Business records.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Records generated by a commercial or industrial enterprise.
Found in 669 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Lionel Trotter., 1860-1909.
File
Identifier: MS.41204
Scope and Contents
Letters of Lionel Trotter to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. The letters 1860-1866 concern Trotter’s wish to be engaged to write biography, and his suggestion of several likely subjects, including Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and John Murray II. The letter for 1889 concerns the publication of Trotter’s “Life of the Marquis of Dalhousie” (W.H. Allen and Co., 1889), and his desire to find another subject. The letters 1895-1902 concern the preparation and...
Dates:
1860-1909.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Mountstuart Grant Duff., 1899-1904.
File
Identifier: MS.40349
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1899-1904, of Mountstuart Grant Duff to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, and related papers. They mostly concern his work on “Notes from a diary”, and “Out of the past” published by the Murrays. The letters are arranged in chronological order.
1899: folios 1-27;
1900: folios 28-44;
1901: folios 45-59;
1902: folios 60-76;
1903: folios 77-84;
1904: folios 85-91;
uncertain date: folios 92-95.
Dates:
1899-1904.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Oliver and Boyd, publishers and printers., 1814-1907.
File
Identifier: MS.40890
Scope and Contents
The letters [Note 1] are to John Murray II, John Murray III and John Murray IV. They concern general business matters and interests, including requests for books, shipping lists, sales, change of ownership, etc. The letters are arranged chronologically.1814, 1819-1822, 1826-1827: folios 1-38;1830-1831, 1833: folios 39-44 [Notes 2-3];1846, 1854, 1887, 1892-1893, 1896, 1900, 1907: folios 45-58.Notes.[Note 1.] Most of the...
Dates:
1814-1907.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Sarah Austin., 1825-1867.
File
Identifier: MS.40031
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1825-1867, of Sarah Austin to John Murray II and John Murray III with related letters and papers. The letters concern her translation works, published by Murray, with proposals for future publications, some of these in response to manuscripts sent by Murray. References also to her husband John’s writing and health, and her daughter, Lucie Duff Gordon. The letters are arranged chronologically.1825: folios 1-2;1829-1831: folios 3-24;1833-1836:...
Dates:
1825-1867.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Sharon Turner, with related business papers., 1807-1843.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.41209-41211
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:
1807-1843.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas F. Dibdin., 1813-1826.
File
Identifier: MS.40329
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1813-1826, of Thomas Dibdin to John Murray II, with related papers. The letters concern various publications of Dibdin including “Typographical antiquities”, “Bibliotheca Spenceriana” and “The library companion”. There are also proposals for future publications and much discussion of financial matters. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1813: folios 1-9;1814: folios 10-14; (1)1815: folios 15-20;1817: folios 21-24;...
Dates:
1813-1826.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas N. Longman (1849-1930), William Longman, and Longman and Co., publishers., 1807-1927.
File
Identifier: MS.40712
Scope and Contents
Letters of Thomas N. Longman (1849-1930) to John Murray IV, John Murray V and Hallam Murray; with letters of William Longman to John Murray III and Robert Cooke. Also included are letters of Longman and Co., publishers, to John Murray, publishers; with related business and family letters. The letters concern the business relations between the Longmans and the Murrays and their associates, with a few personal letters and with related business papers. Some of the letters include responses....
Dates:
1807-1927.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Coolidge., 1881-1914.
File
Identifier: MS.40272
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They mostly concern the preparation and publication of revisions by William Coolidge of “A handbook for travellers in Switzerland and the Alps of Savoy and Piedmont” (mainly the 1891 and 1892 editions).The letters are arranged chronologically.1881, 1888-1889: folios 1-5;1890: folios 6-19 [Note 1];1891: folios 20-65;1892: folios 66-94;1893: folios...
Dates:
1881-1914.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Lilly., 1880-1919.
File
Identifier: MS.40698
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. They are arranged chronologically.1880, 1882: folios 1-7;1892: folios 8-99 [Notes 1-2];1893-1896, 1898-1899: folios 100-168;1900-1901, 1919: folios 169-183.Related papers.Correspondence and papers, 1913-1918, concerning “The life of Viscount Llandaff”, by William Lilly. The papers are arranged chronologically.Opinion, [? 1913], by an...
Dates:
1880-1919.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Smith (1813-1893), with related papers., 1844-1895, 1943.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.41119-41126
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:
1844-1895, 1943.
Letters, undated and of uncertain date, of William Blackwood (1776-1834) to John Murray II, with related letters and papers., ? 1816-? 1835.
