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Murray, Alexander Henry Hallam (publisher, London) (1854-1934)

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Dates

  • Existence: 1854 - 1934

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Amy Yule., 1878-1899.

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Identifier: MS.41317
Scope and Contents Letters, 1878-1899, of Amy Yule to John Murray III, John Murray IV, and Hallam Murray, with related letters and papers. They concern her works published by the Murrays, “A little light on the Cretan insurrection”, and “Handbook for travellers in Greece”. They also relate to mutual acquaintances and family, including her father Henry Yule. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1878-1879: folios 1-15;1881-1882: folios 16-57;1883-1884: folios...
Dates: 1878-1899.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Frere, P. to Freshfields., 1821-1911.

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Identifier: MS.40429
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Frere, Philip Howard.Letters, 1865, of Philip Frere to John Murray III. They concern the death of Frere’s mother, Mary (d 1864), and the copyright of the fifth volume, edited by his father, William, of the five volume work, “Original letters written during the reigns of Henry VI. Edward IV. and Richard III. by various persons of rank or consequence [of the Paston family]” (1787-1789 - G.G.J. and J....
Dates: 1821-1911.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Fancourt to Fanshawe., 1819-1916.

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Identifier: MS.40392
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Fancourt, Charles St John.Letter, ? 1854, of Charles St John Fancourt to John Murray III. Folio 1.Fancourt, St John Fancourt Michell.Letters, 1901-1902, St John Fancourt Michell Fancourt to John Murray IV. Folios 2-23.Folio 17. Illustration of ‘Reconnaissance of the unexplored Abor Country’. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1902, of St John...
Dates: 1819-1916.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Harries to Harrison, D., 1822-1917.

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Identifier: MS.40526
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. A further correspondent has been added to the end of the sequence.Harries, Roger.Letter, 1823, of Roger Harries to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Folio 1. Includes an excerpt of a letter, 1823, of Peter Lee to Roger Harries.Harris, Charles.Letters, 1903-1905 and 1917, of Charles Harris to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios...
Dates: 1822-1917.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of D. Appleton and Company, publishers., 1871-1924.

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Identifier: MS.40022
Scope and Contents The letters concern various publishing interests, especially the securing of the rights to publish American editions of certain Murray publications. Also mentioned are copyright, and the encouragement of links between American publishers and the International Publishers’ Association.(i) Letters of William Henry Appleton to John Murray III. Letters 1871, 1889-1890: folios 1-5.(ii) Letters of William Worthen Appleton mostly to John Murray IV,...
Dates: 1871-1924.

Papers concerning Francis Darwin: mostly letters of publishers, printers, etc., to John Murray, publishers, concerning Francis Darwin`s works. Also included are papers concerning Francis Darwin`s interests in the works and in the copyright of his father, Charles Darwin., 1885-1899.

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Identifier: MS.40312
Scope and Contents From the Series: The incoming correspondence consists of letters of individuals and companies sent to John Murray, publishers, mostly relating to the business, but also including private letters. The correspondence largely covers the period from the 1760s to the 1920s. Where enclosures exist, they have been kept with their original letters. This series contains most of the extant letters received by the publishing house up to the 1920s, but others are to be found throughout the archive. One...
Dates: 1885-1899.

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