| Description | This folder includes correspondence with: Office of the Commissioner for East Africa; the Ford Foundation; Sir Julian Huxley; Arthur Kirby, The East African Office; Bob Luitweiler of American Consulate, Zanzibar; Hening & Chitty with notes on building in East Africa; Colin Leys, Principal and Grif Cunningham, Tutor at Kivukoni College relating to a self-help educational programme for Nzega District; Horace Mason, Commissioner for Community Development; Julius K Nyerere, Prime Minister; McKenna & Co, Solicitors, relating to investment in Tanganyika, including a draft Trust Deed; members of the Nzega District Council Office; Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Dar es Salaam, with draft agreement between Government of Tanganyika and the Dartington Hall Trustees; E McCully Hunter & Partners, Uganda relating to Employers African Housing, Jinja; Ministry of Lands, Forests and Wildlife with guarantees and details relating to Sikh Sawmills (Tanganyika) Limited; George Ivan Smith, United Nations Technical Assistance Board; J B M Mwakangale, National Housing Corporation; The Treasury, Dar es Salaam; Ministry of Agriculture, Research Division, Dar es Salaam; Tanganyika Agricultural Corporation; James L McGairl; Ministry of Co-operative & Community Development; Sikh Sawmill Ltd; Regional Commissioner of Income Tax; and other enterprises within Tanganyika.
Most papers relate to community development and a trip made by Leonard Elmhirst and Peter Sutcliffe in 1962/1963 on behalf of the Dartington Hall Trustees, and the proposal for support of a residential centre for further education. Papers include details of flights and trip.
A letter dated 23 Jan 1963 from Leonard Elmhirst to Joseph Nyerere of the Ministry of National Culture and Youth, Dar-es-Salaam, provides some insight into the Trustees' aims in becoming involved in the African culture. Correspondence also includes that between Staverton Contractors Ltd and the Sikh Sawmill Ltd relating to the supply of African timber. A statement dated the 22 Jan 1963 describes the Dartington Hall Trustees' Aims in Tanganyika. Discussion in correspondence also concerns the East African income tax. |