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John Ruskin and Louise Blandy Papers


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    Correspondence and drawing: Blandy, Louise - Ruskin, John (-1877 August 28)

    Manuscripts

    Chiefly letters from John Ruskin to Louise Blandy, including undated items and letters dating from November 24, 1875 August 28, 1877. There are also a few letters from Ruskin to Louise's parents, dating from 1874, and a letter from Edward Burne-Jones to Ruskin (HM 57252), as well as one item by Louise Blandy: a pencil sketch of a man and woman (HM 57251).

    HM 57251-57298

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    Correspondence: Ruskin, John (1877 September 7-) - Severn, Joan; Photographs and Ephemera

    Manuscripts

    Chiefly letters from John Ruskin to Louise Blandy, dating from September 7, 1877, to July 11, 1882, as well as two fragments of unidentified essays by Ruskin (HM 57336-7), a letter from Joan Severn to Mrs. Blandy (HM 57338), 2 photographs of the water and outdoor areas between Craydon and Epsom (HM 57339), and 2 clippings.

    HM 57299-HM 57339

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    John Ruskin Papers

    Manuscripts

    The collection contains approximately 874 pieces of correspondence and manuscripts chiefly related to English author John Ruskin (1819-1900) and his career as a writer, professor, and art critic. A large portion of the collection is made up of approximately 500 pieces of correspondence from Ruskin and his friend Susan Beever, circa 1870-1870 (JR 1-526). In these letters, Ruskin talks about his writings, ideas and thoughts, and health. There are also approximately 230 letters, dating from 1887 to 1893, from Beever to Albert Fleming, an editor and close friend of Ruskin, that primarily discuss Beever's everyday life, her neighbors on Coniston Water, and news about Ruskin. The letters from Beever to Fleming were written during her last illness, with a few letters from others regarding her death (JR 555-753). In addition, there are approximately 150 letters and documents of and addressed to Albert Fleming, dated 1887 to 1893, regarding the publication of a selection of the Ruskin letters to Beever by George Allen under the title Hortus Inclusus, with corrected proof sheets for the 1902 revised edition. Pen-and-ink sketches are included in items JR 15, 138, 246, 257, 341, 356. There is also a poem by Ruskin, "Last Added Stanzas to Dame Wiggins of Lee" (JR 494). Other correspondents include George Allen, Edward Clayton, Sir Edward Cook, Frederick Furnivall and Alexander Wedderburn. Allen, George 25 pieces Allen, Grace 5 pieces Beever, Susan 230 pieces Brown, John 14 pieces Cook, Sir Edward Tyas 6 pieces Fleming, Albert 21 pieces Mackrell, H. Perceval 9 pieces Powell, R. 18 pieces Ruskin, John 536 pieces Wedderburn, Alexander Dundas Ogilvy 9 pieces

    mssJR 1-874

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    Georgiana Burne-Jones letter to John Ruskin

    Manuscripts

    In this letter, "Georgie" is consoling John Ruskin after Rose La Touche rejected his marriage proposal. The letter is addressed to "Oldie." it is undated and written from Burne-Jones' home in London.

    mssHM 79067

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    Ruskin, John. Epitaphs on the tombstones of John James Ruskin and Margaret Cox Ruskin in Shirley Church Yard

    Manuscripts

    The collection contains approximately 874 pieces of correspondence and manuscripts chiefly related to English author John Ruskin (1819-1900) and his career as a writer, professor, and art critic. A large portion of the collection is made up of approximately 500 pieces of correspondence from Ruskin and his friend Susan Beever, circa 1870-1870 (JR 1-526). In these letters, Ruskin talks about his writings, ideas and thoughts, and health. There are also approximately 230 letters, dating from 1887 to 1893, from Beever to Albert Fleming, an editor and close friend of Ruskin, that primarily discuss Beever's everyday life, her neighbors on Coniston Water, and news about Ruskin. The letters from Beever to Fleming were written during her last illness, with a few letters from others regarding her death (JR 555-753). In addition, there are approximately 150 letters and documents of and addressed to Albert Fleming, dated 1887 to 1893, regarding the publication of a selection of the Ruskin letters to Beever by George Allen under the title Hortus Inclusus, with corrected proof sheets for the 1902 revised edition. Pen-and-ink sketches are included in items JR 15, 138, 246, 257, 341, 356. There is also a poem by Ruskin, "Last Added Stanzas to Dame Wiggins of Lee" (JR 494). Other correspondents include George Allen, Edward Clayton, Sir Edward Cook, Frederick Furnivall and Alexander Wedderburn.

    JR 534.

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    Ruskin, John. To George Allen

    Manuscripts

    The collection contains approximately 874 pieces of correspondence and manuscripts chiefly related to English author John Ruskin (1819-1900) and his career as a writer, professor, and art critic. A large portion of the collection is made up of approximately 500 pieces of correspondence from Ruskin and his friend Susan Beever, circa 1870-1870 (JR 1-526). In these letters, Ruskin talks about his writings, ideas and thoughts, and health. There are also approximately 230 letters, dating from 1887 to 1893, from Beever to Albert Fleming, an editor and close friend of Ruskin, that primarily discuss Beever's everyday life, her neighbors on Coniston Water, and news about Ruskin. The letters from Beever to Fleming were written during her last illness, with a few letters from others regarding her death (JR 555-753). In addition, there are approximately 150 letters and documents of and addressed to Albert Fleming, dated 1887 to 1893, regarding the publication of a selection of the Ruskin letters to Beever by George Allen under the title Hortus Inclusus, with corrected proof sheets for the 1902 revised edition. Pen-and-ink sketches are included in items JR 15, 138, 246, 257, 341, 356. There is also a poem by Ruskin, "Last Added Stanzas to Dame Wiggins of Lee" (JR 494). Other correspondents include George Allen, Edward Clayton, Sir Edward Cook, Frederick Furnivall and Alexander Wedderburn.

    JR 536.