Correspondence with Miss Janet Quigley, BBC, about scripts for broadcasts for the BBC Health Magazine programme. Talks include:

‘What is the age for cycling’, ‘Be natural’, ‘The secrets of health’, ‘Go out blackberrying’, ‘Housewives can help’, ‘Drinking in Summer’, ‘Sport and children’, ‘The health value of cycling’. Also pages from Cycling magazine. [File marked "Miss Quigley"].

Correspondence and scripts including drafts for broadcasts for the BBC Home Service and Forces Service, scripts include:

‘The Bicycle in War’, ‘Look after your cycle’, ‘Flying bicycles’, ‘Midnight adventure’ [Josey cycled home at night through an air raid], ‘Cycling and Energy’, ‘Housewives can help’, ‘Cycling’, ‘Tom Steven's ride round the world’, ‘100 years of cycling’, ‘Interesting cycling records’, ‘Round the world on a bicycle’, ‘Should Housewives Exercise?’ ‘The crowd roared’, ‘How cycling helps tired people’, ‘An empire of cyclists’,‘ How the Cyclist is helping’, ‘Foods for Cyclists’, ‘The kitchen in wartime - food for cyclists’, ‘Broadcast about walking’,‘ A salute to pioneers’.

File labelled "Ideas" : includes notes and jottings, newspaper cuttings, BBC newsletter, correspondence with BBC about cycling, information about cycling accidents, suggestions for talks on cycling eg Olympic Games 1940, cycle touring abroad, idea for talk to America, article about Southern Counties Union and the history of the Good Friday race meeting.

Correspondence from and to Mr H. Johnson about broadcast on 100 years of cycling.

Newsletter, reports, the club correspondence, and correspondence and papers, including text of broadcast by BBC to America in June 1930 about Pickwickians conferring honorary membership on the Boston Bicycle Club. Also miscellaneous papers, including words to a song. [See also MSS.328/N10/P.15]

Correspondence, newspaper cuttings, lists about Josey's proposed bibliography on cycling. Includes correspondence with Coventry City Libraries about the National Cycling Union Library, in the Gulson Library, which was destroyed by enemy action in November 1941.

Articles from Bicycling News in file labelled "Pioneers of the Cycle Industry" on Kirkpatrick Macmillan, Pierre and Ernest Michaux, Rowley B. Turner, James Starley.

Articles from Bicycling News as above plus Harry John Lawson, Daniel Rudge, Thomas Humber, Charles R. Garrard, James Moore, George Woodcock, Heinrich Kleyer.

Articles about the centenary of the bicycle 1839-1939 and the inventor of the idea - Kirkpatrick Macmillan: i) photograph of John Macmillan, son of the inventor. ii) Article in the Gallovidian Annual. iii) article in Colvilles Magazine iv) Luncheon menu to celebrate a century of cycling. v) Article from American Bicyclist and Motorcyclist.

Cutting from The Motor Cycle and Cycle Trader - obituary of John Macmillan (son of Kirkpatrick Macmillan - see above).

Articles from the Motor Cycle and Cycle Trader about G.P. Mills, F.J. Osmond, wartime hire purchase, Willard Sawyer and his velocipedes, Thomas Humber, William Hillman and Charles Sangster.

Article (typescript) ‘Engineering Feats in the past - a pioneer who worked in the darkness’ about John Metcalfe, roadbuilder.

Article on early inventors from The Motor Cycle & Motor Trader - ‘W. Chater Lea’ by H.W. Bartleet

By James Johnston, Glasgow Cycling Club; typescript from the Gallovidian, no.4, 1899.

Extract from the History of Old Cumnock by Rev. John Warwick, published in 1899.

By Doctor Vabontrain; typescript article

Extracts from the Statutes; typescript article.

Typescript article.

Typescript article.

Letter to Josey from "A.W.R." about enclosed article on Velocipedes.

Typescript article:‘The British Cycle and Motor Cycle Manufacturers & Traders Union Ltd. - a glimpse of some of its activities since its formation fifty years ago 1890-1940’.

Typescript extract from Velographe, 1894.

