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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 156 Collections and/or Records:

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Prothero, Hope to Prothero, Rowland., ? 1888-1922.

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Identifier: MS.40981
Scope and Contents Prothero, Hope. Letters, [?1888] and [?1898]. Folios 1-3.Prothero, Mary Frances. Letters, [1899]-1922, and undated. Folios 4-21.[Note] Folio 12. Wet-press copy of a letter, 21 ?February 1922, of John Murray IV to Mary Prothero.Prothero, Michael. Letter, 1917. Folio 22.Prothero, Rowland Edmund. Letters, 1890-1894, with related papers. The letters are to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. They concern, mostly, Prothero’s editorship of the...
Dates: ? 1888-1922.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Rae, G. to Rae, W., 1857-1901, 1952.

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Identifier: MS.40998
Scope and Contents Rae, George.The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray concerning the publication of “The Country Banker”. The letters are arranged chronologically.1884-1901: folios 1-73 [Notes1-2].Undated: folios 74-75.Receipt, 15 March 1952, concerning payment made by John Murray, publishers, to the estate of George Rae for the purchase of the remaining author’s rights in “The Country Banker”. Folio 76.[Note...
Dates: 1857-1901, 1952.

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.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Ross, John to Rothwell, J., 1807-1954.

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Identifier: MS.41041
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Ross, John (1777-1856).Letters, 1819 and [?1836], of John Ross to John Murray II. Folios 1-9.Ross, John (fl 1838-1839).Letters, 1838-1839, of John Ross, 4 Howard Street, Strand, to John Murray II. Folios 10-15.Ross, John (1842-1915).Letter, 1880, of John Ross to James Macaulay, Editor of the “Leisure Hour”. Folios 16-17.Letters, 1880, of John...
Dates: 1807-1954.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Shairp, J. to Shand, A.I., 1883-1909.

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Identifier: MS.41079
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Shairp, John Campbell (1858-1913)Letters, 1886-1888 and 1890, of John Shairp to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. Folios 1-46.Shand, Alexander Burns.Letters, 1898, of Alexander Burns Shand to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. Folios 47-50. Shand, Alexander Innes.Letters and telegrams, 1883-1909 and undated, of Alexander Innes Shand to John...
Dates: 1883-1909.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Sharkey, P. to Sharp, H., 1826-1909, [1973].

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Identifier: MS.41080
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Sharkey, P.Letter, 1826, of P. Sharkey to John Murray II. Included is a forwarding note by E.N. Shevier. Folios 1-2.Sharland, E.C.Letter and enclosure, 1890, of E.C. Sharland to John Murray IV. Folios 3-5.Sharman, Margaret.Letter, [1973], of Margaret Sharman to John Murray VI. Folios 6-7.Sharp, Mr.Letter, ?2nd quarter of the 19th...
Dates: 1826-1909, [1973].

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Waller, A. to Wallich, N., 1829-1913.

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Identifier: MS.41234
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Waller, Augustus Désiré.Letters, 1902-1905, of Augustus Waller, mostly with other members of the University of London, to John Murray IV. Folios 1-45.Notes.Letter, 6 August 1902, of William Halliburton to ?John Murray IV. Folios 6-8.Letters of William K. Hill, on behalf of Arthur Rücker, to John Murray IV, folios: 2 (31 July 1902); and 9 (20 August 1902). ...
Dates: 1829-1913.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Watts, Alfred to Watts, W., 1814-1926.

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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.

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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 Wherry, G. to Whishaw, J., 1814-1927.

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Identifier: MS.41263
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: 1814-1927.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Williams, L. to Williams, O., 1871-1911.

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Identifier: MS.41284
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Williams, Llewellyn Paganus.Three letters, [1893], of Llewellyn Williams to John Murray IV. Two are written on behalf of Williams’s son, Philip, requesting that Murray recommend someone to assess Philip’s literary endeavours. The other acknowledges a gift of books by Murray to Williams for a bazaar to raise funds for the restoration work on his church. Folios 1-6.Williams, Monier Monier-...
Dates: 1871-1911.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with the surname Backhouse., 1817-1878.

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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 D. Appleton and Company, publishers., 1871-1924.

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Identifier: MS.40022
Scope and Contents The letters concern various publishing interests, especially the securing of the rights to publish American editions of certain Murray publications. Also mentioned are copyright, and the encouragement of links between American publishers and the International Publishers’ Association.(i) Letters of William Henry Appleton to John Murray III. Letters 1871, 1889-1890: folios 1-5.(ii) Letters of William Worthen Appleton mostly to John Murray IV,...
Dates: 1871-1924.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of David Milne., 1885-1894.

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Identifier: MS.40825
Scope and Contents The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray and concern mostly the publication of “A readable English Dictionary etymologically arranged”, by David Milne (London: John Murray, 1888). The letters are arranged chronologically.1885-1888, 1892-1894: folios 1-138.Undated, disassociated parts of letters: folios 139-141.Folios 27a-b. Letter, 14 July 1886, of W G Baker to David Milne. The letter was forwarded as an enclosure to...
Dates: 1885-1894.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Edward Harper Parker, with related papers., 1879, 1902-1925 and undated.

