| Description | Letters of appreciation for Dorothy Elmhirst primarily from weekend guests including Louis D Froelick; Michael Ernest Sadler; Lady Muriel Paget; Frances Perkins; Gerald Barry; Sir Kenneth Clark; A S Neill; Sir Frederick Bartlett; Victor Cazelet MP; Dr Peng-chun Chang; Maria Huxley; Ross McFarland; Dr Oscar A Oeser; Cecil Beaton; Sybil Eaton; F A S Gwatkin; R W Gardner; Sir Herbert Read; William Slater; and Archibald Sinclair among others.
Other letters are from British and American soldiers staying at Dartington during World War II. The file also includes letters of thanks to Dorothy Elmhirst following the International Conference of Craftsmen, 1952. There are also several poems inspired by visits to Dartington Hall. |