Members of the Marshall Family named in the correspondence include the following: (1) Julia O'Brien; (2) Edward O'Brien; (3) Nellie O'Brien; (4) Mary Marshall; (5) James Marshall, 1802-1873; (6) Aubrey De Vere, 1814-1902. The famous letter-writers include Matthew Arnold, Jenny Lind, John Ruskin, Alfred Tennyson and Mary Wordsworth.
Correspondence of various literary personalities with members of the Marshall Family
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- ReferenceGB 206 Brotherton Collection MS 19c Marshall
- Dates of Creationca. 1852-1881
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description20 letters held in 1 envelope
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Marshall Family of Leeds owned a flax-spinning firm from 1788 until its closure in 1886
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Acquisition Information
Purchased from Mrs E. Wiltshire on 6 April 1987
Note
In English
Other Finding Aids
Described in the Letters database http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/letters/letintro.htm
Additional Information
One of the Tennyson letters (that to James and Mary Marshall concerning their baby son) is missing