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 4 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Bagehot to Bailey Denton Son and North., 1814-1927.
File
Identifier: MS.40036
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent. A further correspondent has been added to the end of this sequence.Bagehot, Walter.Letter, 1864, of Walter Bagehot to John Murray III. Folio 1.Bagge, afterwards Lacy, Lilian Mary.Letter, 1912, of Lilian Bagge to John Murray IV. Folio 2.Baggs, Thomas Alexander.Letter, 1913, of Thomas Baggs to John Murray IV. Folios 3-5.Bagot, Charles....
Dates:
1814-1927.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Judd, J. to Julian, H., 1832-1952.
File
Identifier: MS.40629
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The incoming correspondence consists of letters of individuals and companies sent to John Murray, publishers, mostly relating to the business, but also including private letters. The correspondence largely covers the period from the 1760s to the 1920s. Where enclosures exist, they have been kept with their original letters. This series contains most of the extant letters received by the publishing house up to the 1920s, but others are to be found throughout the archive. One...
Dates:
1832-1952.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Watt, G. to Watts, Alaric., 1808-1920.
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Identifier: MS.41250
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Watt, George (1851-1930).Letter, 25 November 1891, of George Watt to ?John Murray III concerning the preparation of an index to Watt’s “Dictionary of the economic products of India”. Folios 1-2.Letter, 11 November 1903, of George Watt, acting on behalf of the Government of India, to ?John Murray IV concerning the Government of India’s wish to push the advertising and sales of the catalogue...
Dates:
1808-1920.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Richard Owen (1804-1892), and of his grandson and biographer, Richard Owen (afterwards, Cavendish; b 1869)., 1848-1904.
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Identifier: MS.40899
Scope and Contents
Letters of Richard Owen (1804-1892).The letters are to John Murray III and to John Gibson Lockhart. They are arranged chronologically.1848-1852, 1856-1857: folios 1-20 [Note 1];1864, 1866: folios 21-24;1870, 1873-1874: folios 25-30;1881-1882: folios 31-34.Copy, [?late 19th century], of a letter, 26 March 1881, of Richard Owen (1804-1892) to John Murray III. Folios 35-36.Letters of Richard Owen (afterwards,...
Dates:
1848-1904.