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Cooke, Robert Francis (of John Murray, publisher) (1816-1891)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1816 - 1891

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Earl to Easton., 1821-1925.

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Identifier: MS.40356
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Earl, Alfred George.Letter, 1898, of Alfred George Earl to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Earl, George Samuel Windsor.Letter, 1853, of George Windsor Earl to John Murray III. Folios 3-4.Earl, W.Letter, 1860, of W Earl to John Murray III. Folios 5-6.Earle, Alice Morse.Letter, 1896, of Alice Morse Earle to John...
Dates: 1821-1925.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames Brookfield to Broquerille., 1848-1927.

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Identifier: MS.40154
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name.Brookfield, Charles, 1906-1909: folios 1-4;Brookfield, Frances, 1903-1914: folios 5-19;Brookfield, Jane, 1878: folios 20-21;Brookfield, William, 1848: folios 22-23;Brooks, Charles, 1854-1866: folios 24-27;Brooks, Francis, 1895-1911: folios 28-92:includes letter, 1896, of Howard Smith to Charles Payne:...
Dates: 1848-1927.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Barry, A. to Barry, W., 1826-1907.

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Identifier: MS.40063
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name.Barry, Alfred, 1865-1905: folios 1-73;Barry, Charles (1795-1860), 1832-1834: folios 74-87;Barry, Charles (1823-1900), 1849-1884: folios 88-108;Barry, David, 1826: folios 109-112;Barry, Edward Middleton, 1860-1876: folios 113-119;Barry, Edward Milner, 1891: folios 120-123;Barry, H., 1830: folios...
Dates: 1826-1907.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Leland to Lennard, J., 1816-1914.

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Identifier: MS.40687
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. A further correspondent has been added at the end of the sequence.Leland, Charles Godfrey.Letters, 1888 and 1890, of Charles Godfrey Leland to John Murray III. Folios 1-10.Lemaistre, John Gustavus.Letters, 1816, of John Gustavus Lemaistre to John Murray II. Folios 11-13.Folio 12. Copy of a letter, 1816, of William Richard Beckford Miller to...
Dates: 1816-1914.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Heinrich Schliemann., 1874-1879.

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Identifier: MS.41066
Scope and Contents Letters, 1874-1879, of Heinrich Schliemann to John Murray III, with some letters to Robert Cooke and with related letters and papers. The letters concern works of his published by Murray, including the English language edition of “Trojanische Alterthümer”, and “Mycenae”. Some letters reveal the controversy surrounding his work and his efforts to respond to criticisms, and also details of his continuing excavations.1874, April-June: folios 1-21; (1)1874,...
Dates: 1874-1879.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of James C. Robertson and John C. Robertson., 1858-1924.

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Identifier: MS.41027
Scope and Contents Letters, 1858-1877 and uncertain dates, of James C. Robertson to John Murray III, with some letters to John Murray IV and Robert Cooke; and letters, 1882-1924 and uncertain dates, of John C. Robertson to John Murray IV with some letters to Hallam Murray. The letters of James C. Robertson mostly concern his work on Becket, and his continuing work on “History of the Christian church”. The letters of John C. Robertson concern his share from sales of his father’s work and also news of family and...
Dates: 1858-1924.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Julian., 1889-1892.

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Identifier: MS.40632
Scope and Contents Letters, 1889-1892, of John Julian to John Murray IV, with related letters and papers. They concern his work “A dictionary of hymnology” published by the Murrays. Some of the letters include copies of replies. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1889: folios 1-13; (1)1890: folios 14-51; (2)1891: folios 52-109; (3)1892: folios 110-154. (4)1. Includes letter, 15 January 1889, of John Julian to John Murray IV. Appended is a...
Dates: 1889-1892.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Joseph Pentland., 1860-1866.

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Identifier: MS.40943
Scope and Contents Letters of Joseph Pentland to John Murray III, with related letters. The letters concern Pentland’s work on the travel handbooks for Italy, with some mention of his work on Physical geography by Mary Somerville. There is much detail on his life, travels and acquaintances in Italy, France and Britain. The letters are arranged chronologically :1860: folios 1-14;1861: folios 15-44*;1862: folios 45-71;1863: folios 72-91**;1864: folios...
Dates: 1860-1866.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Louis Jennings., September 1883-1893.

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Identifier: MS.40616
Scope and Contents Letters, September 1883-1893, of Louis Jennings to John Murray III, John Murray IV, Hallam Murray and Robert Cooke. They concern “The Croker papers”, edited by Jennings, as well as reports on manuscripts sent to him for criticism, and political issues, including his election as Conservative MP for Stockport in November 1885 and campaign to retain the seat in 1886. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1883, September-December: folios 1-33;1884: folios...
Dates: September 1883-1893.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Peter Cunningham., 1840-1862.

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Identifier: MS.40302
Scope and Contents Letters, 1840-1862, of Peter Cunningham to John Murray III, with a few to John Murray II and Robert Cooke, with related letters and papers. They mostly concern works of Cunningham published by Murray, including his “Handbook of London”, his work on the Eastern counties section of the England handbook, and his assistance with “The works of Alexander Pope”. He also reviewed manuscripts, letters and papers for Murray. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1840-1844: folios...
Dates: 1840-1862.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Cooke, with related papers., 1870-1892.

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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.

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