Record

Ref NoDWE/US/2/E
TitleElmhirst Committee (1929 continued)
DescriptionIncludes meeting agendas for the Elmhirst Committee on Commitments. Correspondence discusses activities of Boshi Sen in America; receipts and expenditures and administration of accounts managed by Anna Bogue on behalf of the Elmhirsts and the Committee. Committee grants are also discussed and there is accompanying background material. Other topics include the use of the Westbury house; Dorothy Elmhirst's memberships in Westbury; American plans for 1929; descriptions of Ellen Van Volkenburg's staging of 'Comus' at Dartington; Edward C Carter and The Inquiry; family activities. There are also records of a policy meeting of the Committee on Commitments, with suggestions by Eduard Lindeman; records of a shipment of Chinese kakemono paintings to Dartington Hall; one letter, Dorothy to Anna describes an aircraft accident involving Whitney Straight (12 Dec 1929), and George Bennett's early motion pictures of Dartington Hall.
Date1929
SubjectFilms
FormatManuscript
Person_CodeDS/UK/822
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/822Sen; Boshi (1887-1971); Dr1887-1971
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