| Description | Letters arranged alphabetically by correspondent, with surnames beginning with 'C and D', to and from Leonard Elmhirst, covering a broad variety of topics, including: medical clinics; Indian politics; agriculture, agricultural science and government policy, fisheries, fruit production, cattle and dairy; art; Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, Sriniketan (administration, staff and structure, undisciplined students at the Rural Institute); requests for funding, employment, and information about Dartington Hall; scouting in India; education.
Early correspondence dates from 1915, when Leonard was working for the Army YMCA in Ahmednagar. Later letters mention his appointment during World War II in connection with agricultural research for the Government of Bengal.
Correspondents include Edward C Carter; R G Casey; T M Chatterjee; S R Das. |