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 5 Collections and/or Records:
Letters of John Gibson Lockhart to Henry Milman; with typescript transcriptions, ?mid 20th century, of letters, 1829-1849, of Milman to Lockhart., 1824-1970.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42443-42444
Scope and Contents
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:
1824-1970.
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 John Gibson Lockhart.
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Letters of, to and concerning John Gibson Lockhart; including letters concerning the death of his wife, Sophia.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Milman., 1828-1833.
File
Identifier: MS.40820
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1828-1833, of Henry Milman to John Murray II, with some letters to John Murray III and John Gibson Lockhart. The letters concern works of Milman published by the Murrays, including “The history of the Jews” and “The history of Christianity”. He also comments on manuscripts sent to him for criticism, and his own writing for the "Quarterly Review". The letters are arranged in chronological order.1828: folios 1-8;1829: folios 9-30;1830: folios...
Dates:
1828-1833.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Milman., 1834-1849.
File
Identifier: MS.40821
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1834-1849, of Henry Milman to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters. They concern various works of his published by the Murrays, including his notes on Gibbon’s “The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire”; “The works of Horace”; and discussion about a collected edition of his poetry. He also comments on manuscripts sent to him for criticism, and on his reading generally. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1834-1835: folios...
Dates:
1834-1849.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Milman., 1851-1864.
File
Identifier: MS.40822
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1851-1864, of Henry Milman to John Murray III, with related letters. They concern mostly a new edition of his “The history of the Jews”, his “History of Latin Christianity”, and his translations of Greek poetry. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1851: folios 1-8; (1)1853-1854: folios 9-17;uncertain dates, pre-1855: folios 18-21;1856-1858: folios 22-33; (2)1860: folios 34-45;1861: folios 46-55;...
Dates:
1851-1864.
Typescript transcriptions, ?mid 20th century, of letters, 1829-1849, of Henry Milman to John Gibson Lockhart., 1829-1970.
File
Identifier: MS.42444
Scope and Contents
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:
1829-1970.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Archive of John Murray, publishers.
/
Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
/
Papers of and concerning John Gibson Lockhart.
/
Letters of, to and concerning John Gibson Lockhart; including letters concerning the death of his wife, Sophia.
/
Letters of John Gibson Lockhart to Henry Milman; with typescript transcriptions, ?mid 20th century, of letters, 1829-1849, of Milman to Lockhart.