| Description | Correspondence and other records regarding the business of the Area Committee. Correspondence between Leonard Elmhirst and: R N Armfelt, acting secretary; H R Stuart, Area secretary; P Smithells, UCSW, Exeter; C J Newman, Exeter Town Clerk; Plymouth and District Playing Fields Association; F G Thomas, WEA Tutor-organiser; K Arnold-Foster, Area Committee member; the Fitter Devon Association; and G C Edgecombe, Mayor of Totnes. Subjects include: National Physical Campaign; appointments including Leonard's appointment as chairman of the Survey Sub-Committee and nomination for vice-chairman of the Area Committee; finance; the purchase and development of playing fields in the area; and the Dart Amateur Rowing Club. Material in this folder also includes: minutes from meetings of the National Advisory Council for Physical Training and Recreation Area Committee for Devon and Cornwall, the Survey Sub-Committee, and the Grants Sub-Committee; pamphlets; memoranda; reports; a invitation and programme for a Conference of Area Committees; applications for grant aid; and press cuttings. |