| Description | Leonard Elmhirsts general correspondence arranged alphabetically by correspondent, primarily regarding the future and development of St Giles' as a centre for the Institute for Research into Agricultural Economics (IRAE), Institute for Agrarian Affairs (IAA), and the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau (CAB). Correspondents include: G E Blackman, St John's College including copies of letters from J Raeburn, University of Aberdeen; A Bridges, Oxford; A Bullock, St Catherine's College; H W Wells, Chesterton and Sons; C Clark, IRAE including copies of letters to C E White, Estate Steward, Dartington Hall; J R Currie; H M Colvin, St John's College; A O (Pom) Elmhirst; Lord Franks, Worchester College; Freshfields; Sir George Hayter-Hames; J Higgs, Exeter College; Sir William Holford; and C Hussey. Subjects include: finance; appointments; St Giles' redevelopment scheme; development of library facilities and storage space; the history of 31 St Giles'; and the IAA. This folder also contains a copy of a paper by K S Woods: ' Problems of small Scale Industries in Rural Surroundings and the Rural Industrial Bureau'. |