Photographs of Charles Richardson performing on stage
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Photographs, mostly black and white, depicting Charles Richardson on stage in various roles and some publicity headshots. Some of these images are annotated on the reverse and identify Charles as Ben Richardson which was his stage name. This folder contains: a photograph probably depicting Charl...
Programmes and press cuttings from productions starring Charles Richardson
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Programmes and press cuttings recording stage productions starring Charles Richardson. This folder contains: a cutting from the Daily Mirror, dated 1 Aug 1955, entitled Tommygun-Toting Boy Startled ‘em, reporting on Charles’ arrival in Australia to stay with his parentsa programme for a producti...
An example of The Bates Manufacturing Company patented Telephone Index constructed out of a brown metal and containing a spool of paper annotated with an alphabetical list of the telephone numbers of Ralph Richardson's colleagues and friends. Many of the contacts have been typed but some have als...
Ralph Richardson's cigarette case and parts of his naval uniform
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This folder contains: a small rectangular cigarette case made from a brown tortoise-shell material, possibly an early plastic, with a broken clasp and yellow metal hinges. two epaulettes in a navy fabric with brass buttons and golden fabric stripes and curls marking the rank of a Lieutenant-Comm...
George Jones: Four letters received from John Ruskin
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Four signed autograph letters from John Ruskin to George Jones (artist, executor to J. M. W. Turner, and Keeper of the Royal Academy). Two letters are fully dated, one letter lacks a year date, and the other is without date, as follows: (1). Denmark Hill. 24 September 1850. Letter refers to 'th...
Autograph poem (in ink) titled 'A Song of the Sea' (title in pencil, perhaps in another hand). Initialled 'J.R.' Twenty-seven lines of verse in three stanzas, beginning: 'Its masts of might - its souls so free / Had borne the scatheless keel / Through many a day of darkened sea / And many a stor...
Two album pages relating to John Everett Millais, incorporating two original letters from Millais (one to John Ruskin) and a letter from Effie Millais
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Two detached album pages with printed and autograph material adhered and attached relating to the artist John Everett Millais. (1). Two sepia photographs of Millais adhered (each 6 x 9 mm) together with a newspaper cutting announcing that Millais (and Edward William Cooke) have been elected Roy...
Frances Cornford: Letters to Daniel George (of Jonathan Cape) regarding her translations of the poems of Louis Aragon, together with the translations
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Letters and postcards from Frances Cornford to Daniel George (of Jonathan Cape) regarding her translations from the French of the poems of Louis Aragon. Together with a draft Preface, tables of contents, and typed translations. Cape did not proceed with publication. (1). Autograph letters and p...
Samuel Palmer: Letters to John Linnell Jnr and to William Linnell
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Five signed autograph letters from the artist Samuel Palmer to William Linnell (one letter), and to John Linnell Jnr. (four letters), as follows: (1). 6 Douro Place, August 1860. To William Linnell, on his departure for a tour of Italy. (1 sheet folded, with envelope). (2). Furze Hill House, F...