Typescript article.

Article from the Gallovidian, no.4, 1899

Draft article about the Union Cycliste Internationale.

Notes sent to the BBC by W.G. George.

Article from Safety News

[See MSS.328/N10/C/3 - Josey made a speech on cycling safety.]

By G.D. Leechman.

Report on accidents to cyclists.

With amendments about pedal cyclists.

By the Cyclists' Touring Club.

‘In defence of cyclists’ pamphlets issued by the Cyclists' Touring Club on ‘Cycle tracks’, ‘Registration and taxation’, ‘The collapse of justice’, and ‘Some suggested remedies’.

Manuscript article, [? not in Josey's handwriting], probably copy of one written 15 August 1878, which date appears in the margin in a different hand.

Typescript notes from War Transport Council.

Typescript article.

Typescript, with alterations, of poems about cycling.

Typescript articles labelled "From Notes and Queries 1896" about ancient cycling.

Articles from Motor-Cycling about early motorised cycles e.g. the Butler Tricycle of 1884.

Series of articles for Cycling about great cyclists and events.

Typescript article.

Typescript of speech about cycling safety labelled "Rotary Club paper".

Correspondence and lists of books for sale. [Josey described himself as a "keen collector of old cycling books, catalogues and volumes"].

Correspondence with H.O. Duncan, Paris, about his books - The World on Wheels and Across Europe [H.O. Duncan was a racing cyclist who lived at 5 Rue de I'sly, Paris]. Also A. J. Wilson's comments on The World on Wheels and extract from CTC Gazette, 1929. D

Alex Josey cycling in Wales.

Includes articles by Roland E. Dangerfield, H.W. Bartleet, H. H. England and Alex Josey.

Letter about The Bicycle Rider's Magazine. Note in Josey's writing as to dates published (1876 July-December).

Includes date of first publication, price, publication date, circulation, page size.

Plan of Temple Press, Bowling Green Lane, London giving details of entrances, lifts, fire and accident procedures.

Receipt for subscription to the North Road Cycling Club Ltd. Gazette.

Library book plate [?] drawn by A.A. Josey.

Invitation to A. A. Josey to luncheon to honour winners and losers of the World International Championship 6 day Cycle Race from the Directors of the Sports & Amusements Ltd.

Advertisement from the Wheel World Advertiser about the double fluted-hollow fork and the tricycles from Centaur Bicycles, West Orchard Works, Coventry.

Institute of Mechanical Engineers: proceedings - includes article ‘on the distribution of the wheel load in cycles’ by J. Alfred Griffiths of Coventry, with plates.

Supplement from Cyclist about gearing for tricycles and safety bicycles.

Advertisement from The Wheeler about Gamage's accessories.

Advertisement for a patent Equestrian Cycle to be shown at the Liverpool Cycle and Motor Show.

Advertisement from the Wheel World Advertiser about the double fluted-hollow fork and the tricycles from Centaur Bicycles, West Orchard Works, Coventry.

Advertisement for the Autistemi, an attached folding bicycle support.

Advertisement for Coventry Machinists' Co. Ltd. [machines made for French market].

Advertisement from Strand Magazine for Dunlop puncture shop and Ariel cycles.

Advertisement for Stoneham's tricycles.

Advertisement for tourist cycle.

Advertisement for the South London Wheel Works: Wheel & Rubber Tyre Specialists.

Articles and advertisements from Motor Cycle & Cycle Trader including about servicing dynamo lamps, wheel building, lap joint making.

Advertisement - Reminiscences and Experiences of G.H. Wait, Melton Mowbray. [Wait manufactured Clyde bicycles in Leicester].

Easy Hill Cycling - describes Bartlett's skeleton gear transmission proprietors - Northern Patent Developments, Darlington.

By G. Lacy Hillier.

Advertisement for Dynohub - a revolution in cycle lighting.

An exhaustive compendium of practical hints to users of pneumatic tyres, by E.M. Bowden.

By D.T. Hedge.

Paper to the Institute of Junior Engineers.

By T.W.Girling.

