Letters to Arthur and Joan Severn

Scope and Content

Comprises letters from Ruskin to:

  • (a) numbers 1-6 (1873-?80), Arthur Severn;
  • (b) numbers 7-16 (?1885-1888), Joan Severn, mainly with envelopes.
Also six envelopes addressed to Joan Severn (1888).

Acquisition Information

Purchased by the John Rylands Library at auction at Christie's on 22 April 1959 (Lot 186).