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 326 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Herbert Maxwell., 1899-1927.
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Identifier: MS.40798
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The letters are to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern the publication of “The Creevey Papers: a selection from the correspondence and diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P.” (1903), edited by Herbert Maxwell. Also mentioned is the manuscript of Maxwell’s “A century of empire, 1801-1900”. Accompanying several of the letters is a copy of the outline of the reply of John Murray IV.The letters are arranged chronologically.1899: folios 1-3;1902:...
Dates:
1899-1927.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Horace Darwin, Leonard Darwin and William Darwin., 1882-1918.
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Identifier: MS.40314
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Darwin, Horace.Telegram, 20 January 1886, sent by Horace Darwin to John Murray, publishers. Folio 1.Darwin, Leonard.Letters of Leonard Darwin to ?John Murray III, to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. The letters are arranged chronologically.1890: folios 2-3;1897: folios 4-30;1898: folios 31-38;1899: folios 39-40;1902: folios 41-43;1903: folios 44-46;1904:...
Dates:
1882-1918.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Howard Douglas., 1821-1861.
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Identifier: MS.40341
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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 James Copland and of William Copland (d 1851)., 1830-1860.
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Identifier: MS.40275
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(i) Copland, James.Single letter, 12 October 1830, of James Copland to John Murray II. Enclosed with the letter is the “Prospectus of an Encyclopedia of medicine and dictionary of the medical sciences, theoretical and practical”, to be edited by Copland, which was sent to Murray for his consideration. Folios 1-6.(ii) Copland, William (d 1851).The letters, mostly written from Scotland, are of William Copland to John Murray III. They reveal the close...
Dates:
1830-1860.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of James Fergusson (1808-1886)., 1849-1868.
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Identifier: MS.40398
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The letters are to John Murray III. They mostly concern the preparation and publication of various works on architectural history by Fergusson, including:“The illustrated handbook of architecture: being a concise and popular account of the different styles of architecture prevailing in all ages and countries” (1855);“Portsmouth protected: a sequel to Portsmouth in peril” (1856); “A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the...
Dates:
1849-1868.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of James Fergusson (1808-1886)., 1870-1885 and undated.
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Identifier: MS.40399
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The letters are to John Murray III. They mostly concern the preparation and publication of various works on architectural history by Fergusson, including:“A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day” (second edition, 1874); “The temples of the Jews and the other buildings in the Haram area at Jerusalem” (1878). The letters are arranged chronologically.1870-1874: folios 1-42;1875-1879:...
Dates:
1870-1885 and undated.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of James Markland., 1821-1848.
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Identifier: MS.40778
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The letters appear to be to John Murray II and to John Murray III. They are arranged chronologically. 1821, 1824, 1826-1829: folios 1-37 [Note 1];1831-1835, 1839: folios 38-63;1840-1842, 1844-1848: folios 64-121 [Note 2].Notes.[Note 1] Folios 28-29. Letter, [January 1829], of James Markland to John Gibson Lockhart.[Note 2] Folios 118-119. Incomplete letter, 18 April 1848, of [? Charles Freeling] to James Markland. The...
Dates:
1821-1848.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of James Markland., 1850-1864 and undated (? 1821-? 1864).
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Identifier: MS.40779
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The letters appear to be to John Murray III. They are arranged chronologically.
1850-1851, 1853-1859: folios 1-52;
1860-1864: folios 53-77.
Undated: folios 78-81.
Dates:
1850-1864 and undated (? 1821-? 1864).
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Martineau., 1868-1896.
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Identifier: MS.40788
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One letter to John Murray III, the remainder are to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern the preparation and publication of several works by John Martineau, including:“Letters from Australia” (1869 – published by Longmans, Green and Co.);“The life and correspondence of Sir Bartle Frere, Bart., G.C.B., F.R.S., etc.” (1895); “The Transvaal trouble, how it arose: being an extract from the biography of the late Sir Bartle Frere” (1896).A...
Dates:
1868-1896.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Martineau., 1897-1907 and undated (? 1893-? 1907).
