Papers collected by Sir Albert Gray, consisting of:
- Letters from J.J. Ruskin to George Gray, 1825-1852
- Papers relating to John Ruskin's marriage, 1847-1925
- Two copies of a memoir by Sir Albert on Ruskin's marriage, c. 1910
Dates
- Creation: 1825-1925
Extent
0.37 Linear metres (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. lett. c. 228, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. lett. c. 228, d. 227, Eng. misc. d. 652-653
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 11259
Abstract
Papers Collected by Sir Albert Gray
Biographical / Historical
Sir Albert Gray (1850-1928) was the brother of Euphemia Chalmers Gray, who married John Ruskin in 1848 and Sir John Everett Millais in 1855. Details are given in Who Was Who.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 41197-200.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were bequeathed to the Library by Sir Albert Gray and received in 1938, on condition that they were not to be opened until 1968.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Papers Collected by Sir Albert Gray
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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