Scope and Content
In 1957, efforts were made to form the Louis Bromfield Institute--a group of 100 prominent and influential Americans in leadership roles who could assist in transforming Malabar Farm into a world renowned center for the study and advancement of farming, conservation, and ecological pursuits. This subseries contains materials (primarily correspondence) from the National Development Committee of the Louis Bromfield Institute; it is unclear from the records present if the Institute was ever successfully formed.