolution, regarding the Daylight Saving Bill, sent by Prescot U.D.C.; a letter from Arthur Stanley, M.P., expressing concerns about the difficulties adopting the Daylight Saving Bill; and a letter from William Willett about the Daylight Saving Bill and enclosing an article explaining the Bill that he suggests could be published in a local newspaper. |