| Description | Correspondence and other records primarily regarding: J R Currie's contract of employment; the South Devon Agricultural Survey; farm evaluations; Agricultural Education and Advisory Work; the Carrington Report and the nomination of J R Currie to sit on the committee; and Victor Bonham-Carter's chapter on Agricultural Economics for his report. Correspondence between J R Currie and: A Bridges, Institute for Research into Agricultural Economics, Oxford; J P Maxton, Institute of Agrarian Affairs; the Management Committee of Dartington Hall; Leonard Elmhirst; Victor Bonham-Carter; P Holmes, County Agricultural Officer; and R Johnson, News of the Day. Material in this folder includes: 2 agreements of employment, 1942, and 1 for 1943, between J R Currie and Dartington Hall Limited and The Trustees of the Dartington Hall Trust; 'Notes on Mr Currie's salary by J P Maxton'; an outline of information regarding the activities of the research department; a copy of an article by J R Currie for News of the Day announcing his retirement and summarising his activities at Dartington during his 31 years; a copy of an obituary written by Leonard; and Press cuttings (1938-1966). |