Record

Ref NoLKE/PEP
TitleLKE Political and Economic Planning
DescriptionArchive of Leonard Elmhirst documenting work with the independent research organisation Political and Economic Planning.

The collection is arranged into subseries including alphabetical correspondence; personal and organisational correspondence with Max Nicholson; correspondence with PEP directors R J Goodman and Richard Bailey; correspondence with Kenneth Lindsay (1925-1976); personal and PEP correspondence with Israel Sieff (1932-1972); notes for histories of PEP by Kenneth Lindsay, and an oral history transcript about PEP completed by Elmhirst in 1961. There are two boxes of PEP Directorate and Executive Committee papers including reports, agendas, minutes, and records of PEP social functions. The final 10 boxes contain a range of PEP bound printed reports including a set of the broadsheet publication PLANNING, dating from 1933 to 1967.

General member correspondence includes letters from Gerald Barry; Basil Blackett; Henry Bunbury; John Dower; Maxwell Fry; Arthur Goldschmidt; Fred Gwatkin; Noel Hall; William Holford; Julian Huxley; David Mitrany; Lawrence Neal; Geoffrey Whiskard; and Michael Zvegintzov. Records include agendas, and meeting notes kept by Leonard Elmhirst. Correspondence in 1972 is with Eric Roll and John Pinder among others and mentions a PEP Executive meeting held at Dartington Hall in 1972. Other major correspondents include Israel Sieff, Richard Bailey, R J Goodman, and Kenneth Lindsay. Lindsay as first secretary of PEP, sends letters relating to its founding history in 1931. Letters of Max Nicholson are also significant. Letters of David Owen in 1940 describe PEP activities and life in London during the sustained bombing of the Blitz.
Date1925-1980
SubjectSocial planning
Economic research
Economic and social development
FormatManuscript
URLhttp://library-2.lse.ac.uk/archives/handlists/PEPPSI/PEPPSI.html
Person_CodeDS/UK/626
DS/UK/745
220
146
272
DS/UK/753
DS/UK/1029
DS/UK/1267
162
192
DS/UK/1270
DS/UK/1277
225
228
247
NA423
DS/UK/1254
291
374
383
DS/UK/1021
DS/UK/1279
DS/UK/1280
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/626Political and Economic Planning; 1931-; PEP1931-
DS/UK/745Nicholson; Edward Max (1904-2003); Ecologist1904-2003
220Goodman; R.J.
146Bailey; Richard
272Lindsay; Kenneth (1897-1991)1897-1991
DS/UK/753Sieff; Lord; Israel (1913-2001); Lord Sieff of Brimpton1913-2001
DS/UK/1029Barry; Sir; Gerald (1898-1968)1898-1968
DS/UK/1267Blackett; Sir; Basil; Kt
162Bunbury; Sir; Henry; Kt
192Dower; John
DS/UK/1270Fry; Maxwell (1899-1987); Architect1899-1987
DS/UK/1277Goldschmidt; Arthur Eduard (1910-2000)1910-2000
225Gwatkin; F A S (Fred) (1880-1953); Solicitor1880-1953
228Hall; Noel F; Professor
247Holford; Lord; William Graham (1907-1975); Baron Holford1907-1975
NA423Huxley; Sir; Julian (1887-1975)1887-1975
DS/UK/1254Neal; Lawrence
291Mitrany; David (1888-1975); Professor of International Studies1888-1975
374Whiskard; Sir; Geoffrey
383Zvegintzov; Michael
DS/UK/1021Owen; Sir; David (1904-1970)1904-1970
DS/UK/1279Roll; Lord; Eric; Lord Roll of Ipsden
DS/UK/1280Pinder; John
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