Contains an article on the pictorial history of the bicycle 1818 - 1893.

Articles taken from Illustrations on: Claviger cycles, tandem, clockwork bell, sociable tricycles, luggage carrier, a spring saddle.

From Cycling.

‘Coventry's sociable velocipede’ and ‘Velocipedes and walking carriages’ and ‘The balloon Velocipede’ from English Mechanic and Mirror of Science.

The CTC Gazette illustration of an 1869 cycle with hand-written note "1869 with pneumatic tyres!".

Newspaper cuttings about establishment of the Incorporated Institute of Cycle Traders and Repairers.

Advertisement for Gould's cycle oils and chain dressing.

Advertisement for the new Ivel tandem - the fastest cycle in the world.

Photographs of the first pneumatic bicycle and Messrs [Robert] Edlin and Finlay Sinclair.

‘Cycle Construction and Design’ by Archibald Sharp, The Society for The Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce.

West Shandon House, Shandon to Russell about sending circulars to the riders and about opening of a new racing track, and appointment of new Secretary. Mentions Dangerfield [founder of Cycling] and draft articles to go in magazine about the North London track. Mentions "so long as the lite is not talked re.............. we don't want competitors or up will go the price".

From Mr Vivian, Honorary Secretary, Herne Hill Cyclist Association, enclosing draft article on the first ordinary.

From Alfred W. Boothroyd about I.W. Boothroyd; manufacturer of cycles in the period 1880-1900 and member of the North Road Club, regarding involvement in the production of the geared Facile and single tube tyres and purchase of the Facile Co. by Crypto Co. With photograph of the Facile cycling club, showing I.W. Boothroyd and A.W. Boothroyd, in c. 1883.

Letter from H.N. Crowe, Secretary, National Cyclists' Union Ltd, to Josey, giving the thanks of the Racing Committee for Josey's suggestions on increasing interest in track racing.

Correspondence about photograph of George Hendee, amateur champion bicyclist of America, 1882-1886. Also photograph of George Hendee.

From Josey to H. Goodwin, Temple Press, about expenses.

Marked Percy Brasedale, about contest in Lancashire for the committee of the CTC; gives details of his career.

Correspondence about books by Charles Spencer. Also notebook containing extracts from Charles Spencer's Bicycles and Tricycles Past and Present, 1883.

Correspondence between Josey, The Librarian, Poole Library and H.J. King of H. King & Sons, Allendale Iron Works, Wimborne, about an old bicycle in Poole Museum made by King.

Correspondence between Josey and H.N. Crowe, National Cyclists' Union, about the Vigorelli Municipal Velodrome, Milan. Includes photographs and an article about the track.

Correspondence between Josey and Harold S. Knowles about Knowles's career as a racing cyclist and his adoption of tubular tyres. Includes photograph showing Knowles, newspaper cutting, business cards and headed paper of the Dunstable Watling Cycling Club, showing Knowles as President & Chairman.

Correspondence between ‘Sammy’ of Mawood, Hayne Rd., Beckenham, Kent, and Josey about articles for magazine, general news and organisation for lunch meetings. Mentions Josey's possible call up and polo bike.

Letter from Herbert Stancer, Secretary, Cyclists' Touring Club, to Josey thanking him for the excellent broadcast on the Veterans' Ride.

Correspondence from H.K. McKenzie of Associated Cycle Engineers, Vancouver, Canada, to Josey about plans during the war, cycle rationing in USA and article on Cyclists' corps.

Postcard from Tom Hughes of Wigan featuring newspaper article from Oldham Standard about Tom Hughes's career.

Letter from Townley Searle, London, to Josey about book not received.

Note from unidentified writer about membership.

Miscellaneous correspondence to and from Josey about high duty alloys; The Bath Road 100; thanks from the CTC; photograph of unnamed cyclists; list of reasons to fight the bicycle tax; about ‘Giants of Sports’ broadcast; Fellowship of Old Time Cyclists; Russian cyclists.

Letter and enclosure from the Patent Office about class 136 velocipedes.

[See also the papers of the British League of Racing Cyclists, MSS.328/BLRC].

