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 to John Murray, publishers, of Charles Lyell, with related papers., 1861-1874, late 20th century.
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Identifier: MS.40729
Scope and Contents
The letters comprising folios 1-90 appear to be all to John Murray III. They are arranged chronologically. Those letters that have a supplied year and no other date are placed at the end of the relevant year.1861: folios 1-5 [Note 1];1862: folios 6-19;1863: folios 20-33 [Note 2];1864: folios 34-41;1865: folios 42-53;1866: folios 54-59;1867: folios 60-63;1868: folios 64-69;1869: folios...
Dates:
1861-1874, late 20th century.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hetherington to Hickson., 1808-1919.
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Identifier: MS.40556
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hetherington, William Maxwell.Letter, 1838, of William Maxwell Hetherington to Henry Hart Milman. Folios 1-2.Hettendorf, I.Letter and self-addressed envelope, 1919, of I Hettendorf to John Murray IV. Folios 3-6.Heubel, Georg.Letter, 1845, of Georg Heubel to John Murray III. Folios 7-8.Heude, William....
Dates:
1808-1919.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Milman., 1815-1827.
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Identifier: MS.40819
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1815-1827, of Henry Milman to John Murray II. They concern various of his poetical works published by Murray, including “Fall of Jerusalem”, “Belshazzar”, “Samor” and “Anne Boleyn”, as well as his Bampton lectures. There is mention also of his writing for, and reading of, the "Quarterly Review", news of literary acquaintances and friends, and his hopes for the Professorship of Poetry at Oxford. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1818: folios 1-2;...
Dates:
1815-1827.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Milman., 1828-1833.
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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.
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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.