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John Ruskin and Louise Blandy Papers: Finding Aid
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Box 1

HM 57251-57298 Correspondence and drawing: Blandy, Louise - Ruskin, John (-1877 August 28)

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).
Box 2

HM 57299-HM 57339 Correspondence: Ruskin, John (1877 September 7-) - Severn, Joan; Photographs and Ephemera

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.
Box 3

Scrapbook volume

Original scrapbook volume with empty pages, except for three pages of pressed botanical specimens. The verso of the flyleaf has the ms. ink inscription: "Louise Virenda Blandy, in remembrance of April 12. 76, with much love, from Adelheid."