| Description | Primarily correspondence with Anna Bogue concerning preparations for conducting Dorothy Elmhirst's American affairs after her purchase of Dartington Hall in 1925 but including two letters, Jul and Aug 1921, between Anna Bogue and Leonard Elmhirst detailing financial support for his work with Rabindranath Tagore in India. Letter, Anna Bogue to Dorothy Elmhirst, 12 Dec 1925 regarding the organisation of the grant allocation committee (Elmhirst Committee on Commitments); memorandum 21 Dec 1925 from Anna Bogue to Leonard and Dorothy Elmhirst regarding the composition of the board of directors of 'Asia' magazine; letters, Mar and Apr 1926 mention shipping Leonard's books from Cornell to Dartington Hall; visit of Stephen d''Irsay to New York; possible move of Miss Cuthbert to Dartington Hall; birth of Ruth Elmhirst; preparations for moving Whitney, Beatrice and Michael Straight to Dartington Hall with nurses and domestic staff. Letter 2 Jul 1926 mentions Anna Bogue's visit to Totnes. Another letter, 31 Aug 1926 discusses Dorothy Elmhirst's nationality and citizenship; a typed copy letter from Donald Stephens, manager in America of the Russian Reconstruction Farms mentions their need for funding. |