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Ref nrLKE/AG ECON
TitelLKE Agricultural Economics
BeskrivelseBoxes numbers 15-17 are the only boxes left in this series: the other records have been transfered to the Institute of Agricultural History, Reading.

This series consists of Leonard Elmhirst's records primarily regarding the development of the site 31-33a St Giles, Oxford, and the building of Dartington House, involving the architect Robert Hening with the financial assistance of the Dartington Hall Trust. The records document Leonard Elmhirst's attempt to bring together in one building (Dartington House), using a common library, the Institute of Agrarian Affairs (IAA), the Institute for Research into Agricultural Economics (IRAE) and the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau (CAB) international digesting service, World Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Abstracts (WAERSA). This series contains records regarding the future of Dartington House and the possibility of Dartington House taking over from Dartington Hall all of Leonard Elmhirst's Agricultural Economics papers, including all the International Conference of Agricultural Economists papers. Also included is eventual decision and transfer of 54 boxes of Leonard's records to the Institute of Agricultural History, University of Reading under the direction of Dr E J T Collins.

The records consist of correspondence accumulated by Leonard Elmhirst. Major correspondents include: J R Currie; J J McGragor, Commonwealth Forestry Institute; C E White, Estate Steward, Dartington Hall; and Robert Hening, architect.

Subjects include: the future and development of 31-33a St Giles, Oxford and Dartington House as centre for IRAE, IAA, and CAB; the future and finance of the IAA with a grant aid by The Dartington Hall Trustees; the establishment of a Commonwealth Bureau of Agricultural Economics in the UK, and the transfer of the World Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Abstracts (WAERSA) to the UK and into 31 St Giles; the future of the Digests of Agricultural Economics with its possible incorporation into the WAERSA; the incorporation of the IAA into the Institute of Agricultural Economics (IAE) in 1971.

Additional materials include: reports; memoranda; minutes; site plans; photographs; press cuttings; pamphlets; notes; and papers.
Dato1933-1991
EmneAgricultural Economics
Forestry
Buildings
FormatManuscript
Person Kode186
DS/UK/1336
298
DS/UK/1341
242
DS/UK/982
DS/UK/1348
DS/UK/1347
DS/UK/1351
DS/UK/1350
DS/UK/691
DS/UK/1349
Persons
KodePersonnavnDatoer
186Currie; J R (Jock)
DS/UK/1336Hunt; K E
298MacGregor; J. J. (1907-2000); Professor1907-2000
DS/UK/1341White; Charles E (12 Apr 1933 - 5 May 2012)12 Apr 1933 - 5 May 2012
242Hening; Robert (1906-1997); Architect1906-1997
DS/UK/982Institute of Agrarian Affairs; 1934-19711934-1971
DS/UK/1348Institute for Research into Agricultural Economics; 1913-19861913-1986
DS/UK/1347Dartington House; 1971-1971-
DS/UK/1351Commonwealth Forestry Institute
DS/UK/1350World Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Abstracts; 1958-1958-
DS/UK/691Reading University; The Museum of English Rural Life; 1951-1951-
DS/UK/1349Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau; 19291929
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