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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D2605/1/5
TitleMiscellaneous correspondence concerning Dovedale and the National Trust
Date1923-1956
DescriptionIncludes:
Letters of support for Holmes' plan for the acquisition of Dovedale by the National Trust, 1923-1936; letter from Arthur Mee congratulating F A Holmes on his long devotion to Dovedale, 1943; Letter concerning Holmes' gift of High Wheeldon Hall to the National Trust, 1946; letter from Holmes relating to the use of money for the preservation of Dovedale as a National Park, 1947; and memoranda about the acquisition of Wolfscote Dale and land in Ilam, Staffordshire,1947; and the lease of Ilam Hall to the Youth Hostels Association, 1956
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorF A Holmes of Darley Dale, environmentalist
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