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 81 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hay, R. to Hay, W. and company names beginning Hay., 1813-1928.
File
Identifier: MS.40536
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hay, Robert William.Letters, 1813-1816, 1820, 1822-1827, 1829-1831, 1838-1840, 1842, 1844-1846, 1850-1851, 1853, 1855-1856, 1858 and undated, of Robert William Hay to John Murray II, John Murray III and Robert Francis Cooke. Folios 1-148.Folios 67-68. Letter, 1826, of John Murray II to Robert William Hay. A note of reply from Robert William Hay to John Murray II is...
Dates:
1813-1928.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hope, C. to Hope, W., 1819-1927.
File
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 Hume to Hunt, T., 1763-1917, 1976
File
Identifier: MS.40591
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.Hume, Allan Octavian.Letters, 1852 and 1854, of Allan Octavian Hume to John Murray III. Folios 1-3.Hume, David.Photocopy, 1976, of a photocopy of a letter, 1763, of David Hume to an unknown recipient. Folios 4-5.Hume, James.Letter, 1826, of James Hume to John...
Dates:
1763-1917, 1976
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Johnson, E. to Johnson, R., 1815-1924.
File
Identifier: MS.40622
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Johnson, Eliza Jane Peile.Letters, 1904-1904 and 1917, of Eliza Jane Peile Johnson to John Murray IV. Folios 1-6.Johnson, Ernle Sacheverell Wilberforce.Letter, 1908, of Ernle Sacheverell Wilberforce Johnson to John Murray IV. Folios 7-10.Johnson, George Henry Sacheverell.Letter, 1880-1881, of George Henry Sacheverell to John Murray...
Dates:
1815-1924.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Kidd to King, F., 1832-1927, 2003.
File
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.
File
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.
File
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.
File
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 Leland to Lennard, J., 1816-1914.
File
Identifier: MS.40687
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. A further correspondent has been added at the end of the sequence.Leland, Charles Godfrey.Letters, 1888 and 1890, of Charles Godfrey Leland to John Murray III. Folios 1-10.Lemaistre, John Gustavus.Letters, 1816, of John Gustavus Lemaistre to John Murray II. Folios 11-13.Folio 12. Copy of a letter, 1816, of William Richard Beckford Miller to...
Dates:
1816-1914.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Lester to Levo., 1808-1919.
File
Identifier: MS.40692
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Lester, John William.Letter, 1846, of John William Lester to John Murray III. Folios 1-2.L’Estrange, Alfred Guy Kingham.Letters, 1865 and 1872, of Alfred Guy Kingham L’Estrange to John Murray III. Folios 3-6.Folio 5v. Copy of a letter, 1872, of John Murray III to Alfred Guy Kingham L’Estrange.L’Estrange, John.Letter,...
Dates:
1808-1919.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from MacAubrey to McClintock., 1809-1917.
File
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 McClurg to MacConnell., 1814-1912.
File
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.
File
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.
File
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.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Watts, Alfred to Watts, W., 1814-1926.
File
Identifier: MS.41251
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Watts, Alfred.Letters, 1877-1895, of Alfred Watts to John Murray III, John Murray IV, Hallam Murray, Robert Cooke and William Smith. They concern work undertaken by Watts in assisting in the publication of “German reading book” and “Latin reading book”, and of payment for that work. Also mentioned are suggestions by Watts for other works. Brief mention is made of Watts’s connection with “Whitaker’s...
Dates:
1814-1926.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Waugh, A. to Way, B., 1815-1901.
File
Identifier: MS.41252
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Waugh, Arthur.Letters, 1897-1901, of Arthur Waugh to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern Waugh’s work as adviser to the publishers Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co. Limited. Folios 1-38.Waugh, Ellen.Letters, 1900, of Ellen Waugh to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern suggestions by Waugh that the Murrays might publish English translations of two works, one...
Dates:
1815-1901.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Whitaker, H. to Whitaker, T., 1770-1893.
File
Identifier: MS.41264
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Whitaker, H.A.Letters, August 1893, of H.A. Whitaker, 42 Old Broad Street, London, to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Whitaker, John.Letters, 1770, 1773-1775, of John Whitaker to John Murray I. The letters probably concern John Murray as bookseller, and as publisher of works by Whitaker and as his confidant. Folios 3-28.Whitaker, Joseph.Letter, 18 December...
