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51. Add MS 89510/2/14

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Title:
Letters to Meriel Forbes: First Names M-Z
Scope & Content:
Letters and cards to Meriel Forbes-Robertson from unidentified friends and colleagues with first names beginning with letters from M to Z. This folder also includes some letters with indecipherable signatures.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1927-1993
Extent:
1 folder

52. Add MS 89510/3/1

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Title:
Sketchbook of landscape drawings
Scope & Content:
Sketchbook containing drawings of landscapes and buildings in charcoal and pencil. This volume includes very little writing, with only a few notes on the inside of one of the covers, including the date 'May 1819'. This volume may have belonged to Ralph Richardson's grandfather, David Richardson.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1819
Extent:
1 folder

53. Add MS 89510/3/2

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Title:
David Richardson's travel journals
Scope & Content:
Two sketchbook journals belonging to David Richardson, Ralph's grandfather, recording trips and holidays with writing and sketches. The smaller volume dates from around 1854 and mostly contains sketches; it describes a trip around County Wicklow, Ireland, and another trip to the Scottish Highlan...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1854-1858
Extent:
1 folder (2 volumes)

54. Add MS 89510/3/3

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Title:
Travel journal of David Richardson including a trip to North America
Scope & Content:
A brown leather-bound journal belonging to David Richardson, Ralph's grandfather, recording details of business trips and holidays with notes, sketches and press cuttings. The volume includes: a description of a visit to London in Mar & Apr 1862 to fix exhibition cases a trip to Leeds in Jul...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1862-1869
Extent:
1 volume

55. Add MS 89510/3/4

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Title:
Travel journal of David Richardson describing trips to Europe
Scope & Content:
A green leather-bound journal belonging to David Richardson, Ralph's grandfather, recording details of business trips and holidays with notes, sketches and press cuttings. The volume includes: a leaflet describing the Church of St Paul at Jarrow-on-Tyne; a description of a trip to Scotland, J...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1866-1872
Extent:
1 volume

56. Add MS 89510/3/5

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Title:
Arthur Richardson's sketchbook
Scope & Content:
A green leather-bound sketchbook belonging to Arthur Richardson, Ralph's father. This volume includes a number of sketches in pen, pencil and watercolour, mostly depicting landscapes, plants and animals.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 volume

57. Add MS 89510/3/6

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Title:
Lydia Richardson's diary
Scope & Content:
Pocket diary of Lydia Susie Richardson, mother of Ralph, recording a stay in Fürstenwalde, Germany. The diary records Lydia education as a boarder at a school in Fürstenwalde and details her lessons, relationships with other students, and diet. The second half of the diary is written in German. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and German
Date Range:
1886
Extent:
1 folder

58. Add MS 89510/3/7

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Title:
Scientific Essay by Lewis Richardson and remembrances of Hugh and Lawrence Richardson
Scope & Content:
This folder contains the following three booklets regarding Ralph Richardson's uncles: an offprint of journal article by Lewis F Richardson, entitled 'Quantitative Mental Estimates of Light and Colour' from the British Journal of Psychology (General Section) Vol. XX Part 1, Jul 1929. This booklet...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1929-1953
Extent:
1 folder

59. Add MS 89510/3/8

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Title:
Sketchbook probably belonging to Gilbert Richardson
Scope & Content:
Slim, brown leather covered, pocket sketchbook containing sketches and watercolours. This volume includes a painting of a vase of flowers signed GHR, possibly standing for Gilbert Hancock Richardson, and dated 4 Aug 1930.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1930
Extent:
1 folder

60. Add MS 89510/3/9

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Title:
Unidentified family sketchbooks
Scope & Content:
Three small sketchbooks belonged to unidentified members of the Richardson family. These contain mostly drawings and watercolour paintings of landscapes, with some figure work. The volume labelled 'Bookbinding Accounts' contains some lists of furniture with values. The small black volume includes...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
1 folder