mshm277 Letter : Brantwood, to Joan Severn Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire, to Joan Severn, [18--] Finding Aid Encoding funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections
South Hadley, MA
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 Finding aid generated in MARC format from database, then encoded using Perl scripts and XSL stylesheet. 2004-04-06 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 mshm277 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections Letter : Brantwood, to Joan Severn Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire, to Joan Severn, [18--] Finding Aid MS 0006a Encoding funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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 Collection Overview Ruskin, John, 1819-1900. Letter : Brantwood, to Joan Severn Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire, to Joan Severn [18--] MS 0006a 1 item. Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections
South Hadley, MA
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900; Artist and philosopher. The collection consists of an undated letter to "Darlingest Grannie," i.e., Joan Severn, in which he discusses his grief and seeing his children. English. Biographical Note

John Ruskin, artist and philosopher, born in 1819 to Margaret Cox and John James Ruskin in London, England. Attended Oxford University but his study was interrupted for two years by illness. Received his B.A. in 1842 and his M.A. in 1843. He taught art at Oxford and wrote extensively throughout his life, most notably on art and social issues. In 1871 he tried to found a utopia in England, and for the remainder of his life continued to urge social reform. Ruskin died on January 20, 1900, in Coniston, England.

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Undated letter to "Darlingest Grannie", i.e., Joan Severn, in which he discusses his grief and seeing his children.

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 Search Terms Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 Correspondence. Severn, Joan. Letters