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 135 Collections and/or Records:
Papers concerning facsimile copies of a letter of Lord Byron to John Anthony and William Galignani, relating to John William Polidori and ‘The Vampyre’, 1819-1936, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.43524
Scope and Contents
The papers here mostly relate to facsimile copies of a letter of Lord Byron to the editor of ‘Galignani’s Messenger’ in 1819. The papers have been arranged chronologically.
Two facsimile copies of a letter, 1819, of Lord Byron to John Anthony and William Galignani, after 1819: folios 1-4;Photographic copy and photocopy of the letter, 1819, of Lord Byron to John Anthony and William Galignani, undated: folios 5-10;Two copies of an article entitled 'The...
Dates:
1819-1936, undated.
Papers concerning the controversy over the publication of "Conversations of Lord Byron" by Thomas Medwin., 1822-1960.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42469-42476
Scope and Contents
The papers include correspondence, proofs of pamphlets written by John Cam Hobhouse and John Murray in response to Medwin`s publication, and miscellaneous papers concerning Medwin.
Dates:
1822-1960.
Photocopies and negatives of photocopies of letters of Lord Byron to Lady Byron., 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.43415
Scope and Contents
The photocopies have been arranged chronologically by the date of the original letter. Some of the photocopies are very faded.
Photocopies of a letter of Lady Byron to Lord Byron, 1815: folios 1-2;Photocopies of letters of Lady Byron to Lord Byron with some transcriptions, 1816: folios 3-24;Photocopy of a letter of Lady Byron to Lord Byron with a transcription, 1820: folios 25-26; Negative photocopies of letters of Lady Byron to Lord Byron,...
Dates:
20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Photocopies of letters of Lady Byron to Lord Byron.
Photocopies of letters of Lady Byron to Lord Byron., 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.43414
Scope and Contents
Note of John Murray VI relating the provenance of the photocopies, 1969: folio 1;Copy of a letter of John Murray VI to Rayner Unwin, 1969: folio 2;Fragment of a letter possibly of Rayner Unwin to John Murray VI, 1969: folio 3;Note possibly relating to the storage of the original letters, undated: folio 4;Photocopies of letters of Lady Byron to Lord Byron, 1813: folios 5-41;Photocopies of letters of Lady Byron to Lord Byron, 1814:...
Dates:
20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Photocopies of letters of Lady Byron to Lord Byron.
'The Giaour', by Lord Byron, published at Hermoupolis., 1842-1963.
File
Identifier: MS.43398
Scope and Contents
Copy of 'The Giaour' that was published in 1842 in Syros, Greece. The bolts in this volume are uncut. There is an English to Greek lexicon at the back of the volume: pages 1-123;
With the volume is a letter, 1963, of George Seferiadis to John Murray VI: folio 1.
Dates:
1842-1963.
Two manuscripts by William Makepeace Thackeray., 1823-? 1850.
File
Identifier: MS.42573
Scope and Contents
Folio 1 : manuscript, ? 1828 (watermark), "Byron and Marceau", relating to Lord Byron`s interest in the French general François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers, about whom he composed a eulogy in "Childe Harold`s Pilgrimage" (Third Canto, LVI and LVII). Thackeray`s manuscript includes a copy of a letter to, and a copy of a letter of Byron concerning Marceau-Desgraviers : (i) 30 January 1823 : Madame Serjent, Marceau-Desgravier`s elder sister,...
Dates:
1823-? 1850.
Various legal instruments, including drafts and copies, concerning Thomas Moore, Lord Byron and John Murray II. Included is a letter of Alfred Turner to John Murray III concerning a draft agreement between Thomas Moore and John Murray II relating to the memoirs of Lord Byron., 1821-1853.
File
Identifier: MS.42489
Scope and Contents
Several of the agreements are between Lord Byron, Thomas Moore and John Murray II in respect of the transfer of all rights in Lord Byron`s manuscript, "Memoirs of my life up to 1816", from Thomas Moore, to whom Byron had given the manuscript, to John Murray II.
Dates:
1821-1853.
Volume containing a letter of Lord Byron to Sir John Bowring, 1824; four letters concerning Byron, 1824 and 1828; and a manuscript of his last poem.
File
Identifier: Dep.238- is now Acc.8766.
Dates:
1824, 1828.
Volume containing manuscript poems of Lord Byron and some letters of various correspondents; with a manuscript catalogue relating to manuscripts and correspondence of Lord Byron., ?1811-1831, undated.
Item
Identifier: MS.43341
Scope and Contents
There are here two volumes. The first contains a number of manuscripts of the poetry of Byron, with some correspondence of and to Byron.The content has been listed in the order in which it appears in the volume. For poetical works, first lines are given in brackets after the title of the poem. The manuscripts are in the hand of Byron unless otherwise stated; pencil notes are in an unidentified hand.‘Lord Byron: Complete poetical works’, edited by...
Dates:
?1811-1831, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Manuscripts of poems, plays and prose of or relating to Lord Byron and his circle.
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Manuscripts, fair copies, fragments and material relating to the non-narrative poems of Lord Byron.
Volume of miscellaneous poetic manuscripts by Lord Byron; with some related correspondence., 1808-1822, 1930-1973, undated.
Item
Identifier: MS.43346
Scope and Contents
The manuscripts here have been largely arranged in chronological order. The original foliation of the volume has been retained, although some of the folios have been removed prior to arrival at the Library.For poetical works, first lines are given in brackets after the title of the poem. The manuscripts are in the hand of Byron unless otherwise stated.‘Lord Byron: Complete poetical works’, edited by Jermone McGann, has been used in some of the following descriptions...
Dates:
1808-1822, 1930-1973, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Manuscripts of poems, plays and prose of or relating to Lord Byron and his circle.
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Manuscripts, fair copies, fragments and material relating to the non-narrative poems of Lord Byron.