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Identifier: MS.40789
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The letters are to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern mostly the preparation of John Martineau’s manuscript of “The life of Henry Pelham, Fifth Duke of Newcastle, 1811-1864”. A number of the letters reflect upon the difficulty experienced by Martineau and John Murray IV in gaining permission to publish the manuscript. The 5th Duke’s son, Lord Edward Pelham-Clinton, declined to give permission and it was only after his death that it could be published, in 1908.Other...
Dates:
1897-1907 and undated (? 1893-? 1907).
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Parker., 1831-1880.
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Identifier: MS.40915
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The letters are to John Murray II and John Murray III. Subjects of discussion include: Thomas Mitchell and the publication of his translations of the comedies of Aristophanes; the publication of Charles Wordsworth’s, “Graecae Grammaticae Rudimenta. In usum scholarum” (1839); a request by John Parker, on behalf of Orlando Jewitt, the wood-engraver, to John Murray III asking whether he has any work; corrections to the fourth edition of the “Handbook for travellers in France”; shares in the...
Dates:
1831-1880.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Taylor Coleridge., 1818-1874.
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Identifier: MS.40232
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Letters mostly to John Murray II, with others to John Murray III. Many relate to the period of Coleridge’s editorship of the “Quarterly Review” (1824-1826). The letters are arranged chronologically.1818-1819: folios 1-10 (ff. 9-10 to William Gifford);1822: folios 11-18;1823: folios 19-32;1824: folios 33-40;1825: folios 41-143;1826: folios 144-157;1827-1829: folios 158-172;1830, 1834,...
Dates:
1818-1874.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Lemuel Bangs., 1884-1904.
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Identifier: MS.40048
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Letters, memoranda and a telegram, 1884-1904, of Lemuel Bangs, as manager of the London office of Charles Scribner’s Sons, publishers, to John Murray III, to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray.The letters are arranged chronologically.1884-1887: folios 1-15;1890-1894: folios 16-66;1895-1899: folios 67-118;1900-1901, 1904: folios 119-140.Miscellaneous jottings concerning publication costs, probably in the hand of John...
Dates:
1884-1904.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Lionel Trotter., 1860-1909.
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Identifier: MS.41204
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Letters of Lionel Trotter to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. The letters 1860-1866 concern Trotter’s wish to be engaged to write biography, and his suggestion of several likely subjects, including Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and John Murray II. The letter for 1889 concerns the publication of Trotter’s “Life of the Marquis of Dalhousie” (W.H. Allen and Co., 1889), and his desire to find another subject. The letters 1895-1902 concern the preparation and...
Dates:
1860-1909.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Michael Quin., 1824, 1833-1838, 1842 and 1847.
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Identifier: MS.40994
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The letters are to John Murray II and to John Murray III concerning Quin`s work as reader and proof-reader of various works submitted to him by the Murrays. The letters also concern Quin’s writings and translations.1824: folios 1-2;1833: folios 3-36;1834: folios 37-62;1835: folios 63-76;1836: folios 77-89;1838: folios 90-91;1842: folios 92-93.Other.Pencil note, [1824-1842], by Quin,...
Dates:
1824, 1833-1838, 1842 and 1847.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Nicholas and Sarah Nicolas., 1826-1856.
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Identifier: MS.40878
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(i) Letters of Nicholas Nicolas.The letters are to John Murray II and John Murray III. They concern various publications, not all of them published by John Murray, in which Nicholas Nicolas was involved as editor. The publications relate especially to British history, among them:“The history of the battle of Agincourt; and of the expedition of Henry the Fifth into France” (London : Johnson, Brooke Street, Holborn, 1827);“The Retrospective Review, and...
Dates:
1826-1856.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Oliver and Boyd, publishers and printers., 1814-1907.
