Scope and Contents

Further papers of Smith Elder and Company, publishers, c.1840s-1910s, mainly comprising letters to members of the Smith family from authors connected with the firm, including Lady Anne Isabella Ritchie, Harriet Martineau and Mary Augusta Ward, along with a number of literary manuscripts and other papers relating to the publishing business.

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...