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Letters. Correspondence.

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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 72 Collections and/or Records:

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Bruce, J. to Bruschetti., 1812-1908.

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Identifier: MS.40162
Scope and Contents This manuscript includes letters, 1883-1903, of William Napier Bruce to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Many of the letters concern his publication “Life of General Sir Charles Napier”, and Austen Henry Layard’s autobiography, which he edited. Also included are two letters, 1833 and 1856, of Isambard Kingdom Brunel to John Murray II and John Murray III. All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. An additional correspondent has been added to...
Dates: 1812-1908.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Butson, A. to Buxton, C., 1825-1918.

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Identifier: MS.40179
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Butson, Annie Amelia Strange.Letters, 1896, of Annie Amelia Strange Butson to John Murray IV. Folios 1-4.Butt, George.Letter, 1858, of George Butt to John Murray III. Folios 5-6. Butt, Montague.Letter, 1916, of Montague Butt to John Murray IV. Folios 7-8.Butt, Thomas Bromhead.Letters, 1874, of Thomas Bromhead...
Dates: 1825-1918.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Cole to Coleridge, E., 1820-1923.

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Identifier: MS.40230
Scope and Contents Folios 1-6 of this manuscript are no longer in use. This is due to the reclassification of the letters that originally occupied the space.Cole, Charles Augustus.Letters, 1862, of Charles Augustus Cole to John Murray III. Folios 7-9.Cole, Henry.Letters, 1848, 1852, 1859, 1861, 1864 and 1871, of Sir Henry Cole to John Murray III. Folios 10-25.Folio 12. Printed advertisement for ‘The Sea and the Railway’ by Felix Summerly, Cole’s...
Dates: 1820-1923.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Cooke, C. to Cooke, F., 1860-1926.

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Identifier: MS.40264
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Cooke, Charles Wallwyn Radcliffe.Letter, 1910, of Charles Wallwyn Radcliffe Cooke to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Cooke, Clement Kinloch.Letters, 1896-1902, of Sir Clement Kinloch Cooke to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 3-67.Folio 14. Memorandum, 1898, of Walter John McQueen to Clement Kinloch Cooke.Folio 40....
Dates: 1860-1926.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Cooke, G. to Cooke, J., 1826-1913.

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Identifier: MS.40265
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Cooke, George.Letter, 1826, of George Cooke to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Cooke, George Albert.Letters and visiting card, 1898, of George Albert Cooke to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray and John Murray IV. Folios 3-7.Cooke, George Frederick.Letters, 1868, 1871, 1874,-187, 1877, 1887, 1889 and 1891, of George Frederick Cooke to Robert...
Dates: 1826-1913.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Cooke, J.E. to Cooke, Robert., 1822-1911.

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Identifier: MS.40268
Scope and Contents Cooke, John Esten. Letter, 1872, to John Murray III. Folios 1-2.Cooke, John M. Letters,1845 and 1857, to John Murray III. Folios 3-8.Also included is a letter, 1833, of Cooke to his father. Further letters from this correspondent have been added to the end of this sequence.Cooke, M.A. Letter, 1822, to John Murray ?II. Folios 9-10.Cooke, M.A. (Mother of Robert Cooke, of John Murray, publishers.) Letters, 1835-1846, to John Murray...
Dates: 1822-1911.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Crowe, A. to Crowe, J., 1855-1903.

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Identifier: MS.40297
Scope and Contents This manuscript includes letters, 1855-1895, of Joseph Crowe to John Murray III, with some letters to John Murray IV, Robert Cooke and Hallam Murray. They concern Crowe’s works, in collaboration with Giovanni Cavalcaselle, including “The early Flemish painters”, “A new history of painting in Italy”, “A history of painting in North Italy” and “Titian: his life and times”. All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Crowe, Asta,...
Dates: 1855-1903.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Davies, A. to Davis, H., 1812-1916.

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Identifier: MS.40318
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Davies, Arthur Charles Fox-.Letters, 1915 and undated, of Arthur Charles Fox-Davies to John Murray IV. Folios 1-3.Davies, Caroline Mary.Letter, 1861, of Caroline Mary Davies to John Murray III. Folios 4-9.Folios 6-9. Letter, August ?1793, in French of an unknown correspondent in Paris, possibly to Francis Drake. The letter is annotated with ‘No....
Dates: 1812-1916.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Dennis, J to Dering., 1814-1999.