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Identifier: MS.40890
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The letters [Note 1] are to John Murray II, John Murray III and John Murray IV. They concern general business matters and interests, including requests for books, shipping lists, sales, change of ownership, etc. The letters are arranged chronologically.1814, 1819-1822, 1826-1827: folios 1-38;1830-1831, 1833: folios 39-44 [Notes 2-3];1846, 1854, 1887, 1892-1893, 1896, 1900, 1907: folios 45-58.Notes.[Note 1.] Most of the...
Dates:
1814-1907.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Otto Goldschmidt and of Walter Goldschmidt., 1871-1917.
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Identifier: MS.40456
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(i) Letters of Otto Goldschmidt to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray.The letters mostly concern the preparation and publication of the “Memoir of Madame Jenny Lind-Goldschmidt: her early art-life and dramatic career, 1820-1851” (1891; new and abridged edition, 1893), by William Rockstro and Henry Scott Holland. Jenny Lind was Otto Goldschmidt’s wife.Included are draft letters of John Murray IV to Otto Goldschmidt [Note 1].The letters are...
Dates:
1871-1917.
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
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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.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Cooke., 1860-1890.
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Identifier: MS.40269
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1860-1869: folios 1-71;
1870-1879: folios 72-214;
1880-1889: folios 215-257;
1890: folios 258-259;
undated: folio 260.
Dates:
1860-1890.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Cooke, with related papers., 1870-1892.
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Identifier: MS.40270
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Letters, 1877-1891, of Robert Cooke to John Murray IV. Folios 1-20.Letters, 1888 and 1891, of Robert Cooke to Hallam Murray. Folios 21-33.Disassociated parts of letters of Robert Cooke to the Murrays. Folios 34-36.Related papers.Letter, 7 April 1875, of Robert Cooke to S.H. Lindley concerning the “Quarterly Review”. Folios 37-38.Proof advertisement, 1870, for the “Quarterly Review”, no. 258. Folios 39-40.Papers...
Dates:
1870-1892.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Playfair., 1873-1889.
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Identifier: MS.40960
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The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern mostly the preparation and publication of works by Robert Playfair in the “Murray’s Handbooks” series:Playfair’s revision of “A handbook for travellers in Algeria” (1874);“A handbook for travellers in Algeria and Tunis, Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Carthage, etc.” (1878 and subsequent editions);“A handbook to the Mediterranean” (1881 and subsequent editions).Among...
Dates:
1873-1889.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Playfair., 1879-1899.
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Identifier: MS.40961
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The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern mostly the preparation and publication of works by Robert Playfair in the “Murray’s Handbooks” series:Playfair’s revision of “A handbook for travellers in Algeria” (1874);“A handbook for travellers in Algeria and Tunis, Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Carthage, etc.” (1878 and subsequent editions);“A handbook to the Mediterranean” (1881 and subsequent editions).The...
Dates:
1879-1899.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Wilmot-Horton., 1816-1826.
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Identifier: MS.40581
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The letters are to John Murray II. They concern the publication by John Murray, publishers, of pamphlets by Robert Wilmot-Horton.1816-1817, 1823-1826: folios 1-104.Notes.[Note 1] Folios 24-25. Letter, 2 January 1825, of Robert Wilmot-Horton to John Barrow.[Note 2] Folios 44-46. Copy, [8 January 1826], of an extract of a letter, [8 January 1826], of Robert Wilmot-Horton to John Thomas Townshend. The extract was enclosed in Wilmot-Horton’s letter...
Dates:
1816-1826.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Wilmot-Horton., 1827-1839 and undated (? 1816-? 1839).
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Identifier: MS.40582
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The letters are to John Murray II, John Murray III and Robert Cooke. They concern the publication by John Murray, publishers, of pamphlets by Robert Wilmot-Horton.1827-1828, 1830-1831, 1833, 1838-1839: folios 1-88.Undated letters: folios 89-98.[Note 1]. Folios 21-22. Copy, [21 September 1827, or after], of a letter, 21 September 1827, of [Robert Wilmot-Horton] to John Gibson Lockhart.[Note 2] Folios 39-40. Letter, 10 September 1828, of Pierce...
Dates:
1827-1839 and undated (? 1816-? 1839).