Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Bovill to Bowen, E., 1822-1904.
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name.
Bovill, Mai, 1897-1904: folios 1-65:
includes copy, [?1897], of preface by George Askwith to “Roddy Owen… A memoir”: folio 32;
letter, 1897, of R. Butler on behalf of the War Office, to H. Owen: folios 40-41;
undated partial letter: folios 63-64;
ephemera connected with “Roddy Owen… A memoir”, including ribbons of racing colours: folio 65
Bowdler, Thomas, 1822: folios 66-67;
Bowen, Charles, 1887-1894: folios 68-98;
Bowen, Edward, 1894-1897: folios 99-125:
includes letter, 1896, of Edward Bowen to Rowland Prothero: folio 118;
Bowen, Emily, 1895-1896: folios 126-146.
Dates
- Creation: 1822-1904.
Creator
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
- Prothero, Rowland Edmund, 1st Baron Ernle, 1851-1937 (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 146 folios.)
Other Finding Aids
R. Butler of the War Office, not identified and not indexed;
H.D.A. Owen, kinsman of Edward Roderic Owen, not identified and not indexed: folios 40-41.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1135
Subject
- Askwith, George Ranken, Baron Askwith, industrial arbitrator and civil servant, 1861-1942 (Person)
- Bovill, Mai, sister of Edward Roderic [Roddy] Owen, Brevet-Major, Lancashire Fusiliers, fl 1897-1904 (Person)
- Bowdler, Thomas, expurgator, 1754-1825 (Person)
- Bowen, Emily Frances, wife of Charles, Baron Bowen, judge, née Rendel, d 1897 (Person)
- Bowen, Charles Synge Christopher, Baron Bowen, judge, 1835-1894 (Person)
- Bowen, Edward Ernest, schoolmaster, 1836-1901 (Person)
- Owen, Edward Roderic, Brevet-Major, Lancashire Fusiliers, 1856-1896 (Person)
Repository Details
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