| Description | Records regarding the meetings and activities of the Royal Forestry Society of England and Wales (RFSEW) primarily accumulated by Leonard Elmhirst and Wilfred E Hiley through his role as vice-president.
Material includes: a press cutting; a report of a meeting of representatives of the Land Agents' Society, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' and the RFSEW; a draft Deed of Covenant relating to the management and development of areas for growing timber; a copy of the 'Quarterly Journal of Forestry'; notices, papers, reports, notes, and memoranda from meetings including 'Home Grown Timber Dedication Scheme'; minutes from 1 meeting of the RFSEW Executive Committee, and 1 meeting of the RFSEW Examinations Committee; and correspondence.
Correspondents include: Leonard Elmhirst; J Adderley, United Kingdom Forestry Committee; Wilfred E Hiley; R Proby, president for the Central Landowners' Association; T Williams, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries; and R Gardner, RFSEW secretary.
Subjects include: co-operative forestry; the activities and meetings of the United Kingdom Forestry Committee; timber prices and the dedication of woodlands; the de-control and future outlook for forestry; and a meeting with the Forestry Commission. |