Notes, Jul 1940, on proposed inspections for tanks and plans for tanks
Notes by Stern on conversations with A M M Durrant, Directorate of Tank Design, Ministry of Supply to arrange inspections of the A12 (Infantry Tank Mark II) and A20 Tank and to examine the drawings of the A22 (Infantry Tank Mark IV). 2pp
Notes, 9 Jun 1943, on the development of tank armament
Summary of a discussion between Stern, Capt the Rt Hon Oliver Lyttelton, Minister of Production, the Right Hon Sir (Percy) James Grigg, Secretary of State for War and the the Rt Hon Sir Andrew Rae Duncan, Minister of Supply relating to the armament of British tanks and the development work in that area being carried out by the Special Vehicle Development Committee, Ministry of Supply. 1p
Notes, 29 Jul 1940, on discussions about the weight of tanks
Notes by Stern on an interview with Capt Geoffrey Duke Burton, Director General of Tanks and Transport, Ministry of Supply, including Burton's question to Stern as to why there was a tremendous increase in the weight of heavier tanks without a corresponding increase in armament. 1p
Notes, 1942, about the need for a coordinating authority for the Royal Armoured Corps
Notes (without indication of authorship) explaining the need for a senior co-ordinating authority for the Royal Armoured Corps. 7pp
Notes, 18 Mar 1942, on a report on the US Heavy Tank T1
Comments by William Rigby, William Foster and Company, Lincoln, Lincolnshire on a report by S Potter, English Electric Company, London on the US Heavy Tank T1 with electric transmission in the light of his experience with electric transmission in the tanks of the Special Vehicle Development Committee, Ministry of Supply. 1p
Notes, 17 Apr 1917, on problems with the Mark III tank
Notes made by Stern at the Tank Corps Central Workshops, Erin, France, of problems encountered with the Mark III tank and improvements required to tanks Mark IV and V. 2pp
Notes on trials of a tank gun, Mar 1943
Notes by Stern on the firing trials, mounting and subsequent arrangement of the Ordnance Quick Fire 3.7 inch monobloc gun for tank mounting. 1p
Notes on trials for the TOG 1 tank, 9 Jan 1941
Notes on the trial of the TOG 1 tank at Lincoln, Lincolnshire, including list of those attending. 1p
Notes on the work of the Tank Board, Oct 1940 and Dec 1940
Extracts made by Stern from a minute to and an interview with the Rt Hon Sir Andrew Rae Duncan, Minister of Supply, relating to the role and responsibilties of the Tank Board. 1p
Notes on the work of French personnel for the Ministry of Munitions, Sep 1918
Set of notes concerning the service on behalf of the Ministry of Munitions of French Gen Jean Baptiste Estienne, Commander, French Tank Corps, le Marquis de Chasseloup Laubat, French Commission in England, Inter-Allied Tank Bureau, French Lt Col Charles Aubertin, Sub-Director of Tanks, French Ministry of War, Paul Munich, Chef adjoint de Cabinet, French Ministry of Munitions, French Commandant Henri Michel, Chef de Bataillon du Genie, Commandant le 503eme Regiment d'Artillerie d'Assault, French Capt Edmund Parville [Parvillier?], French Ministry of War, French Capt Charles de Poix, Capitaine d' Artillerie, Commandant le Groupe 1 du 503eme Regiment d'Artillerie d'Assaut and French Capt Rene Couffon, Directeur de la Section Technique, de l'Artillerie d'Assaut. 8pp
Notes on the specification and costs of B-18 bomber aircraft, 1938
Specification and cost of two hundred B-18 bombers. 1p
Notes on the electrical equipment of the TOG 2 tank, May 1941
Schedule detailing the weight of the electric equipment of the TOG 2 tank. 1p
Notes on the costs of constructing landships (tanks), 25 Jun 1915
Typescript statements of estimated costs of one complete landship (tank), without armament, and pedrail and creeper grip, with manuscript notes. 10pp
Notes on tank design (in French), Apr 1917
Notes in French by Stern on tank design. 4pp
Notes on tank armament, Jun 1943
Two copies, one for Stern, of a footnote by Cdr Rowland H Stokes-Rees, British Admiralty Technical Mission, Ottawa, Canada to a paper by himself entitled 'Tank and anti-tank weapons, 1943' containing proposals for the armament of tanks. 1p
Notes on talks, Nov 1939, about the planned use of tanks in the event of a German invasion of France
Notes of discussions in Paris, France between the members of a Ministry of Supply mission to France, including representatives of the Special Vehicle Development Committee, Ministry of Supply and representatives of the War Office and General Headquarters Staff, concerning the General Staff's outline specification of a siege warfare tank for use against the Siegfried Line, the German system of defensive fortifications. 2pp
Notes on proposed changes to Mark IV tanks and Mark V tanks, 18 Apr 1917
Notes for meeting at Paris, France, 18 Apr 1917, of proposed improvements to tanks Mark IV and V in the light of experience gained by the use of tanks Mark I, II and III at the Battle of Arras, Western Front, Apr 1917. 1p
Notes on power supplies for tanks, 28 Dec 1940
Report by Harry Ralph Ricardo, Special Vehicle Development Committee, Ministry of Supply, entitled 'Further note on power plant for tanks'. 4pp
Notes on meetings with French tank personnel, 23 Apr 1917
Manuscript notes by Stern of meeting on tanks with French officers and officials at Paris, France, including J L Breton, French Under Secretary of State for Inventions, Ministry of Munitions. 1p
Notes on hydraulic transmission, 2 Oct 1941, produced by the Anglo-American Commission
Report of the Anglo-American Commission entitled 'Notes on hydraulic transmission'. 4pp