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Collapse D2605 - F A Holmes of Darley Dale (d 1947), environmentalist - [20th cent]D2605 - F A Holmes of Darley Dale (d 1947), environmentalist - [20th cent]
Expand 1 - Correspondence - 1923-19561 - Correspondence - 1923-1956
Expand 2 - Articles - 1920s-1940s2 - Articles - 1920s-1940s
Collapse 3 - Newspaper cuttings - 1924-19833 - Newspaper cuttings - 1924-1983
1 - Relics found in Manifold Valley - 1924
2 - Sale of Ilam Hall,Staffordshire - Aug 1926
3 - Investigations of the disappearance of the River Manifold - Apr-May 1927
4 - Sale of the Isaak Walton hotel - Mar-May 1929
5 - Proposed amusement park at Dovedale - 15 Apr 1929
6 - Report on the National Conference for the Preservation of the Countryside - Oct 1929
7 - Statements of support for the National Park scheme and replies of MPs - Nov 1929-Jan 1930
8 - Application to the Commission on National Parks to include Dovedale - Feb 1930
9 - Articles on the tercentenary celebrations for Charles Cotton, by F A Holmes - 1930
10 - Newspaper article 'Dovedale: A National Park', by F A Holmes - 18 Apr 1930
11 - The report of the national park committee - Apr-May 1931
12 - Sale of the Beresford Estate - 1931-1932
13 - Closure of the Leek and Manifold Light Railway - Mar 1933
14 - Interview with F A Holmes - 10 Jun 1933
15 - Ramblers' Rally at Thor's Cave - Jun 1933
16 - Gift of Taddington Wood to the National Trust by an anonymous donor - Oct 1933
17 - Gift of Hurts Wood and Hall Dale to the National Trust by Robert McDougall - Dec 1933
18 - Gift of Stanton Moor Edge to the National Trust by F A Holmes - 1934
19 - Gift of 50 acres by Lode Mill and Fishponds plantation to the National Trust - May 1934
20 - Gift of Ilam Hall, Staffordshire, to the National Trust by Robert McDougall - Jun-Nov 1934
21 - Gift of 30 acres on the east side of Upper Dovedale to the National Trust by ICI - Dec 1934
22 - Gift of Beresford Dale and land in Staffordshire to the National Trust by Robert McDougall - 3 Jan 1935
23 - Gift of 52 acres in Biggin Dale to the National Trust by Robert McDougall - Aug 1935
24 - Gift of land at Iron Tors and Nabbs to the National Trust by E M Hodgson Kerfoot - 1936
25 - Gift of land in the Hamps Valley to the National Trust by Robert McDougall - 1936
26 - Gift of Bostern Grange Estate to the National Trust by the Pilgrim Trust - Mar 1936
27 - Gift of 64 acres near Mill Dale to the National Trust by the Pilgrim Trust - 3 Sep 1936
28 - Report on the national parks debate in the House of Commons - Dec 1936
29 - Acquisition of the Shining Cliff Woods from J G Greaves - Apr 1937
30 - Appeal for funds by the National Trust to acquire more property - Apr-Jul 1937
31 - Opening of a public footpath through Manifold Valley - Jul 1937
32 - Death of Sir Robert McDougall - Dec 1938
33 - Report of a lecture by F A Holmes on national parks - 3 Feb 1940
34 - Award of honorary degree of MA at Manchester University to F A Holmes - 1943
35 - Proposed cement works at Cauldon Low (Staffordshire) - Jan-Nov 1944
36 - Proposed water scheme for Leicester Corporation - Mar 1944-May 1946
37 - Twenty proposed national parks - Dec 1944
38 - Gift of High Wheeldon Hill to the National Trust by F A Holmes as a memorial to the Derbyshire and Staffordshire regiments - 16 Nov 1946
39 - Death of F A Holmes - 1947
40 - War Office plan to acquire land in Dovedale for use as a small arms range - Nov 1947
41 - Memorial plaque to F A Holmes at Dovedale - 1950
42 - Acquisition of Tissington Spires, Lovers Leap and Reynard's Cave by the National Trust - 11 Dec 1979
43 - Acquisition of Kinder Scout by the National Trust - 1982-1983
Expand 4 - Photographs - c. 1936-19474 - Photographs - c. 1936-1947
Expand 5 - Sale particulars and related items - 20th cent5 - Sale particulars and related items - 20th cent
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