| Description | Dartington Arts Department founding administrative records from 1934. Includes a letter of appointment for Christopher Martin; records about language, music and dance lessons offered to and by German members of the Arts Department and School pupils and staff. Other records include correspondence of Christopher Martin with William B Curry; list of salaried staff employed by Dartington Hall School (1935); a letter to Curry from Hans Oppenheim inviting him to a Japanese play with music by Kurt Weil performed at Dartington Hall School; correspondence of Hans Oppenheim with Curry; salaries of music staff; Ballets Jooss performances at Dartington, (May 1939); budget for School music teachers drawn from the Arts Department including Ronald Anderson, Nannie Jamieson, Robert Masters and Muriel Taylor. Martin's letter to Curry (4 Jan 1935) thanks him for a Christmas bottle of whiskey. |