| Description | Air Raid Precautions (ARP) papers and correspondence.
Includes: handwritten notes and calculations concerning ARP expenditure; various tables of expenditure in the Whiston rural district, expenditure claims for ARP activity and associated correspondence with Lancashire County Council, the Office of the Regional Commissioner, Manchester and the Home Office and Ministry of Home Security, London; Ministry of Home Security, ARP Department, circulars, nos. 87/1942, 136/1942, 210/1942, 239/1942, 240/1942, 118/1943, 125/1943, 147/1943, 214/1943, 107/1944 (1942-1944); Statements of Expenditure and Estimated Expenditure (1942-43, 1943-44); Ministry of Health circular, no. 2711, concerning Womens Voluntary Service (WVS) expenses (Oct 1942); correspondence with Civil Defence Department, Lancashire County Council, regarding cost of living bonus for local authorities' staffs (Jan 1944). |