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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 89510 Name Richardson, Lydia Susie, mother of Ralph Richardson, 1870-1953 Digitised Content No

1. Add MS 89510/1/36

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Title:
Letters to Sir Ralph Richardson from his mother
Scope & Content:
Letters addressed to Ralph Richardson from his mother, Lydia Richardson. The first three letters seem to relate to Ralph's first years at a boarding school and Lydia's worries for his health and happiness there. The file also contains: a letter from Feb 1934 consoling Ralph on a bad play and d...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1917-1933
Extent:
1 folder

2. 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

3. Add MS 89510/3/14

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Title:
Marriage and baptism certificates for family members
Scope & Content:
A number of official certificates for the immediate family of Ralph Richardson. This folder contains: the marriage certificate of Arthur Richardson and Lydia Susie Russell, Ralph's parents, dated 6 Nov 1890 the baptism certificate of Christopher Aloysius Richardson, Ralph's brother, on 6 Dec 1...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1890-1924
Extent:
1 folder

4. Add MS 89510/14/2

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Title:
Photographs of Ralph Richardson's parents
Scope & Content:
Photographs depicting Ralph Richardson's parents. This folder contains: ten photographs of Ralph's mother, Lydia Susie Russell, as a young woman and in old ageeight photographs of Ralph's father, Arthur Richardson, including two with his brother Hugh as young boys, one with his brother Gilbert H...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
1 folder

5. Add MS 89510/14/3

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Title:
Photographs of Ralph Richardson as a child
Scope & Content:
Photographs depicting Ralph Richardson as an infant and young child. This folder contains: two copies of a round photograph of Ralph as an infant, possibly aged nine monthsa photograph of Ralph as an infant being held by his mothera framed photograph of Ralph as a young child wearing a hat and h...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1902-1920
Extent:
1 folder

6. Add MS 89510/16/1

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Title:
'News Cuttings' scrapbook recording the early career of Ralph Richardson
Scope & Content:
A scrapbook with a red leather cover embossed with a design showing a pile of newspapers and entitled News Cuttings, containing press cuttings, programmes and photographs recording the early career of Ralph Richardson. This volume may have been compiled by Lydia Richardson, Ralph's mother, as it...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1902-1948
Extent:
1 volume