diff --git a/mps/manual/source/design/arena.rst b/mps/manual/source/design/arena.rst
index 41a8ee895e3..f05141302e8 100644
--- a/mps/manual/source/design/arena.rst
+++ b/mps/manual/source/design/arena.rst
@@ -15,14 +15,24 @@ Introduction
 
 :mps:tag:`readership` MPS developers.
 
+
+History
+-------
+
 :mps:tag:`hist.0` Version 0 is a different document.
 
-:mps:tag:`hist.1` First draft written by Pekka P. Pirinen 1997-08-11,
+:mps:tag:`hist.1` First draft written by Pekka P. Pirinen, 1997-08-11,
 based on :mps:ref:`design.mps.space(0)` and
-mail.richard.1997-04-25.11-52(0).
+:mps:ref:`mail.richard.1997-04-25.11-52(0)`.
 
-:mps:tag:`hist.2` Updated for separation of tracts and segments. tony
-1999-04-16
+:mps:tag:`hist.2` Updated for separation of tracts and segments. Tony
+Mann, 1999-04-16.
+
+:mps:tag:`hist.3` Converted from MMInfo database design document.
+Richard Brooksby, 2002-06-07.
+
+:mps:tag:`hist.4` Converted to reStructuredText. Gareth Rees,
+2013-03-11.
 
 
 Overview
diff --git a/mps/manual/source/design/bt.rst b/mps/manual/source/design/bt.rst
index 7217c55c30c..50783a471f6 100644
--- a/mps/manual/source/design/bt.rst
+++ b/mps/manual/source/design/bt.rst
@@ -25,12 +25,18 @@ image" copy of a range.
 History
 -------
 
-:mps:tag:`history.0-3` The history for versions 0-3 is lost pending
-possible reconstruction.
+:mps:tag:`hist.0-3` The history for versions 0-3 is lost pending
+possible reconstruction. David Jones, 1997-03-04.
 
-:mps:tag:`history.4` Prepared for review. Added full requirements
+:mps:tag:`hist.4` Prepared for review. Added full requirements
 section. Made notation more consistent throughout. Documented all
-functions. drj 1999-04-29
+functions. David Jones, 1999-04-29.
+
+:mps:tag:`hist.5` Converted from MMInfo database design document.
+Richard Brooksby, 2002-06-07.
+
+:mps:tag:`hist.6` Converted to reStructuredText. Gareth Rees,
+2013-03-12.
 
 
 Definitions
diff --git a/mps/manual/source/design/index.rst b/mps/manual/source/design/index.rst
index 716263dbb6b..846f037836e 100644
--- a/mps/manual/source/design/index.rst
+++ b/mps/manual/source/design/index.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Design
 
     arena
     bt
+    config
     protocol
     type
     version
diff --git a/mps/manual/source/design/protocol.rst b/mps/manual/source/design/protocol.rst
index 2570e1fe4fc..5bae10b21ba 100644
--- a/mps/manual/source/design/protocol.rst
+++ b/mps/manual/source/design/protocol.rst
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ classes.
 
 :mps:tag:`readership` This document is intended for any MPS developer.
 
+
+History
+-------
+
 :mps:tag:`hist.0` Written by Tony 1998-10-12
 
 
diff --git a/mps/manual/source/design/type.rst b/mps/manual/source/design/type.rst
index 5f692b8b417..de79adc4e04 100644
--- a/mps/manual/source/design/type.rst
+++ b/mps/manual/source/design/type.rst
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ registers and addresses.
 is required that might range as large as the machine word.
 
 :mps:tag:`word.source` ``Word`` is derived from the macro
-``MPS_T_WORD`` which is declared in :mps:ref:`impl.h.mpstd`
-according to the target platform.
+``MPS_T_WORD`` which is declared in :mps:ref:`impl.h.mpstd` according
+to the target platform (:mps:ref:`design.mps.config.pf.word`).
 
 :mps:tag:`word.conv.c` ``Word`` is converted to :c:type:`mps_word_t`
 in the MPS C Interface.
diff --git a/mps/manual/source/design/version-library.rst b/mps/manual/source/design/version-library.rst
index c0cb42e4312..32f9d31825f 100644
--- a/mps/manual/source/design/version-library.rst
+++ b/mps/manual/source/design/version-library.rst
@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@ to determine the version (that is, product, version, and release) of
 an MPS library.
 
 
+History
+-------
+
+:mps:tag:`hist.0` Incomplete document. David Jones, 1998-08-19.
+
+:mps:tag:`hist.1` Converted from MMInfo database design document.
+Richard Brooksby, 2002-06-07.
+
+:mps:tag:`hist.2` Converted to reStructuredText. Gareth Rees,
+2013-03-11.
+
+
 Readership
 ----------
 
diff --git a/mps/manual/source/design/version.rst b/mps/manual/source/design/version.rst
index 0c86e9b85f7..bb50f3d2dfb 100644
--- a/mps/manual/source/design/version.rst
+++ b/mps/manual/source/design/version.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,18 @@ Introduction
 describing and inspecting versions.
 
 
+History
+-------
+
+:mps:tag:`hist.0` Incomplete document. David Jones, 1998-08-19.
+
+:mps:tag:`hist.1` Converted from MMInfo database design document.
+Richard Brooksby, 2002-06-07.
+
+:mps:tag:`hist.2` Converted to reStructuredText. Gareth Rees,
+2013-03-11.
+
+
 Overview
 --------