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Identifier: MS.40326
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Dennis, John.Letters, 1898, of John Dennis to John Murray IV. Folios 1-4.Dennis, Jonas.Letter, 1820, of Jonas Dennis to John Murray II. Folio 5.Dennis, Maurice Arthur.Letter, 1904, of Maurice Arthur to John Murray IV. Folios 6-7.Dennis, Robert.Letters, 1886, 1888, 1890-1891, 1895, and 1897-1898, of Robert...
Dates: 1814-1999.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Ditchfield to Dixon., 1850-1910.

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Identifier: MS.40335
Scope and Contents This manuscript includes letters, 1850-1851, of Edmund Dixon mostly to John Murray III. They concern various ornithological works of his published by Murray.Also included are letters, 1877-1883, of Florence Dixie to John Murray III; letters, 1860-1867, of William Hepworth Dixon mostly to John Murray III; and letters, 1984-1902, of William Macneile Dixon to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under...
Dates: 1850-1910.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Draper to Druitt., 1856-1917.

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Identifier: MS.40345
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. An additional correspondent has been added to the end of the sequence.Draper, Charles Mudie.Letter, 1917, of Charles Mudie Draper to John Murray IV. Folio 1.Draper, Warwick Herbert.Letters, 1898, 1914 and 1921, of Warwick Herbert Draper to John Murray IV. Folios 2-7.Drew, Edwin Purse.Letter, 1918, of Edwin Purse Drew to John Murray...
Dates: 1856-1917.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Duff, W to Duncan, H., 1814-1916.

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Identifier: MS.40350
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Duff, William Pirie.Letter, 1896, of William Pirie Duff to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Duffield, Alexander James.Letters, 1877 and 1881, of Alexander James Duffield to John Murray III. Folios 3-9.Duffield, Roger Dawson Dawson-.Letter, 1851, of Roger Dawson Dawson-Duffield to John Murray III. Folios 10-11.Duffy, Charles...
Dates: 1814-1916.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Elwell to Elwood., 1829-1922.

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Identifier: MS.40380
Scope and Contents Letters of various correspondents to John Murray, publishers. These include letters of Warwick Elwin to John Murray, publishers. These letters mostly concern his editorship of and memoir for `Some XVIII century men of letters; biographical essays`, by his father Whitwell Elwin. Also included are letters of Whitwell Elwin to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent, then by date under each name.Elwell, Edward, 1877:...
Dates: 1829-1922.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Enock to Erskine., 1809-1913.

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Identifier: MS.40383
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Enock, Charles Reginald.Letters, 1911 and 1913, of Charles Reginald Enock to John Murray IV. Folios 1-5.Folios 4-5. Circular advertising ‘Imperial Commonwealth’ by Charles Reginald Enock.Enright, Ann Hunter.Letter, 1819, of Ann Hunter Enright to John Murray II. Folio 6.Ensor, Elizabeth Laura.Letter, 1896, of Elizabeth...
Dates: 1809-1913.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Grove, A. to Grove, G., 1855-1915.

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Identifier: MS.40492
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Grove, Arthur Stanley.Letter, 1902, of Arthur Stanley Grove to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Grove, Coleridge.Letters, 1915, of Sir Coleridge Grove to John Murray IV. Folios 3-5.Grove, George.Letters and postcards, 1855-1857, 1860-1868, 1870-1877, 1882-1885, 1887-1899 and undated, of Sir George Grove to John Murray III, John Murray...
Dates: 1855-1915.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hope, C. to Hope, W., 1819-1927.

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Identifier: MS.40576
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hope, Caroline Georgiana.Letter, 1881, of Caroline Georgiana Hope to John Murray III. Folio 1.Hope, Constance Christina.Letter, 1927, of Constance Christina Hope to John Murray IV. Folios 2-5.Folios 4-5. Circular, 1927, of the Children’s Special Worker (Rescue) Committee. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1927, of Constance Christina Hope to...
Dates: 1819-1927.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Kidd to King, F., 1832-1927, 2003.

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Identifier: MS.40649
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. A further correspondent has been added to the end of the sequence.Kidd, Benjamin.Letter, 1891, of Benjamin Kidd to John Murray III. Folios 1-4.Kidd, Leonard.Letter, 1870, of Leonard Kidd to John Murray III. Folios 5-6.Kidd, Thomas.Letter, 1832, of Thomas Kidd to John Murray II. Folios 7-8.Kiepert, Heinrich....
Dates: 1832-1927, 2003.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from King, H. to King, R., 1820-1925.

