Two notepads and some loose pages of writings by Ralph Richardson. These pads include some poetry and stories about working in Dublin during the Troubles and meeting Darrell Figgis.
Writing by Lady Richardson consisting of notes, memoirs and speeches. This folder contains: a speech at the unveiling of a portrait of Ralph Richardson in the National Theatrea speech to introduce the guests at an eventnotes on Ralph's uncles and auntsnotes on Ralph's pets and his reaction to th...
A small home-made album entitled Mixed Drawings by Ralph D Richardson compiling ink drawings and coloured sketches created by Ralph as a child and teenager. The drawings in the album mostly depict figures, from life and photographs, as well as fictional characters and drawings of Ralph's pet mous...
A thin brown, hardback volume with a black spine, entitled A Collection of Lino. cuts. containing prints of linocuts created by Ralph Richardson from 1926 onwards. This volume includes a variety of small prints made by Ralph, mostly of figures, including a personalised bookplate at the front o...
Christmas cards and postcards created by Ralph Richardson and Meriel Forbes
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A number of printed Christmas cards featuring artwork created by Ralph Richardson. This folder also includes a printed Christmas card containing a photograph of Charles Richardson as a child, two hand-made thank you postcards signed "Mu" and depicting stylised flowers, and a printed Christmas car...
A small Basildon Bond White notepad containing pencil sketches by Ralph Richardson, mostly depicting figures. This volume includes a handwritten speech, given at the box office, looking ahead towards 1959.
Four small Harrods Air Mail notepads containing loose pencil sketches by Ralph Richardson, mostly depicting figures. Two volumes are annotated on the cover by Lady Richardson. One includes the following note: All these drawn by RR from the back of the eye, seen in his minds eye, at the Haymarket ...
A small Basildon Bond White notepad containing loose pencil sketches by Ralph Richardson, mostly depicting figures, labelled as 1965 card. This folder also includes a partially coloured ink drawing labelled Mu as Titania 64 and signed illegibly with the date. This may not be by Ralph.
A small notepad with missing cover containing loose ink drawings by Ralph Richardson, mostly depicting figures. This folder also includes a partially coloured ink drawing on the back of a lunch menu from the Hotel Metropole, depicting Brighton pier.
Sketchpad of ink drawings and notes on acquaintances of Oscar Wilde
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A small notepad with missing cover containing ink drawings and notes by Ralph Richardson, regarding men connected to the trial of Oscar Wilde. Each page depicts a sketch of one of the men with notes about their relationship to Wilde and queries about their character.