| Description | Correspondence and other records primarily between Maurice Ash, Trustee for Dartington Amenity Research Trust (DART) and Michael Dower, Director for DART regarding: the research activities of Michael Dower; the North Devon Project; the establishment, Trustee meetings, finance, appointments and administration of DART; DART research programme including the Grand Western Canal, Community Service Volunteers, Tamar Study and Second Homes; proposals for Sharpham Estate; and DART's library.
Additional material includes: papers including 'North Devon Project', 'Holiday Trades in the South West' and 'Policy Discussion Notes, or Reflections of an in-coming Chairman'; a list of library books on loan to Maurice Ash; a press cutting regarding regional policy (1968); South Hams Society Programme (1972); a list of names of visitors to Sharpham Estate; a 'Background Note on the School Printing Press and its Future'; and a copy of the Bonser Report 'Observations and Suggestions Relative to the Educational Experiment at Dartington Hall June 1-June 20, 1928'; plus memo with a copy of the Bonser Report. |