Identity area
Reference code
HowardA/B/4
Unique identifier
GB 275 HowardA/B/4
Title
Louise Howard
Date(s)
- 1918-1971 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
11 folders, paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1880-1969)
Biographical history
She was born Louise Ernestine Matthaei, one of three daughters of a German, French and Swiss family. She studied Classics at Newnham College 1900-5 and became a Fellow. She served as chief of the agricultural section of the International Labour Organization from 1924. Following her marriage to Albert Howard in 1931 she became an advocate of organic husbandry. After his death she co-founded the Albert Howard Foundation, which in 1953 merged with the Soil Association of which she became honorary life vice-president.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Material relating to Louise Howard's life.