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:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Century to Chaffers., 1814-1926.
File
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 Paul Du Chaillu., 1861-1902.
File
Identifier: MS.40206
Scope and Contents
The letters concern various works by Du Chaillu published in Britain by John Murray, publishers, and in America by Harper and Brothers, publishers. The letters offer an insight into both the business and social relationship between Du Chaillu and the Murrays. The letters are mostly to John Murray III and to John Murray IV, but also included are letters to Hallam Murray and to Robert Cooke. There are also two letters of Harper and Brothers, publishers, to Du Chaillu, which he...
Dates:
1861-1902.