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INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS OF THE DARTINGTON COLLEGE OF ARTS
1. We welcome Dartington students by appointment. Please bring a note signed by your tutor endorsing your application. If you have a note we will not charge you for research time using the Trust Archive. Admission to High Cross House during opening times is also free on production of your student identification card.
2. Photocopies cost 25p each.
3. You must observe High Cross House rules when using the Trust Archive.
4. The Trust Archive holds primary source information about Dartington Hall's history, architecture, and personalities.
The Archive at High Cross House contains collections of works by artists-in-residence through the years. Other Archive collections and topics of possible interest include Michael Chekhov and the Chekhov Theatre Studio, and British art and artists of the 1930s.
There is also significant information about German artists and performers who sought refuge at Dartington to avoid Nazi persecution in the 1930s. The Ballets Jooss, which came here in 1935, was
an internationally regarded modern ballet troupe with an avant garde, Expressionist philosophy.
5. For site specific work, we have research information about many sites on the Dartington Hall estate.
6. Call or e-mail us to make an appointment for a research visit.
Phone: 01803 864114.
E-mail: high.cross.house@dartingtonhall.org.uk
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;