Letters. Correspondence.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Pieces of correspondence that are somewhat more formal than memoranda or notes, usually on paper and delivered.
Found in 110 Collections and/or Records:
Article, "Junius", by David Coulton. The article has been extracted from the "Quarterly Review" and is bound with letters of various writers to John Murray III, John Murray IV, William Smith and Robert Cooke concerning the article., 1851-1852, 1904.
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Identifier: MS.42065
Scope and Contents
David Coulton`s article on Junius was published in the "Quarterly Review" of December 1851.The article and letters have been bound under the cover title, "Lord Lyttelton Junius. Q. R. No. 179". The file is arranged as follows : (1) Coulton`s article on Junius as published in the "Quarterly Review";(2) letters of various correspondents, 1851-1852, concerning Coulton`s article: letter of John Gibson Lockhart to John Murray III;...
Dates:
1851-1852, 1904.
Correspondence between John Murray, publishers, and various printing firms concerning the 1885 edition of "The Moon Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite", by James Nasmyth and James Carpenter., 1883-1885.
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Identifier: MS.42504
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From the Series:
This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates:
1883-1885.
Letters of various writers to John Murray IV and to Robert Cooke concerning the publication of the works of George Borrow under the editorship of William Knapp., 1888-1899.
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Identifier: MS.42323
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From the Sub-Series:
William Ireland Knapp corresponded regularly with his publisher, John Murray, while producing his work ' Life, writings and correspondence of George Borrow'. His letters to Murray detail the publishing process of the work and the relationship between author and publisher. In addition to the letters of Knapp to Murray, there are also other letters concerning the work. Various correspondents wrote to John Murray [IV] and Robert Francis Cooke in relation to the work on Borrow,...
Dates:
1888-1899.
Letters of Whitwell Elwin to John Murray III, Robert Cooke and John Murray IV. Also included are several letters of Elwin`s son, Warwick, with two letters of John Murray IV to Warwick., 1880-1899.
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Identifier: MS.42202
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From the Sub-Series:
Whitwell Elwin and the publishing house of John Murray had a close connection over the second half of the 19th century. Not only was Elwin a Murray author, he was also the editor of the 'Quarterly Review' for seven years. A large and thorough correspondence has survived, detailing their relationship and many issues concerning Elwin, Murray and the 'Quarterly Review'. The letters here are mostly of Elwin to John Murray [III], although there are some other letters of, to or concerning Elwin...
Dates:
1880-1899.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin.
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Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin.
Letters of William Smith (1813-1893) to John Murray., 1880-1884.
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Identifier: MS.41121
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The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Robert Cooke. They concern the publication of various works by, and connected with, Smith, and also his editorship of the “Quarterly Review” (1867-1893). The letters are arranged chronologically.1880: folios 1-56;1881: folios 57-113;1882: folios 114-143 [Note 1];1883: folios 144-164 [Notes 2-3];1884: folios 165-202 [Note 4].Notes.[Note 1] Folio 141. A...
Dates:
1880-1884.
Letters of William Smith (1813-1893) to John Murray, publishers., 1885-1890.
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Identifier: MS.41122
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The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Robert Cooke. They concern the publication of various works by, and connected with, Smith, and also his editorship of the “Quarterly Review” (1867-1893). The letters are arranged chronologically.1885: folios 1-39 [Notes 1-2];1886: folios 40-58;1887: folios 59-81;1888: folios 82-101;1889: folios 102-142 [Note 3];1890: folios 143-201.Notes.[Note...
Dates:
1885-1890.
Letters of William Smith (1813-1893) to John Murray, publishers., 1870-1879.
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Identifier: MS.41120
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The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Robert Cooke. They concern the publication of various works by, and connected with, Smith, and also his editorship of the “Quarterly Review” (1867-1893). The letters are arranged chronologically.1870: folios 1-43 [Note 1];1871: folios 44-67;1872: folios 68-100 [Notes 2-4];1873: folios 101-108;1874: folios 109-128;1875: folios 129-142;1876: folios...
Dates:
1870-1879.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Alexander Napier., 1861-1885.
