| Administrative History | The Young Volunteer Force Foundation was founded by Anthony Steen (Conservative MP 1974-2010) in 1968, and superseded by the Community Projects Foundation, and later the Community Development Foundation. Reference: Wikipedia 'Anthony Steen', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Steen (02/01/2013), Community Development Foundation 'Annual Report Year ending 31 March 2007' (2007) |
| Custodial History | This item was transferred to Derbyshire Record Office in December 2012 by Cumbria Archive and Local Studies Centre following a donation of papers relating to the Cumbria Community Development Project (CDP). Its Director John Pearce was previously involved in the Young Volunteers Force Foundation. |