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ARCHIVES AND MANUSCRIPTS GROUPED BY CREATOR
Dorothy Whitney Elmhirst Papers, 1916-1968
Dorothy Elmhirst's papers include private and Trust letters, legal and financial papers, and journals, theatre notes, and other writings.
Leonard Knight Elmhirst Papers, 1890-1974
The Leonard Knight Elmhirst papers record his involvement as a founding trustee at Dartington Hall, and also his work as an agricultural economist interested in rural regeneration.
The Dartington Hall Trust Records, 1925-1975
The Dartington Hall Trust Archive is remarkably complete. By 1950 the Archive consisted of about 900 manuscript boxes containing Trust reports and records, and the personal and professional correspondence of Dartington Hall trustees.
Dartington Hall Commercial Enterprises
A partial list of Dartington Hall commercial enterprises.
Michael Chekhov Theatre Studio and Deirdre Hurst du Prey Archive
Records collected by Deirdre Hurst du Prey (1906-), before, during and after her seven years as a student and as recorder of the Chekhov Theatre Studio drama school established in 1936 at Dartington Hall.
Wilfred Hiley (Forestry) Papers, 1909-1986
This series contains records and papers of Wilfred E Hiley relating to 20th century British woodland management and forestry.
Maurice Browne Papers, 1902-1964
This collection consists of three boxes of letters and literary manuscripts donated by Jack and Alice Palmer, and is composed of letters between Maurice Browne and his adopted daughter, Molly Underwood.
Paula Morel Papers, 1925-1990
Paula Morel (1905-1996) first came to Dartington Hall in 1927 as Leonard and Dorothy Elmhirst's housekeeper.
Doreen Senior Folk Music Archive, 1928-1967
Doreen Senior served from 1949 as County Music Organiser in Devon.
Beatrice Straight Papers, 1924-1968
Collection of letters of the actress Beatrice Straight to her mother Dorothy Elmhirst, with telegrams, press cuttings, and photographs.
Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA), 1939-1944
This small collection of early records of the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA) was donated to The Dartington Hall Trust Archive by Nan Plummer in 2001.
The Dartington Hall Trust is a registered charity no. 279756. Company no. 1485560
Registered Office: The Elmhirst Centre, Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6EL United Kingdom.
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