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 2 Collections and/or Records:
Accounts concerning the publication by John Murray, publishers, of 'Nineveh and its remains' and 'Nineveh and Babylon' by Austen Henry Layard. Also included is a letter of John Murray III to Benjamin Austen forwarding a set of accounts for the sale of the fourth edition of Layard`s 'Nineveh and its remains., 1849-1881.
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Identifier: MS.42413
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Austen Henry Layard was a British archaeologist and politician. He is perhaps best remembered for his excavations at Nimrud and Nineveh. Layard was keen to publicise his discoveries and worked with John Murray to produce lavish publications about his discoveries. These were popular books and went through many editions.The papers here concerning Austen Henry Layard offer a detailed insight into the publishing process surrounding his works about his excavations.The...
Dates:
1849-1881.
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 Austen Henry Layard.
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Financial and legal papers concerning Austen Henry Layard and the publication of the narratives of his travels and excavations.
Letters of John Murray III to Austen Henry Layard; with letters of Murray to Benjamin Austen concerning Layard., 1848-1853.
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Identifier: MS.42343
Scope and Contents
The letters of John Murray [III] to Austen Henry Layard have been placed at the beginning of the sequence, with letters to Benjamin Austen placed at the end of the sequence.Letters of John Murray [III] to Austen Henry Layard, 1848: folios 1-14;Letters of John Murray [III] to Austen Henry Layard, 1849: folios 15-32;Letters of John Murray [III] to Austen Henry Layard, 1853: folios 33-34;Letters and envelopes of John Murray [III] to Benjamin...
Dates:
1848-1853.