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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Brief statements of a fact or experience, written down for review, or as an aid to memory, or to inform someone else; also includes short, informal letters.
Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence concerning a proposal to publish an abridged translation of the mediaeval Latin dictionary of Charles du Fresne du Cange., 1880-1898, 1944.
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Identifier: MS.42616
Scope and Contents
The letters held are all that is left of a once "immense" correspondence concerning the proposal to publish the dictionary. Much of the correspondence was destroyed in 1942.
Dates:
1880-1898, 1944.
Letters of William Smith (1813-1893) to John Murray, publishers., 1885-1890.
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Identifier: MS.41122
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Robert Cooke. They concern the publication of various works by, and connected with, Smith, and also his editorship of the “Quarterly Review” (1867-1893). The letters are arranged chronologically.1885: folios 1-39 [Notes 1-2];1886: folios 40-58;1887: folios 59-81;1888: folios 82-101;1889: folios 102-142 [Note 3];1890: folios 143-201.Notes.[Note...
Dates:
1885-1890.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Bayley, M. to Beard., 1824-1928.
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Identifier: MS.40070
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name.Bayley, Mary, 1825: folios 1-2;Bayley, N., 1846: folios 3-5;Bayley, Steuart, 1904: folios 6-7A;Bayly, Ada, 1892-1899: folios 8-11:includes letter, 1892, of Ada Bayly to Mr. Walford: folios 8-9;Bayly, Lancelot, 1901: folio 12;Bayly, (Nathaniel) Thomas, 1828-1837: folios 13-18;Bayly, Sarah,...
Dates:
1824-1928.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Bevan, W. to Bickley., 1807-1912.
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Identifier: MS.40094
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name.Bevan, William, 1860-1894: folios 1-39:includes letter, 1869, of William Bevan to William Smith: folios 23-24Bewick, Thomas, 1807: folios 40-41;Bewsher, J.P.H., 1905: folios 42-45;Bezant, Hannah, 1906: folios 46-49;Biagi, Guido, 1896-1908: folios 50-59;Bialloblotzky, (Christoph) Friedrich, 1836: folios...
Dates:
1807-1912.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Bray, G. to Brewer., 1846-1928.
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Identifier: MS.40145
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name. Some of the letters include replies.Bray, Gladys, 1916: folios 1-4;Brayley, Edward, 1846: folio 5;Breen, Hugh, 2nd half of 19th century: folios 6-7;Brenan, Gerald, 1871: folios 8-9;Brenchley, Julius, 1870: folios 10-11;Brendon, G.F.W., 1911: folios 12-13;Brennan, Edward, 1871: folios 14-15;...
Dates:
1846-1928.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Earl to Easton., 1821-1925.
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Identifier: MS.40356
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Earl, Alfred George.Letter, 1898, of Alfred George Earl to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Earl, George Samuel Windsor.Letter, 1853, of George Windsor Earl to John Murray III. Folios 3-4.Earl, W.Letter, 1860, of W Earl to John Murray III. Folios 5-6.Earle, Alice Morse.Letter, 1896, of Alice Morse Earle to John...
Dates:
1821-1925.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Jesse, John to Jeyes., 1831-1911.
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Identifier: MS.40619
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Further correspondents have been added to the end of the sequence.Jesse, John Heneage.Letters, 1831-1832, of John Heneage Jesse to John Murray II. Folios 1-8.Jesse, L J A.Letter, 1854, of L J A Jesse to John Murray III. Folios 9-10.Jesse, William.Letters, 1847-1848, 1854, 1857, 1863 and undated, of William Jesse to John Murray III...
Dates:
1831-1911.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Keighley to Keltie., 1820-1918.
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Identifier: MS.40637
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Additional correspondence has been added to the end of the sequence.
Keighley, Thomas Dove.Letter, 1906, of Thomas Dove Keighley to John Murray IV. Folio 1.Keighley and Arnold.Letter, 1890, of Julian Tregenna Biddulph Arnold, on behalf of Keighley and Arnold, to John Murray III. Folios 2-3.Keightley, Archibald.Letter, 1830, of...
Dates:
1820-1918.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames Brookfield to Broquerille., 1848-1927.
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Identifier: MS.40154
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name.Brookfield, Charles, 1906-1909: folios 1-4;Brookfield, Frances, 1903-1914: folios 5-19;Brookfield, Jane, 1878: folios 20-21;Brookfield, William, 1848: folios 22-23;Brooks, Charles, 1854-1866: folios 24-27;Brooks, Francis, 1895-1911: folios 28-92:includes letter, 1896, of Howard Smith to Charles Payne:...
Dates:
1848-1927.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Barry, A. to Barry, W., 1826-1907.
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Identifier: MS.40063
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name.Barry, Alfred, 1865-1905: folios 1-73;Barry, Charles (1795-1860), 1832-1834: folios 74-87;Barry, Charles (1823-1900), 1849-1884: folios 88-108;Barry, David, 1826: folios 109-112;Barry, Edward Middleton, 1860-1876: folios 113-119;Barry, Edward Milner, 1891: folios 120-123;Barry, H., 1830: folios...
Dates:
1826-1907.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Bates to Baty., 1816-1926.