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Identifier: MS.40913
Scope and Contents The letters are to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They mostly concern the publication of “China: her history, diplomacy and commerce” (1901) and “John Chinaman” (1901).The letters are arranged chronologically.1902-1903, 1905, 1907-1908, 1911-1912, 1915, 1925: folios 1-53 [Notes].Undated and partially dated letters: folios 54-61.Related papers.Papers relating to the publication of “China” (1901):(i) incomplete...
Dates: 1879, 1902-1925 and undated.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Edward Rae., 1874-1923.

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Identifier: MS.40997
Scope and Contents The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern, among other subjects, the publication of “The Land of the North Wind”, “The Country of the Moors”, and “The White Sea Peninsula”.A number of the letters are written on behalf of, and others concern, George Rae, Edward’s father, and relate to the publication of “The Country Banker”. The letters are arranged chronologically.1874-1875, 1877-1879: folios 1-43 [Note 1];...
Dates: 1874-1923.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Ernest Gambier Parry., 1889-1918.

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Identifier: MS.40919
Scope and Contents The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. They concern, among other subjects, the publication of various essays by Ernest Gambier Parry, including “The Combat with suffering” (1891) and “Day-dreams” (1895). On a personal level they refer to Parry’s acquaintanceship with John Murray IV from their time at Eton. The letters are arranged chronologically.1889: folios 1-4;1891-1897, 1899: folios 5-101 [Note 1];...
Dates: 1889-1918.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Francis Warre Cornish and of his wife, Blanche., 1886-1916.

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Identifier: MS.40278
Scope and Contents (i) Letters of Francis Warre Cornish to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. The letters mostly concern the preparation and publication of various works written, compiled or edited by Cornish, including:“The Eton Horace. Notes to the odes, book 1” (1887);“The Eton Horace. Notes to the odes, Carmen saeculare, and Epodes” (1888);“A concise dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities based on Sir William Smith’s larger dictionary, and incorporating the...
Dates: 1886-1916.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Darwin, with related letters., 1882-1905.

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Identifier: MS.40313
Scope and Contents Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Darwin. The letters are to John Murray III, to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. The letters are arranged chronologically.1882: folios 1-3;1890: folios 4-5;1891: folios 6-18;1897: folio 19;1898: folios 20-62;1899: folios 63-67;1900: folio 68;1901: folios 69-73;1902: folios 74-77;1904: folios 78-83;...
Dates: 1882-1905.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Goschen (1831-1907)., 1884-1899.

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Identifier: MS.40469
Scope and Contents The letters are to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern mostly the preparation and publication of George Goschen’s biography of his grandfather, Georg Goschen: “The life and times of Georg Joachim Goschen, publisher and printer of Leipzig 1752-1828” (1903).The letters are largely arranged chronologically, although an additional letter has been added to the end of the sequence.1884: folios 1-2;1894: folios 3-50 [Note 1];1895: folios...
Dates: 1884-1899.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Goschen (1831-1907) and of George Goschen (1866-1952) to John Murray IV., 1900-1908 and undated.

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Identifier: MS.40470
Scope and Contents The letters are to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern the preparation and publication of George Goschen’s biography of his grandfather, Georg Goschen: “The life and times of Georg Joachim Goschen, publisher and printer of Leipzig 1752-1828” (1903).The letters are arranged chronologically.1900: folios 1-3;1901: folios 4-33;1902: folios 34-51;1903: folios 52-62;1904-1905: folios 63-69.Undated...
Dates: 1900-1908 and undated.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Marindin., 1889-1897.

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Identifier: MS.40772
Scope and Contents The letters appear to be to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. They concern Marindin`s work reading, proof-reading and editing various works, particularly those relating to the classics, for John Murray, publishers. Many of the letters relate to Marindin’s 1894 revision of “A classical dictionary of biography, mythology and geography”, by William Smith.The letters are arranged chronologically.1889-1894: folios 1-56 [Notes 1-4];1895: folios 57-92;...
Dates: 1889-1897.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Marindin., 1898-1900.

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Identifier: MS.40773
Scope and Contents The letters appear to be to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. They concern Marindin`s work reading, proof-reading and editing various works for John Murray, publishers.The letters are arranged chronologically.1898: folios 1-65 [Note 1];1899: folios 66-113 [Note 2];1900: folios 114-160.Notes.[Note 1] Folios 15-17. Notes, 2 March 1898, of Charles Evans concerning ancient Rome. They were returned by George Marindin to...
Dates: 1898-1900.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Marindin., 1901-1910.

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Identifier: MS.40774
Scope and Contents The letters appear to be to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. They concern Marindin`s work reading, proof-reading and editing various works for John Murray, publishers.The letters are arranged chronologically.1901: folios 1-27;1902-1904: folios 28-63 [Notes1-2];1905-1910: folios 64-107 [Note 3].Notes.[Note 1] Folios 52-53. Letter, 3 May 1904, of John Murray IV to George Marindin.[Note 2] Folio 56. Letter,...
Dates: 1901-1910.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Prothero., 1897-1904.

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Identifier: MS.40978
Scope and Contents

The letters are to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray and mostly concern Prothero’s editorship of the “Quarterly Review”. They are arranged chronologically.

1897-1899: folios 1-97;

1900-1904: folios 98-182 [Note].

[Note]

Folios 108-109. Letter, 26 May 1900, of George Prothero to Sir Mountstuart Grant-Duff. The letter was sent as an enclosure to Prothero’s letter to John Murray IV of the same date (folios 106-107).

Dates: 1897-1904.