Record

Code	DS/UK/566
Person Name	Cartwright; Herbert Spencer Mills (10 Nov 1883-1973); Teacher, Researcher, Printer
Dates	10 Nov 1883-1973
History	Herbert Spencer Mills Cartwright (10 Nov 1883-May 1973) born to Isabella Fortune Mills and Henry Spencer Cartwright. Mills Cartwright attended Dulwich College and later studied at Bolt Court Technical Court [sometime between 1903-1912]. Mills Cartwright joined his father in the family business of law printing and publishing. During World War One, Mills Cartwright served in the Royal Engineers Field Survey and later as an Non-Commissioned Officer at the Battle of the Somme and Flanders. Mills Cartwright later received his Commission and during 1918 served in Italy as a Maps Printing Officer while a new survey of Northern Italy was underway. In 1919, after completing military service Mills Cartwright joined the staff at Bolt Court. Mills Cartwright began teaching courses on rotary gravure printing which was being developed on a commercial level at that time. Mills Cartwright’s research into this provided a scientific basis for the processes. Mills Cartwright and colleagues carried out research into other printing techniques and processes such as deep-etch lithograph process, densitometry and tone an colour reproduction. In July 1924 Mills Cartwright married Henrietta Amy Agnew. It is possible Agnew attended Bolt Court at some time. During the Second World War, 6 Bolt Court was used as a munitions work with a shadow factory in Putney. Shadow factories were made so aircraft could be made by people with technical skills in other areas such as car production could make parts of the aircraft at a smaller facility rather than at a centralised factory, this spread production so that an enemy bomber could not target and destroy a key factory bringing a total halt to production. Mills Cartwright was the Production Manager at Bolt Court and photoengraving techniques were adapted for the mass production of graticules and optical components. They made components used for guns on aircrafts. In 1948 Mills Cartwright was appointed Principal of Bolt Court, while continuing as Head of the Graphic Reproduction Department. In 1953 Mills Cartwright retired from teaching to work as a Graphic Arts Consultant and Technical Author. Mills Cartwright was a founding members of the APT which was later the Institute of Printing. Mills Cartwright served as a fellow member of the council and at some time the Chairman of the Technology Committee at the Institute. Mills Cartwright was a fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and served on its council and some of its various committees. Mills Cartwright was a Chief Examiner and member of the advisory for the City and Guilds Institute of London. Mills Cartwright was a Honorary member and correspondence of the Photographische Gesellchaft, Vienna and associated with the Institute of Psychics, The Colour Group (Great Britain) and The Field Survey Association. Mills Carwright died in 1973.
Activity	1903-1912 attended Bolt Court for studies 1914-1918 served in the Royal Engineers Field Durvey, non-comissioned officer and later commissioned officer as Maps Printing Officer in Northern Italy 1919 began as staff at Bolt Court. Taught rotary gravure printing Jul 1924 marries Henrietta Amy Agnew 1939-1945 worked as Production Manager at Bolt Court during the war assisting with munitions work creating components for aircrafts 1948 appointed Principal of Bolt Court as well as working as Head of the Graphic Reproduction Department 1953 retires from teaching and works as a Graphic Arts Consultant and Technical Author 1973 Mills Cartwright died
Source	BCOB Bolt Court Old Boys Club Association, University Archives and Special Collections Centre, University of the Arts London; LCC/1/1/5/1 University Archives and Special Collections Centre, University of the Arts London; Cannon, Rupert. “Photographic Journal volume 113”. The Royal Photographic Society. 1973. https://archive.rps.org/archive/volume-113/744713?q=cannon