| Description | 12 letters from Leonard Elmhirst to Dorothy Straight. 14 letters from Dorothy to Leonard. 1 letter from Gretchen Green [Xenia], 1 letter from Wyatt Rawson, and 1 letter from Michael Straight. Affectionate letters are written from New York, Ithaca, Woods Hole, England, and Scotland. Leonard's letter of 16 Aug 1924 discusses personality, friendship and the problem of wealth, with an aside on Liberty Hyde Bailey. Dorothy replies, 19 Aug 1924, discussing philanthropy and mentioning fund-raising with Rose Schneiderman on behalf of the Women's Trade Union League, and also the English experiment. Letters also mention J V (Vic) Elmhirst, children, Tagore and travel to South America, C F Andrews, Lady Sandwich, Gerald Heard, Sir Horace Plunkett, Lowes Dickinson, and marriage. |