| Description | Correspondence and other records primarily regarding Bernard Leach. Subjects include: a number of possible training experiences for David Leach; exhibitions of Bernard Leach's work; details of Bernard Leach's tour of Japan to study the Japanese Craft Movement; a first draft of a proposal for a pottery at Shinner's Bridge; and the proposed conditions under which a craft workshop could be run.
Correspondents include: William Slater; Leonard Elmhirst; Bernard Leach; Kay Starr; Laurie Cookes; and Dorothy Elmhirst. Additional material includes: a 'Report on the Centralised Control of the Artist Craftsman'; and a Memorandum regarding Bernard Leach's trip to Japan, Pottery Studio arrangements, salary arrangements, and a rough estimate of income and expenditure on the Japan Tour. |