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Identifier: MS.40650
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.King, Harriet.Letters, 1820 and 1826, of Harriet King to John Murray II. Folios 1-4.King, Harriet Eleanor Hamilton.Letter, 1911, of Harriet Eleanor Hamilton King to John Murray IV. Folios 5-6.King, Henry George Lenton.Letters, 1923 and 1925, of Henry George Lenton King to John Murray IV. Folios 7-11.King, Henry...
Dates: 1820-1925.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Knaus to Knight, Henrietta., 1805-1906.

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Identifier: MS.40658
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Knaus, CharlesTheodore.Letter, 1893, of Charles Theodore Knaus to John Murray IV. Folios 1-6.Folio 4. Circular, 1890, showing printed commendations from the press of Charles Theodore Knaus. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1893, of Charles Theodore Knaus to John Murray IV, folios 1-2.Folio 5. Printed letter of recommendation, 1891, of Edward Spencer...
Dates: 1805-1906.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Lawrence, T. to Lawson., 1822-1927.

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Identifier: MS.40676
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Lawrence, Thomas (1769-1830).Letters, 1822 and 1829, of Sir Thomas Lawrence to John Murray II. Folios 1-6.Lawrence, Thomas (?1790-1846).Letter, 1838, of Thomas Lawrence to John Murray II. Folios 7-8.Lawrence, Thomas Joseph.Letters, 1894, of Thomas Joseph Lawrence to John Murray IV. Folios 9-12.Lawrence, Tom...
Dates: 1822-1927.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from MacAubrey to McClintock., 1809-1917.

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Identifier: MS.40736
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged alphabetically by the surnames of the writers. Where more than one letter is held for a writer, the letters are arranged by date.MacAubrey, Henrietta M., 1884-1901. Folios 1-4A;includes letter of Miss [?Burney] on behalf of H. MacAubrey: folio 4A.Macaulay, Emilie Rose, 1906. Folios 5-9.Macaulay, G.C. [?George ?Campbell.], 1909. Folio 10.Macaulay, James, 1879-1889. Folios 11-33.Macaulay, James...
Dates: 1809-1917.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Mare to Margoliouth., 1856-1914.

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Identifier: MS.40771
Scope and Contents Letters of various correspondents, including Charles Marett, to John Murray, publishers. The letters of Charles Marett concern his work on travel handbooks for Switzerland and France; one letter is addressed to Robert Cook and one to Hallam Murray. The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent, then by date under each name.Mare, Walter de la, 1907: folios 1-2.Marett, Charles: 1856-1857: folios 3-27; 1858-1859: folios 28-49;...
Dates: 1856-1914.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from McClurg to MacConnell., 1814-1912.

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Identifier: MS.40737
Scope and Contents This manuscript includes letters, 1905, of Hugh MacColl to John Murray IV concerning his manuscript on “Symbolic logic and its applications”.It also includes letters, 1884-1903, of Malcolm MacColl to John Murray IV and some probably to John Murray III. They concern his reading and his own writing, including an article on Gladstone and his plans for a theological work on the virgin birth.The manuscript principally includes letters, 1875-1900 and uncertain date, of...
Dates: 1814-1912.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Muir, F. to Muirhead, S., 1839-1918.

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Identifier: MS.40856
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Muir, Fanny.Letters, 5 August 1844 and 1 December 1850, of Fanny Muir to John Murray III. Folios 1-4.Muir, John Ramsay Bryce.Letters, August 1915, of Ramsay Muir to John Murray IV. Folios 5-8.Muir, William.Letter, 11 July 1855, of William Muir to David Smith, Writer to the Signet. Folios 9-12.Muirhead, Findlay.Letters, 1898 and...
Dates: 1839-1918.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Rosedale, W. to Ross, James., 1825-1925.

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Identifier: MS.41038
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Rosedale, William Elitto.Letters, 1899-1900, of William Rosedale to Hallam Murray. Folios 1-5.Rosengarten, Albert.Letter, 1868, of Albert Rosengarten probably to John Murray III. Folios 6-7.Rosenthal, A.Letter, 1905, of A. Rosenthal to John Murray IV. Folio 8.Rosher, Charles.Letters, 1908, of Charles Rosher to John Murray IV. Folios...
Dates: 1825-1925.