Dates:
1770-1893.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with the surname Backhouse., 1817-1878.
File
Identifier: MS.40034
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Backhouse, John.Letters, 1817, 1819-1820, 1822, 1824, 1842 and 1844, of John Backhouse to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 1-33.Backhouse, John Harris.Letters, 1865, 1867-1871, 1877-1878, of John Harris Backhouse mostly to John Murray III. Folios 34-103.Folios 42-44: letter, 1867, of John Harris Backhouse to Robert Cooke.Folios 87-88: letter,...
Dates:
1817-1878.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of David Brewster., 1813-1868.
File
Identifier: MS.40146
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1813-1864, of David Brewster to John Murray II and John Murray III, with a few letters to Robert Cooke, with related letters and papers dating to 1868. They concern several of Brewster’s publications, including “The life of Sir Isaac Newton”, “Letters on natural magic”, his work on “The Edinburgh encyclopaedia”, and his proposals for journals of philosophy and science. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1813-1814: folios 1-18;1816: folios 19-24;...
Dates:
1813-1868.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henrietta Herbert, Henry Howard Herbert and Henry John Herbert., 1829-1879.
File
Identifier: MS.40550
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1829-1879, of the Countess of Carnarvon (1804-1876), the 3rd Earl of Carnarvon, and the 4th Earl of Carnarvon to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters. The letters of Henry Howard Herbert, the 4th Earl, concern several of his publications including “The archaeology of Berkshire” and “Recollection of the Druses of the Lebanon, and notes on their religion”; the letters of Henry John Herbert, the 3rd Earl, mostly concern his work “Portugal and Gallicia”. The letters...
Dates:
1829-1879.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Reeve., 1836-1872.
File
Identifier: MS.41008
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1836-1858, of Henry Reeve to John Murray III, John Murray II, and one letter, 1872, of Christina Reeve probably to John Murray III, with related letters. They concern his writing, including his translation of de Tocqueville, “On the state of society in France before the Revolution of 1789”, and his articles for the "Quarterly Review". There is discussion of literary matters, with mention of the "Edinburgh Review", which he edited. The letters are arranged alphabetically by...
Dates:
1836-1872.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Howard Douglas., 1821-1861.
File
Identifier: MS.40341
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray II and John Murray III. They mainly concern the publication of works by Howard Douglas on military affairs. Among the titles discussed are the “Treatise on naval gunnery” (1820, and subsequent editions) and, “On naval warfare with steam” (1858 and 1860). The letters are arranged chronologically.1821-1822, 1831, 1843-1846, 1848: folios 1-34 [Note 1];1850-1854: folios 35-105 [Note 2];1855-1859: folios 106-155;...
Dates:
1821-1861.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Barrow (1764-1848)., 1836-1848.
File
Identifier: MS.40058
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1836-1848, of John Barrow to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters. The letters concern his own publications, including his biographies of Admirals Howe and Anson, and his autobiography. He comments on books, articles and manuscripts by other authors on subjects of interest to him. Some of the letters concern delays in the publishing of his son John’s work. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1836: folios 1-19; (1)?1836: folios...
Dates:
1836-1848.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Barrow (1808-1898)., 1843-1849.
File
Identifier: MS.40060
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1843-1849, of John Barrow to John Murray III, with one to John Murray II, and related letters. They concern publications of Barrow by Murray, including biographies of Drake and Sir William Sydney Smith. Some letters are written on behalf of his father, John Barrow (1764-1848) or concern his father’s writing. One letter, 23 November 1848, informs Murray of John Barrow the elder’s death. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1843: folios 1-51;1844:...
Dates:
1843-1849.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Peter Cunningham., 1840-1862.
File
Identifier: MS.40302
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1840-1862, of Peter Cunningham to John Murray III, with a few to John Murray II and Robert Cooke, with related letters and papers. They mostly concern works of Cunningham published by Murray, including his “Handbook of London”, his work on the Eastern counties section of the England handbook, and his assistance with “The works of Alexander Pope”. He also reviewed manuscripts, letters and papers for Murray. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1840-1844: folios...
Dates:
1840-1862.