Murray, Alexander Henry Hallam (publisher, London) (1854-1934)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1854 - 1934
Found in 443 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of (Thomas) Herbert Warren., 1900-1904.
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Identifier: MS.41243
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. They concern various literary and publishing matters, but mainly the publication of Warren’s account of the life of Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, “Christian Victor (Prince of Schleswig-Holstein)” (1903). The letters show Warren’s close acquaintanceship with, and interest in, John Murray IV, his family and business.The letters are arranged chronologically:1900-1901: folios 1-25;1902:...
Dates:
1900-1904.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas Michell., 1857-1889.
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Identifier: MS.40808
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern the preparation and publication of various editions of the “Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland and Finland” and “The Handbook for Travellers in Norway”. Also mentioned are articles by Michell on Russia and Norway for the “Quarterly Review”.The letters are arranged chronologically.1857: folio 1;1864-1870, 1872-1873, 1875, 1879: folios 2-67;1881, 1883,...
Dates:
1857-1889.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas Michell., 1890-1898.
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Identifier: MS.40809
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern the preparation and publication of various editions of the “Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland and Finland” and “The Handbook for Travellers in Norway”. Also mentioned are articles by Michell on Russia and Norway for the “Quarterly Review”.The letters are arranged chronologically.1890-1891: folios 1-18;1892: folios 19-58;1893: folios 59-92 [Note];...
Dates:
1890-1898.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas N. Longman (1849-1930), William Longman, and Longman and Co., publishers., 1807-1927.
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Identifier: MS.40712
Scope and Contents
Letters of Thomas N. Longman (1849-1930) to John Murray IV, John Murray V and Hallam Murray; with letters of William Longman to John Murray III and Robert Cooke. Also included are letters of Longman and Co., publishers, to John Murray, publishers; with related business and family letters. The letters concern the business relations between the Longmans and the Murrays and their associates, with a few personal letters and with related business papers. Some of the letters include responses....
Dates:
1807-1927.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Walter Marsham Adams., 1890-1898.
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Identifier: MS.40006
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1890-1898 and uncertain dates, of Walter Marsham Adams to John Murray IV, with related letters. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1890: folios 1-2;1894: folios 3-25;1895: folios 26-84;1896: folios 85-90;1897: folios 91-102;1898: folios 103-141; (1)uncertain dates: folios 142-144. (2)1. Includes letter, 1898, of Charles Thompson to John Murray IV: folio 103;...
Dates:
1890-1898.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Wilfred Cripps, with related papers., 1878-1895.
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Identifier: MS.40292
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, to John Murray IV, to Hallam Murray and to Robert Cooke. They relate to the preparation for publication of various editions of Cripps’ “Old English Plate”, and other works on silver plate. The letters are arranged chronologically.1878-1879: folios 1-14;1880-1883: folios 15-45 [Notes 1-2];1885-1887: folios 46-56;1890-1895: folios 57-108.[Note l] Folios 33-34. Letter, 2 June 1883, of...
Dates:
1878-1895.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Wilfred Cripps, with related papers., 1896-1903.
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Identifier: MS.40293
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. They relate to the preparation for publication of various editions of Cripp’s “Old English Plate”, and related works. The letters are arranged chronologically.1896-1899: folios 1-71 [Note 1];1900-1903: folios 72-110 [Note 2].Undated letter and disassociated parts of letters of Wilfred Cripps. Folios 111-115.[Note 1] Folios 65-66. Letter, 11 September 1899, of Christopher...
Dates:
1896-1903.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Clowes (1779-1847) and of his successors, with related letters., 1824-1923.
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Identifier: MS.41280
Scope and Contents
The letters concern the business relations between William Clowes, printers, and John Murray, publishers. The letters also reflect the personal relations between the Clowes family and the Murrays. The letters are arranged alphabetically by writer, and by date under each writer.Clowes, Edward Arnott (1851-1911). Letters, 1898-1899, to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. Folios 1-3.Clowes, George (1814-1886). ...
Dates:
1824-1923.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Coolidge., 1881-1914.
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Identifier: MS.40272
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They mostly concern the preparation and publication of revisions by William Coolidge of “A handbook for travellers in Switzerland and the Alps of Savoy and Piedmont” (mainly the 1891 and 1892 editions).The letters are arranged chronologically.1881, 1888-1889: folios 1-5;1890: folios 6-19 [Note 1];1891: folios 20-65;1892: folios 66-94;1893: folios...
Dates:
1881-1914.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William FitzPatrick., 1887-June 1888.
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Identifier: MS.40407
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1887-June 1888, of William FitzPatrick to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with related letters and papers. They concern FitzPatrick’s work “Correspondence of Daniel O’Connell, the Liberator”, published by the Murrays. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1887: folios 1-45; (1)1888, January-June: folios 46-150. (2)1. Includes letter, 28 December 1887, of Maurice FitzGerald to William FitzPatrick: folios 40-41;copies,...
Dates:
1887-June 1888.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Gowers., 1893-1908 and undated.
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Identifier: MS.40473
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern various matters including: publications on medicine; articles published in, or to be considered for, the “Quarterly Review”;talk of the Athenaeum Club. Also detailed are Gowers’s suggestions for the revision of the 1885 edition of “A handbook for travellers in North Wales”.The letters are arranged chronologically.1893-1894: folios 1-34;1895: folios 35-70;1896-1898: folios 71-102...
