Ergonomics Material relating to ergonomics, including research into standing and sitting postures, furniture design, machine design, the changing heights and weights of populations, and standard clothing sizes. Consists of: Publication, “Standing and Sitting Posture” by Bengt Aakerblom (Stockholm: A B Nordiska Bokhandeln, 1948). Inscribed by the author to G M Morant. Offprint of “An Analysis of Some Factors Influencing Seat Comfort”, by Robert A Wachsler and David B Learner, 1960. Press cutting and magazine cuttings relating to ergonomic furniture and machine design, 1960. Publication, “Some Aspects of Designing for Old People” (London: HMSO, 1962). Design Bulletin no. 1, produced by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government. Cuttings relating to the measurements and sizing of women’s clothing, and a copy of “Women’s Measurements and Sizes: A study sponsored by the Joint Clothing Council Ltd.”, (London: HMSO, 1957). Medical Research Council Memorandum no. 20, “The Physique of Young Adult Males” by W J Martin. (London: HMSO, 1949). Inscribed from the author. Publication, “Seats for Workers in Factories” published for the Factory Department by the Ministry of Labour and National Service. (London: HMSO, 1951). Photostat copy of “Alterations of the Lumbar Curve Related to Posture and Seating” by J Jay Keegan, from ‘The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery’, July 1953, pp.589-603. Offprint of “The effect of limb position in seated subjects on their ability to utilize the maximum contractile force of the limb muscles”. By P Hugh-Jones. Reprinted from ‘Journal of Physiology’, 1947, vol. 105, no. 4, p.332. Offprint of “Weight and Height of a Population in 1943” by W F F Kemsley. Reprinted from ‘Annals of Eugenics’, vol. 15, part 2, pp.161-183, 1950. Offprint of “Changes in body weight from 1943-1950” by W F F Kemsley. Reprinted from ‘Annals of Eugenics’ vol. 18, part 1, pp. 22-42, 1953. Offprint of “Body weight at different heights” by W F F Kemsley. Reprinted from ‘Annals of Eugenics’ vol. 16, part 4, pp.316-344, 1952. 1948-1962