Cooke, Robert Francis (of John Murray, publisher) (1816-1891)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1816 - 1891
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Alfred Turner., 1820-1866.
File
Identifier: MS.41207
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1820-1866 and uncertain dates, of Alfred Turner to John Murray II and John Murray, with a few to Robert Cooke. They concern his role as attorney for the Murray firm, dealing with pirated editions or illegal copying of Murray works, but also showing the family friendship which existed. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1820: folios 1-2;1822: folios 3-10;1825: folios 11-12;1830: folios 13-14;1843-1848: folios...
Dates:
1820-1866.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Croslegh to Crowdy., 1809-1912
File
Identifier: MS.40296
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Croslegh, Charles.Letter, 1869, of Charles Croslegh to John Murray III. Folios 1-2.Cross, Miss.Letter, ? 1896, of Miss Cross to John Murray IV. Folio 3.Cross, Constance.Letter, 1871, of Constance Cross to John Murray III. Folios 4-5.Cross, Francis William.Letters, 1890, of Francis William Cross to John Murray...
Dates:
1809-1912
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Cooke, G. to Cooke, J., 1826-1913.
File
Identifier: MS.40265
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Cooke, George.Letter, 1826, of George Cooke to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Cooke, George Albert.Letters and visiting card, 1898, of George Albert Cooke to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray and John Murray IV. Folios 3-7.Cooke, George Frederick.Letters, 1868, 1871, 1874,-187, 1877, 1887, 1889 and 1891, of George Frederick Cooke to Robert...
Dates:
1826-1913.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Cooke, with related papers., 1870-1892.
File
Identifier: MS.40270
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1877-1891, of Robert Cooke to John Murray IV. Folios 1-20.Letters, 1888 and 1891, of Robert Cooke to Hallam Murray. Folios 21-33.Disassociated parts of letters of Robert Cooke to the Murrays. Folios 34-36.Related papers.Letter, 7 April 1875, of Robert Cooke to S.H. Lindley concerning the “Quarterly Review”. Folios 37-38.Proof advertisement, 1870, for the “Quarterly Review”, no. 258. Folios 39-40.Papers...
Dates:
1870-1892.
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.
File
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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