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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Rowland Prothero., 1900-1927 and undated (? 1895-? 1918).

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Identifier: MS.40983

Scope and Contents

The letters are to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray and concern, among other matters, Prothero’s editing of the works of Lord Byron, and his political interests. The letters are arranged chronologically.

1900: folios 1-15 [Note 1];

1901: folios 16-36;

1902: folios 37-43;

1903: folios 44-63;

1904: folios 64-86;

1905-1909: folios 87-115 [Note 2];

1911-1917: folios 116-146 [Notes 3-7];

1920-1927: folios 147-162 [Note 8].



Undated papers.

Notes, ?September or ?December 1895 or ?March 1896, in the hand of Rowland Prothero, of events at 50 Albemarle Street over four days, “Monday 9th”, “Tuesday 10th”, “Wednesday 11th” and “Thursday 12th”. Folios 163-166.

Note, 1903 or after, of the price of various editions of “Prothero’s Psalms” (“The Psalms in human life”, by Rowland Prothero). Folio 167.

Wet-press copy of a letter, [1914-1918], of John Murray IV to Rowland Prothero concerning voting reform and “Mrs Pankhurst and her viragos”. Folios 168-169.

Calling card of Miss S. Chapman H[?], annotated by John Murray IV. Folio 170.

Notes.

[Note 1] Folios 9-10. Letter, 1 August 1900, of Rowland Prothero to “Mr. Lawrence”.

[Note 2] Folios 89-90. Letter, 3 March 1905, of Rowland Prothero to John Murray IV enclosing two press cuttings (folios 91-93) from the “Bedford Advertiser”, 24 February 1905. The cuttings were supplied by Durrant’s Press Cuttings. Each cutting is of a review of the article, “Horace Walpole and William Cowper”, published in the “Quarterly Review”, volume 202, number 402, January 1905, Article II.

[Note 3] Folios 118-119. Wet-press copy of a letter, 3 October 1911, of John Murray IV to Rowland Prothero.

[Note 4] Folios 124-125. Wet-press copy of a letter, 19 March 1913, of John Murray IV to Rowland Prothero.

[Note 5] Folios 133-134. Typescript list of the attainments of William Henry Allen. The list was sent as an enclosure to Rowland Prothero’s letter to John Murray IV of the 9 December 1913 (folios 131-132).

[Note 6] Folios 138-139. Letter, 17 June 1914, of Robert Cecil to John Murray IV concerning Rowland Prothero.

[Note 7] Folio 146. Wet-press copy of a letter, 26 February 1917, of John Murray IV to Rowland Prothero.

[Note 8] Folio 151. Copy of a letter, 24 July 1922, of John Murray IV to Rowland Prothero concerning the death of George Prothero.

Dates

  • Creation: 1900-1927 and undated (? 1895-? 1918).

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Extent

0.00 Linear metres (ii + 170 folios.)