Year Book, 1940, and menu card, February 1940.

[See also MSS.328/N29].

[See also MSS.328/N10/F/18].

[See also MSS.328/N10/K/44 and MSS.328/N10/K/87].

Agenda and report of provisional committee; report of committee meeting with Amateur Athletic Association; report of the Executive of NCU.

Memorandum of Licence between NCU Ltd. and Hugh Donald McIntosh, Sports Promoter, and Arthur Harold Shepherd, Sports Promoter.

Organised by the NCU.

The NCU Ltd.

For permit to hold cycle race under NCU rules.

NCU Nothern Section (London Centre Private members) Cycling programme.

Seating arrangements for luncheon about co-operative effort in road outlook.

Newspaper cutting of letter about NCU.

Photograph from printed journal showing August Lehr, the winner of the Kaiser-Friedrich bicycle race, held aloft by others.

Photograph showing competitors [named] in the Cuca Cocoa Challenge Cup Race.

Supplement to The Scots Pictorial. Illustrated.

Supplement to Cycling. Illustrated.

Programme about attempts to break records e.g. Tommy Hall to break the 5 mile track record and match between A. Alder v. A. Theaker.

Programme about F.T. Bidlake memorial; includes brief biography.

Menu for complimentary luncheon to celebrate success of Sid Ferris's record ride from Land's End to John O'Groats and the 1000 mile ride.

Typescript about Lennie Rogers's racing career, 1911-1937.

[Club formed 1879].

Monthly circular, includes details of fixtures. Early issues annotated.

[Club formed 1878].

Volume 1, no.1 - Volume 2, no.11 [incomplete series].

[North Road Club formed 1885].

1935 November; 1940 January - 1943 January; 1945 July - 1946 April.

[Club founded 1912].

Bound copies: 1922 May - 1925 December; 1926 January - 1928 December; 1929 January - 1931 November. Unbound copies: 1932 January - 1938 December.

Incorporating North Middlesex & Herts Cycling Gazette. 1940 September tember - 1941 May; 1942 May

1940 January; 1942 March - 1945 December.

1940 September tember; 1941 January - 1943 January [incomplete].

1940 February, August, December; 1941 January, February, April, September tember; 1944 May.

1940 Volume 1, nos.1-3; 1941 Volume 2, no.1. [Became Unicyclist - see below].

Volume 3, no.1. Follows The Reflector - magazine of the University Cycling Club.

1937 January-December; 1940 June; 1941 February-March; 1942 June-July.

1939 July; 1940 November - December; 1941 July-September tember.

Volume 17, no.7; Volume 18, no.3.

1938 April; 1939 April.

1935 August; 1940 August.

1940 March; 1941 January.

1935 March; 1941 January.

1937 June; 1940 September .

1937 March; 1940 September tember.

1940 January - February; 1941 January-March.

1940 August; 1941 January.

1944 March, May, October, December; 1945 February, April, June.

1939 May, October.

No.1, Volume 9; no.7, Volume 8.

[See also MSS.328/N10/K/126].

1940 July; 1941 January.

[The Sprocket Wheel Cycle Club Inc., Chicago, Illinois].

1941 March, April.

[See also MSS.328/N10/H/G and MSS.328/N10/K/87].

Monthly magazine devoted to the interests of cycling in Ulster.

The Stanley Club

[The Priory Wheelers, Tottenham].

With letter from G. Marshall requesting that the magazine be reviewed in ? Cycling.

[Oak Cycling Club, Herts].

With handwritten note ‘new mag - five good pa’

[The Mercury Road Club, Derbyshire].

[Don Road Club, Catford].

[See also MSS.328/N10/H/G and MSS.328/N10/K/44].

Volume 5.

[See also MSS.328/N10/K/123].

[The Comet Cycling Club, London].

Includes reference to the annual dinner attended by Alex Josey.

[See also MSS.328/N10/H/O/1-3].

See also MSS.328/N10/K/110.

With editorial by Alex Josey.

No.11, volume 8.

See also MSS.328/N10/K/25.