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Identifier: MS.40068
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name. Some of the letters include replies.Bates, E.S., 1910: folios 1-2;Bates, Henry, 1862-1888: folios 3-49;Bates, Herbert, 1926: folios 50-51;Bates, Sarah, 1892: folios 52-53;Bath, William Harcourt-, 1897-1898: folios 54-59;Bather, Francis, 1902-1908: folios 60-64;Bathie, George, 1816: folio 65;...
Dates:
1816-1926.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Brockhurst to Brodrick, L., 1831-1928.
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Identifier: MS.40151
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name.Brockhurst, Joseph, 1850-1851: folios 1-8;Brocklehurst, Thomas, 1882-1883: folios 9-27;Brocklehurst, William, 1928: folios 28-29;Broderip, William, 1831-1852: folios 30-43;Brodhurst, Bernard E.S., 1898: folios 44-45;Brodie, Benjamin, 1842: folios 46-49;Brodie, Wilfred, 1913: folio 50;Brodrick,...
Dates:
1831-1928.
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 Cunningham, A. to Cunningham, M., 1774-1910.
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Identifier: MS.40301
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Cunningham, Anne.Letters, 1822, of Anne Cunningham, to John Murray II. Folios 1-4.Cunningham, David Douglas.Letters and an envelope, 1903-1904 and 1910, of David Douglas Cunningham to John Murray IV. Folios 5-20.Folio 6. Corrected proof of Cunningham’s ‘Some Indian Friends and Acquaintances’, published by John Murray in 1903....
Dates:
1774-1910.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Donnegan to Dorrien., 1828-1925.
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Identifier: MS.40339
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Donnegan, James.Letter, 1828, of James Donnegan to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Donner, Joakim Otto Evert.Letters, 1896-1897, of Joakim Otto Evert Donner to John Murray IV. Folios 3-5.Donovan, Edward.Letter, 1831, of Edward Donovan to John Murray II. Folios 6-7.Doo, George Thomas.Letters, 1855, of George Thomas...
Dates:
1828-1925.
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 Forster, F. to Forsyth, T., 1815-1906.
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Identifier: MS.40416
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Forster, Frances Egerton Arnold-.Letters and a postcard, 1891-1892 and 1898, of Frances Egerton Arnold-Forster to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 1-29.Folios 20-21. Note, ?1892, relating to the manuscript of ‘Studies in Church Dedications’ by Frances Egerton Arnold-Forster.Forster, Hugh Oakeley Arnold-....
Dates:
1815-1906.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Leland to Lennard, J., 1816-1914.
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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 David Brewster., 1813-1868.
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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 Heinrich Schliemann., 1874-1879.
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Identifier: MS.41066
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1874-1879, of Heinrich Schliemann to John Murray III, with some letters to Robert Cooke and with related letters and papers. The letters concern works of his published by Murray, including the English language edition of “Trojanische Alterthümer”, and “Mycenae”. Some letters reveal the controversy surrounding his work and his efforts to respond to criticisms, and also details of his continuing excavations.1874, April-June: folios 1-21; (1)1874,...
Dates:
1874-1879.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Heinrich Schliemann., 1880-1883.
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Identifier: MS.41067
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1880-1883, of Heinrich Schliemann to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with some letters to Robert Cooke, and with related letters and papers. The letters concern mostly the publication of “Ilios” and “Troja”. Some of the letters reveal the controversy surrounding Schliemann’s work and his efforts to respond to criticisms, and include a little detail on his continuing excavations. The letters are arranged chronologically:1880, January-June: folios 1-64; (1)...
Dates:
1880-1883.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Wace., 1876-1885.
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Identifier: MS.41227
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1876-1885, of Henry Wace to John Murray III, with several to William Smith and Robert Cooke, one to John Murray IV, with related letters. They concern various works of Wace published by Murray, including “A dictionary of Christian biography…” co-edited with William Smith, Brewer’s “English studies”, a section on the Apocrypha for “The Speaker’s commentary”, as well as articles for the Quarterly Review and lectures. The letters are arranged in chronological order....
Dates:
1876-1885.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Wace., 1886-1925.
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Identifier: MS.41228
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1886-1906, of Henry Wace to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with some to Robert Cooke and Hallam Murray, and one receipt, 1925, signed by Henry C. Wace; and with related letters and papers. The letters concern various works of Wace published by Murray, including “A dictionary of Christian biography…”, his section on the Apocrypha for “The Speaker’s commentary”, his work on a manual of Christian evidences, and his Boyle and Bampton lectures. The letters are arranged in...
Dates:
1886-1925.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of James C. Robertson and John C. Robertson., 1858-1924.
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Identifier: MS.41027
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1858-1877 and uncertain dates, of James C. Robertson to John Murray III, with some letters to John Murray IV and Robert Cooke; and letters, 1882-1924 and uncertain dates, of John C. Robertson to John Murray IV with some letters to Hallam Murray. The letters of James C. Robertson mostly concern his work on Becket, and his continuing work on “History of the Christian church”. The letters of John C. Robertson concern his share from sales of his father’s work and also news of family and...
Dates:
1858-1924.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Barrow (1764-1848)., 1836-1848.
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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.