Dates:
1893-1908 and undated.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Knight., 1891.
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Identifier: MS.40661
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1891, of William Knight to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with related letters and papers. They concern his editorship of, and his own contribution to, the University extension manuals series. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1891, January-March: folios 1-61; (1)1891, April-June: folios 62-79; (2)1891, July-September: folios 80-118; (3)1891, October-December: 119-138. (4)1. Includes letters, 8 and 22...
Dates:
1891.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Knight., 1892-1894.
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Identifier: MS.40662
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1892-1894, of William Knight to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with related letters and papers. They concern his editorship of, and his own contribution to, the University extension manuals series. The letters are arranged in chronological order.
1892: folios 1-77;
1893: folios 78-163; (1)
1894: folios 164-192.
1. Includes letter, 5 April 1893, of William O’Connor Morris to William Knight: folios 103-104.
Dates:
1892-1894.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Knight., 1895-1914.
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Identifier: MS.40663
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Letters, 1895-1914, of William Knight to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with related letters and papers. They concern his editorship of, and his own contribution to, the University extension manuals series, his works “Lord Monboddo and some of his contemporaries” and “Varia: studies on problems of philosophy and ethics”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1895: folios 1-33; (1)1896: folios 34-72; (2)1897: folios 73-114; (3)1898:...
Dates:
1895-1914.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Lilly., 1880-1919.
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Identifier: MS.40698
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. They are arranged chronologically.1880, 1882: folios 1-7;1892: folios 8-99 [Notes 1-2];1893-1896, 1898-1899: folios 100-168;1900-1901, 1919: folios 169-183.Related papers.Correspondence and papers, 1913-1918, concerning “The life of Viscount Llandaff”, by William Lilly. The papers are arranged chronologically.Opinion, [? 1913], by an...
Dates:
1880-1919.
Miscellaneous papers concerning the ‘Murray’s Handbooks for Travellers’ series., 1899-1924, undated.
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Identifier: MS.42615
Scope and Contents
The papers in this folder have been divided into four sections: letters, manuscripts, proofs and notes relating to producing the ‘Handbook for Travellers’ series; advertisements for the series; papers relating to the history of the series; and other related material.Letters, manuscripts, proofs and notes:Partial letter, undated, of John Murray III relating to ‘Handbook for Travellers to Syria and Palestine’: folios 1-2;Circular letter, 1889, of John Murray...
Dates:
1899-1924, undated.
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
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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.
Undated letters of William Knapp to John Murray IV. Also included is a letter of Knapp to Hallam Murray., ? 1889-? 1904.
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Identifier: MS.42322
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From the Sub-Series:
William Ireland Knapp corresponded regularly with his publisher, John Murray, while producing his work ' Life, writings and correspondence of George Borrow'. His letters to Murray detail the publishing process of the work and the relationship between author and publisher. In addition to the letters of Knapp to Murray, there are also other letters concerning the work. Various correspondents wrote to John Murray [IV] and Robert Francis Cooke in relation to the work on Borrow,...
Dates:
? 1889-? 1904.
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- Letters. Correspondence. 439
- Postcards. 139
- Copies. Derivative objects. 107
- Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 103
- Notes. 100
- Circulars. Fliers. 52
- Telegrams. 43
- Advertisements. 42
- Proofs. printed matter 41
- Memorandums. 37
- Visiting cards. 35
- Receipts. Financial records 31
- Typescripts. 29
- Envelopes. 28
- Drafts. Documents. 27
- Lists. 25
- Prospectuses 25
- Accounts. 20
- Excerpts. 16
- Business records. 14
- Poetry. 13
- Photocopies. 11
- Specimens. 11
- Estimates. Financial records. 10
- Fliers. Printed matter. 10
- Sketches 10
- Prospectuses. 9
- Letters of recommendation. 8
- Manuscripts. 8
- Pages. 8
- Photographs. 8
- Reviews. Document genre 8
- Business cards. 7
- Maps. Cartographic materials. 7
- Pamphlets. 7
- Receipts. Financial records. 7
- Agreements. Legal instruments. 6
- Illustrations. Layout features. 6
- Invitations. 6
- Leaflets. 6
- Testimonials. 6
- Translations. Documents. 6
- Articles. 5
- Synopses. 5
- Invoices. 4
- Picture postcards. 4
- Prefaces. 4
- Reports. 4
- Title pages 4
- Transcripts 4
- Circular letters. 3
- Contracts. Agreements. 3
- Drawings. Visual works. 3
- Duplicates. Copies. 3
- Fragments. 3
- Handbills. 3
- Indentures. Legal Instruments. 3
- Legal instruments. 3
- Minutes. Administrative records. 3
- Offprints. 3
- Outlines. Documents. 3
- Portraits 3
- Proofs. Printed matter. 3
- Sketches. 3
- Summaries. 3
- Tables of contents. 3
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- China. Asia. Nation. Longitude: 105.0000. Latitude: 35.0000. 2
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- Figures. Illustrations. 2
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- Letter cards. 2
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- Admission tickets. Tickets. 1
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