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
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Brotherton Collection MS 19c Marshall
- Dates of Creation
- ca. 1852-1881
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 20 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
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
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