Number dropped. Item forms part of MSS.328/N10/K/134.

[Manchester Centres for the National Cyclists' Union, Time Trials Association, Road Time Trials Association, Manchester Wheelers etc].

Magazine for cyclists controlled by the members of the Harp Road Club and the NW section of the London Centre Private Members, National Cyclists' Union.

See also MSS.328/C/5/BIN.

See also MSS.328/NL/CYC, MSS.328/C/5/CYC and MSS.328/ML/CYC.

See also MSS.328/C/5/CYB and MSS.328/ML/CYB.

See also MSS.328/C/5/HUB and MSS.328/ML/HUB.

Publications about cycling or containing relevant articles.

See also MSS.328/C/5/MOT, MSS.328/NL/MOC and MSS.204.

"The Leading Humorous Journal of the Empire".

See also MSS.328/C/5/RAM.

An illustrated monthly magazine of Bicycling and Tricycling - (later ‘of Cycling Sport, History and Invention’).

See also MSS.328/C/5/WHW

The Birmingham Pneumatic Tyre Syndicate, New Fleetwood Works, Coventry.

The Elk Cycles, Bennett Cotton & Co. Ltd. Works, Coventry: includes correspondence from Bennett Cotton & Co. about sale of parts.

Continental Caoutchouc & Gutta-Percha Co., London.

Catalogue and price list.

Advertisements for cyclometer, ball-bearing power and speed gear, compressing mechanism and various bicycles.

Bicycle and Tricycle Stock List: includes details of machines by Humber & Co. Ltd., Rudge, Starley & Sutton, Coventry Machinists' Co., and Singer. Also includes clothing and accessories.

Catalogues.

Cycle catalogue: includes cycles, tyres, tools and clothing.

Catalogue of cycles, fittings and accessories by Hicking - pioneer of Duralumin cycle. Includes correspondence about lightweight dynamo light fittings.

Catalogue.

Catalogue.

Catalogue and wholesale price list of cycle components.

Catalogue.

Catalogue of F.W. Evans, The Cycle Engineer, London.

Catalogue of Osgear constrictor products.

Catalogue of Sunbeam bicycles, manufactured by John Marston Ltd, Wolverhampton.

Catalogue of Constrictor products.

Catalogue of Dunlop tyres, saddles and accessories - For the Sporting Cyclist.

Bicycle catalogue.

Catalogue of ‘high class lightweight cycles, tandems and tricycles’.

Catalogue for Fibrax brake blocks for cycles and motor cycles.

Booklet.

By a member of the Wanderers' Bicycle Club.

By A.J. Jun. From Bicycling News.

From Strand magazine.

By Henry C. Wilkins. From The Windsor Magazine.

From Chambers Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Art

By F.W. Shorland. From The Windsor Magazine.

By Richard le Gallienne. From The Windsor Magazine .

By Frederick Perriman. From The Windsor Magazine.

By Lola Parsons. From The Windsor Magazine.

By Robert Machray. From The Windsor Magazine.

By Elizabeth Robins Pennell. From Harper's New Monthly Magazine.

Book by Elizabeth Robins Pennell.

By the Rev. J.W. Bowman. From The Young Man.

By Joseph Hocking. From The Young Man.

By " Truda". From The Lady's Realm.

Paragraph about, and photograph of, tricycle with sails.

By A.R. Quinton. From Leisure Hour.

By Frederick W. Emett. From World Wide magazine.

By Robert L. Jefferson. From World Wide magazine.

Booklet by Robert L. Jefferson.

By Marcus Tridal. From Pearson's Magazine.

By Frederick A. Talbot. From The Windsor Magazine.

By A. Williams.

From Pearson's Magazine.

By the Rev. W. Greswell. From The Badminton Magazine.

By F.A.M. Webster. From The Badminton Magazine.

By Commander Charles E. Eldred. From The Badminton Magazine.

By Susan, Countess of Malmesbury. From The Badminton Magazine.

From The New Penny Magazine.

Booklet by "Poncho".

From Scribner's Monthly.

By J. K. Starley. From The Temple Magazine.