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Identifier: MS.40867
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Letters, 1861-1885, of Alexander Napier to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Robert Cooke, and related letters. The letters concern works of Napier’s published by the Murrays, including his translation of the German biography of Lord Byron by Karl Elze, and his editorship of a new edition of Croker’s “The life of Samuel Johnson” by James Boswell. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1861: folios 1-2;1868: folios 3-6;1870-1871: folios 7-58;...
Dates:
1861-1885.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surname or company name Chambers., 1813-1925.
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Identifier: MS.40208
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Chambers, Miss.Letter, 1813, of Miss Chambers to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Chambers, Charles Douglas.Letters, 1900 and 1902, of Charles Douglas Chambers to John Murray IV. Folios 3-8.Chambers, Charles Edward Stuart.Letters, 1908, 1910 and 1921, of Charles Edward Stuart Chambers to John Murray IV. Folios 9-14. Chambers,...
Dates:
1813-1925.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surname or company name Chapin to Charlton., 1809-1915.
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Identifier: MS.40210
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Further correspondents have been added to the end of this sequence.Chapin, Adele Le Bourgeois.Letters, 1925, of Adele Le Bourgeois Chapin to John Murray IV. Folios 1-4.Chaplin, George Chaplin Child.Letter, 1877, of George Chaplin Child Chaplin to John Murray III. Folio 5. Further letters between these two correspondents can be located at the...
Dates:
1809-1915.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surname or company name Cheadle to Chenevix., 1829-1907.
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Identifier: MS.40212
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Cheadle, Eliza.Letters, 1898-1899, of Eliza Cheadle to John Murray IV. Folios 1-3.Cheadle, Walter Butler.Letter, 1898, of Walter Butler Cheadle to John Murray IV. Folio 4.Cheape, Anne Emily.Letters, 1903, of Anne Emily Cheape to John Murray IV. Folios 5-8.Cheape, Lucy.Letters, 1897-1898, 1900 and 1902, of Lucy...
Dates:
1829-1907.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Atlas to Austey., 1829-1916.
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Identifier: MS.40029
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name.Atlas (newspaper), 1835: folios 1-2;Atlay, James, 1869: folio 3;Atteridge, Andrew, 1872: folios 4-5;Attfield, James, 1829: folios 6-7;Attinger Frères, 1916: folio 8;Attree, Thomas, 1829: folios 9-10;Aubert, Eugene, 1903: folios 11-14;Aubertin, John, 1899: folios 15-17;Aubrey,...
Dates:
1829-1916.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Bayley, M. to Beard., 1824-1928.
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Identifier: MS.40070
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name.Bayley, Mary, 1825: folios 1-2;Bayley, N., 1846: folios 3-5;Bayley, Steuart, 1904: folios 6-7A;Bayly, Ada, 1892-1899: folios 8-11:includes letter, 1892, of Ada Bayly to Mr. Walford: folios 8-9;Bayly, Lancelot, 1901: folio 12;Bayly, (Nathaniel) Thomas, 1828-1837: folios 13-18;Bayly, Sarah,...
Dates:
1824-1928.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Bertie to Bettany, G., 1830-1909.
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Identifier: MS.40092
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name.Bertie, Georgina, 1856: folios 1-3;Bertin, Louis-Emile, 1898: folio 4;Bertram, James, 1863-1882: folios 5-21;Besant, Walter, 1883-1891: folios 22-36:includes letter, 1891, of Walter Besant to George Grove: folios 33-34;letter, 1891, of George Armstrong to John Murray III: folios 35-36;Beshiktash,...
Dates:
1830-1909.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Bevan, W. to Bickley., 1807-1912.
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Identifier: MS.40094
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name.Bevan, William, 1860-1894: folios 1-39:includes letter, 1869, of William Bevan to William Smith: folios 23-24Bewick, Thomas, 1807: folios 40-41;Bewsher, J.P.H., 1905: folios 42-45;Bezant, Hannah, 1906: folios 46-49;Biagi, Guido, 1896-1908: folios 50-59;Bialloblotzky, (Christoph) Friedrich, 1836: folios...
Dates:
1807-1912.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Bray, G. to Brewer., 1846-1928.
