Record

Ref NoLKE/WIT
TitleLKE The Withymead Centre
DescriptionThis series records Leonard and Dorothy Elmhirst's involvement in, and financial assistance to, The Withymead Centre, Countess Wear, Exeter, Devon. The records were accumulated by Leonard Elmhirst through his role as Trustee and Chairman of the Withymead Trust (1949-1960). They include: correspondence; memoranda; reports; copies of deeds and leases; accounts; budgets; applications and receipts for grants from the Elmgrant Trust; plans and minutes from meetings of the Withymead Management Committee, the Withymead Trustees and the Elmgrant Trust.

Other correspondence relates to: finance, purchase, development, repair, alterations and sale of land and property. Other information relates to The Withymead Centre Policy and Appeal, staff appointments, training and advice from doctors. There is correspondence between Leonard Elmhirst and Gilbert and Irene Champernowne; and Withymead Trustees including: John Trevelyan; Maurice Ash; Anthony Belton and Frank S Walters. Records of Withymead staff and medical advisors include: Joanna Hogg; Ben Belton; Hilary Bates; Sylvia Weiss; Elizabeth Collyer; Carol Paul-Jones; Dennis Hill; Molly Kemp; Dennis and Margaret Scott-Maxwell; Dr Hardy Gaussen; Dr Barbara Hannah and Dr Geoffrey Wilcock.

Other material in this series includes: photographs; press cuttings; The Withymead Centre prospectus and programmes for courses; pamphlets; publications; and lectures (including lectures by Irene Champernowne); journals; poems and poetry publications.
Date1926-1972
SubjectPsychology
Psychotherapy
Buildings
Poetry
FormatManuscript
Person_Code144
DS/UK/988
DS/UK/989
366
DS/UK/993
DS/UK/994
DS/UK/995
DS/UK/996
DS/UK/997
DS/UK/998
DS/UK/987
DS/UK/840
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
144Ash; Maurice (1917-2003)1917-2003
DS/UK/988Champernowne; Gilbert (1884-1959)1884-1959
DS/UK/989Champernowne; Irene
366Walters; Frank S (1907-1994)1907-1994
DS/UK/993Trevelyan; John
DS/UK/994Belton; Anthony; Viscount Chaplin
DS/UK/995Hogg; Joanna
DS/UK/996Gaussen; Hardy, S; physician
DS/UK/997Hannah; Barbara; Dr
DS/UK/998Wilcock; Geoffrey; physician
DS/UK/987Withymead Centre; 1942-1942-
DS/UK/840Elmgrant Trust; 1937-1937-
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