PC/3/4/7 - Letter, PC to her parents, 7/11/1947

PC/3/4/7

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Letter, PC to her parents, 7/11/1947

7/11/1947

4 pages; 2 leaves Letters (typescript and MS)

Crampton, Patricia, 1925-2016
Wood, Vera Marionrecipient
Wood, Leslie John Cardewrecipient

MS & TS. 4 pages. 2 leaves. With envelope stamped 7/11/1947, marked by PC as no. 7.

PC writes about concerns relating to her younger sister [Jennifer], whom she refers to as ‘Small’.

Her ornamental hippopotamus ‘Horace’ had been damaged. She describes her and Hanna’s room.

[Charles] Macnamara had wrapped Wolf’s [Wolfgang Hildesheimer’s] design. The photos from Nyon which her father had returned to her had failed completely as the film was a dud. PC discusses the purchase of watches, nylons and tea-sets.

Bunny [Beryl Beswick] had had a Halloween themed birthday party. Menu card of the Grand Hotel Nuremberg included in letter dated 15/11/1947.

PC describes Wolf[gang Hildesheimer] as’ a brilliant artist and writer.’ She encloses a textile design of his (not found with this letter). Several of his designs had been taken by the Courtaulds [Courtauld Institute] and he had cooperated with Norman Hartnell. She asks [her father, an engineer] what he thought of Wolf’s plans for asbestos design.

She asks her parents to buy her a copy of ‘The Writer’; she has converted two friends to the ‘Tampax faith.’ She will definitely be able to spend Christmas day with her parents.