By Douglas Leechman.

. From The Wheeler.

Article about bicycle manufacturers from The Wheeler.

Booklet by F.J. Urry, published by the Renold and Coventry Chain Co. Ltd, Manchester.

Booklet by Ann Seymour of Woman and Beauty.

From The Harmsworth Magazine.

A Cycling Penny Handbook compiled and illustrated by the staff of Cycling.

Booklet about Land's End to John O'Groats End to End Rides.

Booklet by H.V. Morton.

Booklet issued by the Erith Education Committee.

Booklet by C.F. Davey, Captain of the Vegetarian Cycling and Athletic Club.

From The Scottish Cyclist.

Article includes BBC broadcaster referring to "push-bikes" and mention of Josey. From The Motor.

Pamphlet by "Ragged Staff".

About cycling and well-known cyclists, from a Dutch publication.

Newspaper cuttings about cycling from Durrant's, London - sent to Cycling.

Newspaper cutting from Durrant's ‘Story of Bicycle Polo’ (with handwritten request from Josey for photograph) and a photograph of Sportsbank Hall.

Articles and photographs about cycling including Tolstoy and his bicycle, a packing shop, earliest bicycles, Tom Humber and Tangent Spokes.

[See MSS.328/N10/O/5-6 for scrapbooks Josey compiled himself]

Former scrapbook regarding the Essex Cycling Union Limited (which in 1899 became the Essex and Middlesex Cycling Union Ltd) now disassembled and arranged as follows:

Photographs of different bicycles, some in museums. Each photograph annotated. [In an envelope addressed to Josey].

Photograph

Photograph relating to article by H.W.B. in Cyc[ling?, 22 June 1942.

Group photograph.

Photograph of man with cycle showing "Dunlop Tyre".

Photograph of a land and water cycle.

Photographs of various groups or individual cyclists and bicycles [some used in Cycling].

Photograph of unidentified racing team.

Group photograph of unidentified cycling club.

Photographs of series of cycling cartoons of hobbies, mostly printed in 1819.

Photographs taken from a book showing early types of bicycle from the 19th century, used in a book in 1940.

Photograph of an electrical bicycle developed by Phillips, Holland, with short explanation.

Photographs.

Photograph.

Postcard photograph.

Invitation for Upperthorpe Cycling Club Diamond Jubilee celebrations showing photograph of Billy Orange (one of the founders of the Club) 1880 November 20.

Photographs of competitive cycling events - some annotated [may have been used in Cycling] including H.H. Hill; B. Elkington & E.W. Taylor, Southern Elite; J. Bailey & F. Tickler; Herne Hill Track; J. Leigh; Southampton Cycle Track; George Logan; Miss J. Batley, Altrincham Ravens; S.A.C.A. executive committee; Bob & Jack Hordern; Belle Vue team; A.L. Abrams.

Photographs of outings, including abroad.

Photographs.

Photograph of motorcycle with annotations about NCC and UCI rules and memoranda. To Josey from H. Goodwin.

Illustrated key to a photograph [not in collection], taken of the club at Barnsbury Park, May 1881, giving names.

'A Bicycle made for two', written and composed by Harry Dacre, sung by Miss Katie Lawrence.

Diploma of an associate of the Primrose League.

Advertising ‘Pneus "Le Derby"’.

Collection of cuttings and photographs about early bicycles and tyres.

Postcard showing Professor Cyril, "Cycle and Fancy Diver".

Postcard showing motorcycle and bicycle racing - using Dunlop tyres [Canada?].

Postcard illustration of an Ordinary bicycle.

Cards advertising bicycle shops, illustrated with colour cartoons.

Printed by Rudge-Whitworth, on the development of the cycle, with "House of Rudge" family tree.

Miscellaneous, illustrated advertisements and magazine covers .

Includes entry passes, travel ticket, stamps, cigarette card, business card.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents poster about carriers.

Camden Wheelers poster advertising the Modern Music Club and the Accordion Club.

39 questions with answers. Typescript.

Includes menu, page from French magazine, card thanking ? for stamps.