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Correspondence to Edith Simon from individuals, 1980

 File
Identifier: Acc.13772/79

Scope and Contents

File primarily contains letters from individuals, but also includes copy letters of Edith Simon. Identified correspondents include Brian Smith, Artsure; possibly Adrianne Reed, Compton Gallery; Gwenn McCreath, Festival Times; 'Tom'; 'Philip'; Erica Bright, The Scottish Arts Council; Paul S. Nesbitt, Transvan; possibly 'April' Taylor; Lady Kathleen Liddell Hart; 'Gillian'; Morna Chambers, Wildcat Stage Productions Ltd.; 'Sara', The Observer; possibly 'Bella' Kaufman; Anne McLaren, Medical Research Council; possibly Miss J. Sainsbury, The Society for the Protection of Animals in North Africa; 'Bob'; S. Hardy, London Transport; Thelma Seear; possibly Geoff Herbert; Monica Pidgeon; possibly 'Bob' Learmanth; Mrs. Jeanne Collins, Bache Halsey Stuart Shields Inc.; Margaret McGavin, Scottish Society of Women Artists; Thomas Wilson, The Henderson Gallery; possibly Alec Tiranti, Alec Tiranti Ltd.; 'Nell'; Pierre Levie; Keith Grant, Dust Jewellery Ltd.; possibly Ingram Tennant; possibly Peter Day, Plant Breeding Institute, Cambridge; Blanche Marvin; K.J. Sykes, Nottinghamshire Area Health Authority (Teaching); possibly Semund Remoy; Paul Nesbitt, Transvan; Denys Hadden, Plant Breeding Institute, Cambridge; Lothian Health Board; 'D.H.'; James Day, The Church of Scotland Home Board; 'Jeanne'; possibly 'Julia'; possibly Keith Brown; 'Sue'; H.H. Rogers, Plant Breeding Institute, Cambridge; Dr. C.W. Fishburne, Edinburgh University Students' Association; Astley Ainslie Hospital; Judith Segal, Bodleian Library Oxford; Cherry Lucas, O.T.G. Productions Ltd.; Ray Waterhouse, The British Artists Show; and Inga Beth Heiden.

File also includes a didactic note for 'The Sheep Shearer' sculpture; a newsletter for the Society for the Protection of Animals in North Africa (June 1980); an exhibition programme for 'Sculpture at Landmark' in Carrbridge, Inverness (undated); a news cutting advertising an artist's residency at the Gardner Centre for the Arts, Sussex University (undated); a brief for a sculpture competition at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham; promotional flyers for the Scottish Committee for Arts and Disability; a promotional flyer for the exhibition 'Maverick or Who's Afraid of Edith Simon?' (May 1987); a copy of an illustrated Christmas card likely to have been designed by Edith Simon; manuscript notes by Edith Simon regarding a competition entry; worklists for paintings and sculptures with associacted prices; and a flyer concerning an 'international visual artists exchange programme', with an attached participation form.

Dates

  • Creation: 1980

Creator

Language of Materials

Primarily in English, with some correspondence in German

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

1 Folders

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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