| Admin/Biog History | In Petherbridge's notes on this series of personal correspondence, she explains that:
-Kamala Di Tella (1940-[c 2014]) was a medical doctor and psychotherapist. She and Petherbridge were close friends and Di Tella helped to facilitate Petherbridge's first stay in New Delhi with the then leader of the Loksabha (House of the People of the Republic of India).
-Gillian Goodwin (d. 2000) was married to Godfrey Goodwin (1921-2005), was a scholar who published works on Ottoman architecture and culture, teaching for many years at Robert College in Istanbul (Bogaziçi University).
-Michael Preston, (d. 2018) was the Former Head of Exhibition (design) at the Science Museum, London, and also worked at the Design School of Ahmenabad, before moving to Australia. |
| Description | This file includes correspondence of a personal nature from and to:
-Kamala Di Tella
-Gillian Goodfrey
-Ramu Katakam
-Susan Loppert
-Spyros Nafpliotis
-Ashley Page
-Michael Preston
-Pam Sacks
-Michael Sandle
-Jackson Webb
-Sikinos residents (e.g. Tassos, and the Lydis Family)
-Tony [?]
Also includes related ephemera such as postcards and images of Sikinos, and other Greek islands, plans of Petherbridge's Kastro house on Sikinos, and instructions for guests visiting Sikinos.
Of particular note:
-letter from Petherbridge to her sister, Pam Sacks, dated Easter Sunday, 30th [c 1960s], discussing Easter festivities on Sikinos, and the political climate in Greece
-letter from Petherbridge to her sister, Pam Sacks, dated 'Monday 19th or so [c 1960s]', discussing children and the Doctor on Sikinos, a plan to raise money for art supplies, and the Greek Junta government
-letter from Petherbridge to Spyros Nafpliotis, Byzantine Department, Archaeological Service of Athens, dated 25 Aug 1976, discussing the endangered areas in Sikinos, the need for preservation, and an extensive report listing sites, buildings, icons, and carvings in need of restoration
-letter from Petherbridge to the Lydis Family, dated 2 Sep 1976, concerning photographs of Sikinos, with notes on the architecture, and history of Sikinos attached
-letter from Michael Sandle, dated 3 Dec 1978, criticising the Tate's buying policy
-letter from Petherbridge to Michael Preston, dated 7 Aug, discussing life on Sikinos
-postcards sent from Ashley Page, dated 9 May 1985, discussing the possibility of a revival of the ballet 'A Broken Set of Rules', and travel
-photograph of Kamala Di Tella, undated
-printed email from Petherbridge to Ramu Katakam, dated [c 1999], discussing instructions for his visit to Petherbridge's house on Sikinos |