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Identifier: MS.40145
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name. Some of the letters include replies.Bray, Gladys, 1916: folios 1-4;Brayley, Edward, 1846: folio 5;Breen, Hugh, 2nd half of 19th century: folios 6-7;Brenan, Gerald, 1871: folios 8-9;Brenchley, Julius, 1870: folios 10-11;Brendon, G.F.W., 1911: folios 12-13;Brennan, Edward, 1871: folios 14-15;...
Dates:
1846-1928.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Century to Chaffers., 1814-1926.
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Identifier: MS.40205
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Century Company.Letters, 1886-1887, 1889, 1895 and 1897-1898, of various correspondents from the Century Company to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Folios 1-18.The letters are arranged in date order and the correspondents from the Century Company are:Folios 1-2: W Lewis FraserFolios 3-10 and 13-16: Frank Hall ScottFolios 11-12:...
Dates:
1814-1926.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Cooke, W to Cooley., 1813-1912.
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Identifier: MS.40271
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Cooke, William.Letters, 1825, 1832-1833, 1843-1844, 1847 and 1849, of William Cooke to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 1-14.Cooke, William.Letters, 1871, 1880-1881, 1884, 1889 and 1891-1894, of William Cooke to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Folios 15-44.Cooke, William Bernard.Letters, 1813-1815, 1818-1819, 1822 and...
Dates:
1813-1912.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Croslegh to Crowdy., 1809-1912
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Identifier: MS.40296
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Croslegh, Charles.Letter, 1869, of Charles Croslegh to John Murray III. Folios 1-2.Cross, Miss.Letter, ? 1896, of Miss Cross to John Murray IV. Folio 3.Cross, Constance.Letter, 1871, of Constance Cross to John Murray III. Folios 4-5.Cross, Francis William.Letters, 1890, of Francis William Cross to John Murray...
Dates:
1809-1912
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Dawbarn to Dayman, E., 1829-1926.
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Identifier: MS.40321
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Further correspondents have been added to the end of this sequence.Dawbarn, Elizabeth.Letters, 1857, of Elizabeth Dawbarn to John Murray III. Folios 1-4Dawe, William.Letter, 1829, of William Dawe to John Murray II. Folios 5-6.Dawes, Charles Reginald.Letter, 1912, of Charles Reginald Dawes to John Murray IV. Folios 7-8....
Dates:
1829-1926.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Dayman, G. to Deane, J., 1812-1914.
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Identifier: MS.40322
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. An additional correspondent has been added to the end of this sequence.Dayman, Gorden.Letters, 1860, of Gorden Dayman to John Murray III. Folios 1-3.Dayman, John.Letters, 1826, of John Dayman to John Murray II. Folios 4-7.Dayman, Phillipps Donnithorne.Letter, 1859, of Phillipps Donnithorne Dayman to John Murray III. Folios 8-9....
Dates:
1812-1914.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Dolphin to Donne., 1814-1916.
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Identifier: MS.40338
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Additional letters have been added at the end of this sequence.Dolphin, Helen Douglas.Letter, 1915, of Helen Douglas Dolphin to John Murray IV. Folio 1.Dommonard, E.Letter, 1894, of E Dommonard to John Murray IV. Folio 1a.Donald Macbeth Artists Illustrators Ltd.Letters, 1916, of Donald Macbeth Artists Illustrators Ltd, signed by...
Dates:
1814-1916.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Durban to Dymond., 1813-1915.
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Identifier: MS.40354
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Durban, John Frederic.Letters, 1899 and 1900, of John Frederic Durban to Mary Enid Evelyn Layard and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 1-4.Durbin, Florence Clementine Scott.Letter, 1910, of Florence Clementine Scott Durbin to John Murray IV. Folios 5-6.Durham, A Lilla.Letter, 1899, of A Lilla Durham to John Murray IV. Folios...
Dates:
1813-1915.
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 and company names from Fuller, E. to Fuller, W., 1872-1910.
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Identifier: MS.40432
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Fuller, Edmund.Letter, 1900, of Edmund Fuller to John Murray IV. Folio 1.Fuller, Francis.Letter, 1872, of Francis Fuller to John Murray III. Folios 2-3Fuller, Frederic Walter.Letters, 1900, of Frederic Walter Fuller to John Murray IV. Folios 4-9.Fuller, John Mee.Letters and postcards, 1877-1889, 1891, 1893 and...
Dates:
1872-1910.