File
Identifier: MS.40119
Scope and Contents
The letters and papers concern the business relations between Blackwood and Murray and their associates. The letters are arranged by suggested date.1816.Folio 1: note by ?William Blackwood on a fragment of a letter postmarked ”29 June 1816”. The note is a list of various publications.Folio 2: letter, [? September ? 1816], of William Blackwood to John Murray II.Folio 3: letter, [? 1816], of William Blackwood to John Murray II....
Dates:
? 1816-? 1835.
Literary correspondence and personal papers of Hubert Peter Morrison, with some related correspondence and editorial papers of Thomas Nelson and Sons, publishers.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6932 Box 1(1)-Box 5(7)
Dates:
1906-1971, undated.
Manuscripts and papers of and concerning the novelist, Neil Munro (1863-1930).
Series
Identifier: MSS.26901-26937
Scope and Contents
Born in Inveraray, Neil Munro became a journalist in Glasgow, rising to the post of editor of the ‘Glasgow Evening News’. His papers consist largely of manuscripts of his novels and short stories, though some of his newspaper articles are represented by presscuttings.
Dates:
1863-1964.
Microfilm of minutes and records of United Trades Delegates Association of Edinburgh and Vicinity, Council of United Trades Delegates, Edinburgh United Trades Council, Edinburgh and District United Trades Council, Edinburgh and District United Trades and Labour Council, and Edinburgh and District Trades Council., 1859-1981.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1520-1521
Dates:
1859-1981.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Microfilm of minutes and records of the United Trades Delegates Association of Edinburgh & Vicinity, Council of United Trades Delegates, Edinburgh United Trades Council, Edinburgh and District United Trades Council, Edinburgh and District United Trades and Labour Council, and Edinburgh & District Trades Council.
Microfilm of papers of William and James Chisholme concerning the Trout Hall and other sugar plantations in Jamaica, consisting chiefly of accounts for provisions sent to Jamaica and for sugar from the plantation sold in England.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.907
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Papers, 1747-1798 (MS.5464);
Papers, 1799-1804 (MS.5465);
Papers, [?1747-?1812] (MS.5466).
Dates:
[?1747-?1812].
Microfilm of record book of the Fenwick Weavers Society.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1575
Dates:
1761-1873.
Microfilm of ‘The Papers of the Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies (Darien Company) from the National Library of Scotland (1694-1709)’ (Wakefield: Microform Academic Publishers, 2007).
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1743-1760
Dates:
1694-1709.
Microfilms of the business, financial and legal correspondence and papers of Daniel Campbell of Shawfield, merchant in Glasgow.
Series
Identifier: MSS.15525-15526 [Mf.MSS.49-50]
Dates:
1694-1722.
Minutes, correspondence, accounts, photographs and papers of the Scottish Craft Centre.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10232/1-601
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1934-1990, undated.
Miscellaneous accounts and papers concerning commercial and mercantile affairs, including papers of the firm of Chalmers and Guthrie., 1814-1849.
File
Identifier: MS.15413
Scope and Contents
Folios 40-41 is a list of shipwrecks off the east coast of Scotland in the years 1831 to 1833, together with some observations on the incidence of losses and the contributory factors.
Dates:
1814-1849.
Miscellaneous business papers of Hugh Elliot., 1777-1820.
File
Identifier: MS.13016
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Much of these papers consist of correspondence dealing with Hugh Elliot's personal affairs, including wine and clothing, and with the financing of his embassies. It includes however correspondence relating to sums paid to various needy persons and to British travellers abroad who found themselves short of funds.
Dates:
1777-1820.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Family and general correspondence and the diplomatic papers of Hugh Elliot (1752-1830), younger brother of the 1st Earl of Minto.
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Business and financial papers of Hugh Elliot.
Miscellaneous formal documents, mainly Scottish., Of various dates, principally eighteenth and early 19th century.
Series
Identifier: Ch.1381-1440
Scope and Contents
Includes decreets, contracts, discharges, commissions, burgess-tickets, diplomas, etc.
Dates:
Of various dates, principally eighteenth and early 19th century.
Miscellaneous legal and business documents concerning Patrick Geddes including valuations of property and accounts., 1872, 1893-1914, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.10650
Miscellaneous prospectuses, accounts, memoranda, booklists, and business papers of and concerning John Rennie, including those relating to the winding up of Rennie's affairs at his death., 1787-1821.
File
Identifier: MS.19930
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
John Rennie was one of the distinguished group of Scottish engineers whose work contributed so much to the industrial and commercial development of the United Kingdom in the early 19th century. With the exception of roads, in which he appears not to have been interested, and steam engines, which he promised Watt not to build - though he frequently constructed the accompanying machinery - there was very little in the field of engineering that lay outside the range of his activities.
This...
Dates:
1787-1821.