| Description | Correspondence between Dorothy Elmhirst and Harriet Roberts. Subjects include: an enquiry into whether Dorothy would consider having the artist Van Hengelaar do a bust of her head; invitations to Dorothy to come to London; plays and productions including 'Peer Gynt', an anti-Nazi Play, 'Abbe Provost', and a production by Ernst Toller; requests to Dorothy for financial assistance towards the publishing cost of 'Life and Letters' (edited by Ellis Roberts); and the cancellation of the programme 'Book Talks' by the BBC. This folder also contains correspondence between Dorothy Elmhirst and Mr and Mrs Van Hengelaar regarding the head cast and bronze bust of Whitney Straight by Van Hengelaar. |