ms051 Turnbull (Grace Hill) 1880-1974Papers 1933-1935MS 51 Special CollectionsThe Milton S. Eisenhower LibraryThe Johns Hopkins University
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September 10, 2007 Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Margaret Burri Finding aid written in English Turnbull (Grace Hill) 1880-1974Papers 1933-1935MS 51 Special CollectionsThe Milton S. Eisenhower LibraryThe Johns Hopkins University Contact Information Special Collections The Milton S. Eisenhower Library The Johns Hopkins University 3400 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21218 (410) 516-8323 Margaret Burri

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 Descriptive Summary ms051 Turnbull (Grace Hill) 1880-1974 Papers 1933-1935 Turnbull, Grace Hill, 1880-1974 Johns Hopkins University. Special Collections. 18 items English. The collection consists of Grace Turnbull's correspondence with British writers, 1933-1935. Of interest are the letters of Stephen Mackenna with whom Miss Turnbull consulted while she was writing The Essence of Plotinus. Her work is based on Mackenna's translation of Plotinus. Her other correspondents included William Ralph Inge, G.W. Russell, Sir John Collings Squire, and Evelyn Underhill. Administrative Information Provenance

The collection was given to the university in 1940 by Grace Turnbull.

 Use Restrictions

Access to the collection is unrestricted.

 Preferred Citation

Grace Turnbull Papers, Ms. 51

Special Collections,

Milton S. Eisenhower Library,

The Johns Hopkins University

Biographical Note

Grace Turnbull was a sculptor, painter, and author. She was born in Baltimore on December 31, 1880. She studied at the Maryland Institute of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and later exhibited her work in Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

Mis Turnbull also published several books, including Tongues of Fire (1928), The Essence of Plotinus (1934), and The Uncovered Well (1952). She died in Baltimore in 1974.