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From left to right: Mr John Butcher, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Industry with three representatives of Lloyds Bank: Miss Grace Waterman, Sub-Manager of Public Relations, Mr R. J. Medlam, Joint General Manager, and Mr Brain Jones, Assistant Head of Public Relations.

Premiums for design for a drinking fountain offered by the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association. The RSA assisted in the organisation of the competition. The object was to procure a design which was both attractive and practical. The competitors were asked to keep in mind certain considerations: the fountain was likely to be erected, free standing in a public park, open space or playground and should be capable of being carried out in natural stone but metal might be introduced in a suitable manner. The closing date of the competition was 31 July 1946 by which time 192 designs were received from 165 competitors. The assessors were Mr Oswarld P. Milne, Chairman of the RSA, Mr Keith Murray, Master of the Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry and Surgeon Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Bond, Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association.\n\nThe file includes administrative correspondence, a pamphlet detailing the terms and conditions of the competition, and the assessors report.\n\n

In order to encourage artistic talent among the youth of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and to stimulate an interest in travel, a national poster competition was organised by the RSA and the Travel Association of Great Britain. The competition was initiated by the National Association of Girls' Clubs and Mixed Clubs. The closing date for the competition was 31 March 1947. \nThe subjects for design were an original travel poster to attract people to any particular locality in Great Britain and an original poster to advertise any forthcoming indoor or outdoor event or entertainment. \n\nThe file includes an original advert for the competition, an invitation to the Exhibition of winning designs, report on the competition, short report on the RSA's work for youth though out its history and administrative correspondence.

The RSA conducted a competition for the design of a painted wall panel to be executed for the main Entrance Hall of the Office Block in the National Cash Register Company's new building in Kingsway West, Dundee, Scotland. The subject of the panel being a Scottish Scene.\n\nAmong the administrative correspondence are details of the competition, plans of the building, the assessors report and names of the winners.

The Council for Industrial Design planned to continue Design Review which grew out of the 1951 Festival of Britain Stock list. In order to give Design Review greater prestige the Council were keen to have it associated with the RSA though the Society instituting medals for products of outstanding merit from several of the industries which have submitted during the year to Design Review.\n\nAdministrative correspondence.\n

Correspondence and Minutes of meetings held between the RSA, the Design Council and the British Council. Includes an Executive summary of the scoping project presented to the British Council, the Department of Trade and Industry, the Design Council, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Royal Society of Arts by AEA Management Consultants

Includes correspondence with award winners, with Harold and Anne Jacobs, and with the award judges, correspondence with Alan Kitching RDI about designing an award certificate, copies of the completed award certificate, and copies of invitations to the award ceremony.

Was part of a team. Won a Travel Award worth £666 in the 'Design for Leisure' section. Travelled to Japan. Photocopy of original report.

Won the John Lewis Attachment Award worth £2250 in the 'Furnishing Textiles' section. Travelled to Morocco from 25 August - 25 September 1985. Photocopy of original report.

Won the John Lewis Attachment Award worth £2250 in the 'Furnishing Textiles' section. Spent six months at Cavendish Textile Studio from July 1984-January 1985. Photocopy of original report.

Won a Post Office Travel Award worth £750 in the 'Office and Business Equipment' section. Travelled to America from 17 August - 21 September 1985. Photocopy of original report.

Won the Ford Motor Company Ltd Attachment Award worth £2100 in the 'Furnishing Textiles' section. Spent twelve weeks working at the Ford Motor Company from 24 June - 13 September 1985. Photocopy of original report.

Won the Fashion Fabrex Award worth £500 and Jill Lawrence Award worth £150. Travelled to Japan in September 1985. Won the Masters Medal and the Sir Frank Warner Memorial Medal. Photocopy of original report.

Won the Dorma Attachment Award worth £1250 in the 'Home Furnishing' section.Travelled to Thailand. Photocopy of original report.