Murray, Alexander Henry Hallam (publisher, London) (1854-1934)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1854 - 1934
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of A.P. Watt Literary Agency, later A.P. Watt and Son, literary agents., 1889-1914.
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Identifier: MS.41248
Scope and Contents
The letters are of Alexander Pollock Watt, the founder of the agency, and of his son, Alexander Strahan Watt, to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. Originally “A.P. Watt Literary Agency”, the business became “A.P. Watt and Son” in 1892.The letters are arranged by writer, and by date under the writer.Watt, Alexander Pollock.1889-1890, 1892, 1894, 1896-1898: folios 1-14;1900-1905, 1907: folios 15-60.Watt, Alexander Strahan....
Dates:
1889-1914.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Grahame to Grant, A., 1809-1928.
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Identifier: MS.40475
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Grahame, James.Letters, 1809-1810, of James Grahame to John Murray II. Folios 1-6.Folio 5. Contains a copy of an estimate, 1810, from J Pillans and Sons for ‘The Sabbath and Sabbath Walks’ by James Grahame.Grahame, James.Letters, 1815 and 1816, of James Grahame to John Murray II. Folios 7-13.Folios 7-11. Review, 1815, by James...
Dates:
1809-1928.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Lee, S. to Leffingwell., 1808-1928.
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Identifier: MS.40685
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Lee, Sarah.Letters, 1828-1829, 1835 1838 and 1845-1846, to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 1-25.Lee, Sidney.Letters, 1895, 1897-1898, 1903, 1905-1906 and 1928, of and regarding Sir Sidney Lee to John Murray IV. Folios 26-43.Folio 39. Estimate, 1905, for expenditure and profits for a proposed work on Shakespeare of Sir Sidney...
Dates:
1808-1928.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Dasent to Davey., 1825-1917.
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Identifier: MS.40315
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Further items have been added to the end of this sequence.Dasent, Arthur Irwin.Letters, 1893, 1906-1908, 1910 and 1912, of Arthur Irwin Dasent to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Folios 1-18.Dasent, George Webbe.Letters, 1850,1860 and 1864, of Sir George Webbe Dasent to John Murray III. Folios 19-23. A further letter of Dasent can be located at folios...
Dates:
1825-1917.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Gore, C. to Gore, F., 1869-1914.
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Identifier: MS.40467
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Gore, Charles Alexander.Letters, 1869, 1870, 1875, 1889, 1891 and 1895, of Charles Alexander Gore to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Folios 1-16.Gore, Emily Caroline Augusta.Letters, 1882, possibly of Emily Caroline Augusta Gore to John Murray III. Folios 17-19.Gore, Francis Charles.Letters, 1914, of Sir Francis Charles Gore to...
Dates:
1869-1914.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hunt, V. to Hunter., 1807-1907, 1976.
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Identifier: MS.40592
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hunt, Violet Edith Gwynllyn Brooke-.Letters, 1902-1903 and 1907, of Violet Edith Gwynllyn Brooke-Hunt to John Murray IV and Charles Edward Lawrence. Folios 1-36.Folios 12-15. Letters, 1902, of George Allen and Smith, Elder and Co. to Violet Edith Gwynllyn Brooke-Hunt. Sent as enclosures of letter, 1902, to John Murray IV, folios 10-11.Folios 30-34. Draft...
Dates:
1807-1907, 1976.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Jack to Jackson, G., and company names beginning with initial J., 1814-1927.
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Identifier: MS.40603
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.J A G Weigel and Son.Letter, ?1836, of J A G Weigel and Son to John Murray III. Folio 1.J and A Burton and Scorer.Letter, 1891, of J and A Burton and Scorer, to John Murray III. Folios 2-3.J and J Leighton.Memorandum, 1896, of J and J Leighton to John Murray IV. Folio 4.J and R McCracken.Letter, 1846, of J...
Dates:
1814-1927.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Knaus to Knight, Henrietta., 1805-1906.
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Identifier: MS.40658
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Knaus, CharlesTheodore.Letter, 1893, of Charles Theodore Knaus to John Murray IV. Folios 1-6.Folio 4. Circular, 1890, showing printed commendations from the press of Charles Theodore Knaus. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1893, of Charles Theodore Knaus to John Murray IV, folios 1-2.Folio 5. Printed letter of recommendation, 1891, of Edward Spencer...
Dates:
1805-1906.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Heinrich Schliemann., 1884-1890.
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Identifier: MS.41068
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1884-1890, of Heinrich Schliemann to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with related letters and papers. The letters concern mostly the publication of “Tiryns”, including details of the involvement of other publishers in Europe and America. Some of the letters reveal the controversy surrounding Schliemann’s work and his efforts to respond to criticisms, and also details of his continuing excavations. Several letters of Charles Reinwald to John Murray, publishers, are included. The...
Dates:
1884-1890.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Lionel Trotter., 1860-1909.
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Identifier: MS.41204
Scope and Contents
Letters of Lionel Trotter to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. The letters 1860-1866 concern Trotter’s wish to be engaged to write biography, and his suggestion of several likely subjects, including Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and John Murray II. The letter for 1889 concerns the publication of Trotter’s “Life of the Marquis of Dalhousie” (W.H. Allen and Co., 1889), and his desire to find another subject. The letters 1895-1902 concern the preparation and...
Dates:
1860-1909.
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