Two Typed Letters Signed ('H. Gordon Griffin' and 'H. G. Griffin') to 'The Secretary' and K. W. Luckhurst, Royal Society of Arts; with carbon of Luckhurst's reply; and draft of 'C.P.R.E. Publication on the Design and Layout of Small Houses.'

All items very good. A couple with slight staining at head from paperclip. Letter One (to 'The Secretary', 4to, 1 p, 5 lines): Apologising for delay in acknowledging the 'letter and enclosures of 31st ultimo': 'my office was only opened on Wednesday last and I have had much correspondence with which to deal'. Letter Two (to Luckhurst, 4to, 1 p, 18 lines): Concerning 'a booklet on the layout and design of small houses' which the C.P.R.E. 'is hoping to publish this spring'. 'It will include about 50 illustrations of good post-war housing, showing so far as possible private enterprise building'. 'Since houses, once built, will remain for many years, the importance of obtaining a high standard of design needs no stressing [...] the Council's finances will not permit it to sponsor this publication without assistance. A number of most generous donations have been received, but a further £50 is required before printing can be put in hand.' Asks if the R.S.A. 'would assist us to find the money by making a donation towards printing costs'. In a long reply (carbon on yellow paper, 4to, 1p, 29 lines), Luckhurst apologises for 'sending you counsel when you are looking for cash'. Although the booklet is 'interesting' the Society has 'no fund that could properly be drawn on to assist in this project and I am more than doubtful whether the Council would feel it possible to make a gift from our general funds'. He suggests 'approaching the British Academy. They have, I know, a trial scheme, financed by the Pilgrim Trust'. 'I take it that you have given up the search for a publisher who would undertake the project without so heavy a subsidy. There are some, such as the Oxford University Press, which take a very public-spirited attitude to such proposals'. Luckhurst concludes 'one way and another I have had to face your problem quite a few times lately'. The typescript, headed on the first page 'DRAFT November/56', is entitled 'DESIGN FOR HOUSES | Our Homes and their Settings'. The text is in a very early stage, and lacking the illustrations. It is doubtful whether the publication was produced.