Incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1952-1964

Correspondence between JR and Lord Beaverbrook, the newspaper publisher (London Daily Express, London Sunday Express, and Evening Standard), British statesman, and art collector. The correspondence is primarily related to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, established in Fredericton, New Brunswick, September 16, 1959, as a gift from Lord Beaverbrook. Beaverbrook’s collection largely comprises paintings by twentieth-century English artists, but is also rich in British paintings from the Elizabethan to the modern era, including paintings by Thomas Gainsborough, Sir Joshua Reynolds, J.M.W. Turner and John Constable, as well as important nineteenth-century Canadian works. JR provided Beaverbrook with direction and advice on acquisitions and other matters related to the operation of an art gallery. Includes correspondence from other individuals consulted by JR concerning the Beaverbrook gallery and collection. Over 100 pieces of correspondence are included. Also include two photographs of paintings by George Stubbs (1956).