Part I of the biography of Edward Winslow-Spragge, "The Link," written by his wife, Louis S. Winslow-Spragge. Part I covers 1914-1918 and details Edward Winslow-Spragge's work in munitions.

Edward S. Winslow correspondence and drafts regarding the Ingersoll-Rand Company (Winslow was General Manager and First Vice President at this time) and the Quebec Branch of the Canadian Manufacturing Association (Winslow served as Vice-Chairman and Chairman). Much of the material in this file is related to the role of Canadian manufacturers in British re-armament efforts preceding the Second World War, especially Winslow's role in the CMA's Committee on National Defense, including meetings with the Canadian Prime Minister and other Canadian officials, and a delegation to Britain.

Edward S. Winslow correspondence and drafts regarding the Canadian Manufacturing Association's Committee for National Defence delegation to England, departing July 29, 1939, and returning 7 September, 1939. Includes schedules of meetings with British officials and factory tours, reports and notes from these meetings, lists of members of the delegation and committees, invitations to clubs and dinners, a draft of an article about the potential role of Canadian manufacturing if there were to be a war, and a circular summarizing the creating of the Committee for National Defence's creation and activities.

Correspondence of Rack-A-Rock Co., Sherbrooke, QC, including letters written by Edward S. Winslow, who was manager of the munitions department. Most of the letters are concerned with the manufacture of shells for World War I. Also includes a humorous menu for a company dinner, and the text of an address given by Edward S. Winslow.

Correspondence addressed to and from Edward S. Winslow, regarding the World War I and the manufacturing of shells at the Sherbrooke factory of the Ingersoll-Rand Company, where Winslow was the Manager of the Munitions Department and later Assistant to the General Manager. The letters, circulars, and memos primarily concern price and production of shells, and discussions of the staffing of the factory, as well as the possibility of transitioning to the production of different kinds of munitions. Frequent correspondents include E. W. Gilman, General Manager, and George Doubleday, President of the Ingersoll-Rand Company. A few letters are from soldiers who were friends or former employees of Winslow. Includes a brief history of the Sherbrooke factory's munitions production written by Edward S. Winslow for the Historian's Office of the Imperial Munitions Board.

Correspondence addressed to and from Edward S. Winslow, regarding the Sherbrooke factory of the Ingersoll-Rand Company, where Winslow was the Manager of the Munitions Department and Assistant to the General Manager, later the General Sales Manager. Letters, circulars, and memos discuss the transition of the factory from primarily manufacturing 8-inch to 6-inch shells, as well issues related to the end of the war, such as staffing cuts and returning to the manufacture of drilling equipment. Include clippings of articles about Canada's munitions manufacturing during the war, and about Canada's economic state at the end of the war. Includes a copy of the text of an address given by Edward S. Winslow.