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DEVON REGION - PROGRESS AND INDUSTRY
Devon
Records relating to the pre and postwar role that Leonard Elmhirst played in the running, employment, and development of Totnes, the South Hams and Devon.
Development Commission
The series consists of Leonard Elmhirst's records of the Development Commission.
Festival of Britain 1951
Small series consisting of Leonard Elmhirst's records of the Festival of Britain 1951.
Devon Fitness Movement
Leonard Elmhirst's records of the National Fitness Council and the National Fitness Campaign.
Dartington North Devon
Leonard Elmhirst's records relating to a regional development scheme for North Devon.
National Parks
Leonard Elmhirst's records of the National Parks Committee document actions of the Footpaths and Access Special Committee.
South West Regional Board for Industry
Records accumulated by Leonard Elmhirst while a member of the Devon District Committee for the South Western Regional Board for Industry (1947-1960).
Devon County Council
Archive accumulated by Leonard Elmhirst in correspondence with Devon County Council (DCC) departments.
Dartington Commercial Enterprises
A partial list of Dartington Hall commercial enterprises also listed below:
Cattle Breeding Centre
Records of the Dartington Hall Cattle Breeding Centre (DHCBC).
Churston Development Co Ltd
Records of the Churston Development Company Ltd, gathered by the firm's managing director, Dr William K Slater.
Dartington Hall Farms Ltd
Commercial records of the Dartington Hall Trust Farms Department, and Dartington Hall Farms Limited.
Dartington Hall Ltd
Records of a private limited liability company chartered in July 1929.
Dartington Orchards Ltd (cider)
Records, mainly generated by department manager, Roger Morel, and later by staff and officers of Dartington Orchards Ltd.
Dartington Hall Ltd Sawmill
The commercial records of Dartington Hall Ltd Sawmills Department and Dartington Sawmills Ltd.
Dartington Textiles
Records document the management of the Textile Department under Dartington Hall Ltd.
Poultry Department
The Dartington Poultry Department was established in 1926 under the direction of Prof Gustave Heuser of Cornell University.
Rural Industries Bureau
Commercial records of the Rural Industries Bureau (RIB) in Devon.
Staverton Builders Ltd
Staverton Builders Ltd was founded in 1930 from the Works Department of Dartington Hall Ltd.
Woodworking Department
The commercial records of Dartington Hall Ltd Woodworking Department relating to its formation, management, commercial activities and closure.
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.
Telephone 01803 847000; Fax 01803 847007;