| Beskrivelse | Many long and vivid letters from Michael Young to Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst, and Kay Starr. Letters discuss travel, a Dartington Hall School reunion in London, Michael's education as a law clerk and at the London School of Economics, and social events. Early letters debate socialism and communism, and describe a Communist march during the Jubilee week of 1935. There are also several letters written from the Soviet Union. Letters in 1937 from Mousehole and London become more political. There is a succinct encapsulation of the Spanish Civil War, a discourse on witchcraft and the law, discussion of Political and Economic Planning activities. People mentioned include Max Nicholson and David Owen. Letters from 1942 reflect Young's role as acting secretary of PEP. Young proposes a history of the Dartington Hall experiment in a letter, 27 Oct 1942. Reports on Dartington Hall School include records of a meeting of nine ex-pupils including Clement Freud, discussing the School. There is also a draft constitution for the Dartington Hall Estate Committee. PEP letters mention the Health broadsheet and the difficulties of producing it owing to flying bombs. |