Prospectuses.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents designed to inform prospective investors or patrons, consisting of a formal summary of a proposed commercial, literary, or other venture, or a description of the features or services of an institution or business.
Found in 89 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Leask to Lee, P., 1817-1924.
File
Identifier: MS.40684
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Leask, William Keith.Letters, 1893, 1898, 1900, 1902 and 1908, of William Keith Leask to John Murray IV. Folios 1-14.Folio 7. Uncut proof, ?1898, of a prospectus for ‘History of the literature of Scotland’, edited by Alexander Balloch Grosart, Oliphant Smeaton and William Keith Leask. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1898, of William Keith Leask to John Murray IV,...
Dates:
1817-1924.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Lindsay, W. to Little., 1808-1925.
File
Identifier: MS.40703
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Lindsay, William Alexander.Letters, 1877 and 1916, of William Alexander Lindsay to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Folios 1-6.Folios 4-5. Copy of a letter, 1916, of John Murray IV to William Alexander Lindsay.Lindsay Howe and Company.Letters, 1900, of Lindsay Howe and Co. to John Murray IV. Folios 7-9.Linley, Lisa....
Dates:
1808-1925.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Haefkens to Hajirnis., 1826-1923.
File
Identifier: MS.40501
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. An additional correspondent has been added to the end of the sequence.Haefkens, Jacobo.Prospectus. 1831, for a work entitled ‘Essay (Historical Geographical and Statistical) on Central America’ by Jacobo Haefkens. Folios 1-2.Hagen, Henry Van.Letters, 1826, of Henry van Hagen to John Murray II. Folios 3-6.Haggard, Alfred Hinuber....
Dates:
1826-1923.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hart, M. to Harvey, J., 1826-1927.
File
Identifier: MS.40529
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hart, Mary Kerr.Letters, 1830, of Mary Kerr Hart to John Murray II. Folios 1-6.Folios 3-4. Prospectus, 1830, advertising for subscribers to a volume of poems by ‘the wife of a lunatic’ i.e. Mary Kerr Hart. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1830, of Mary Kerr Hart to John Murray II, folios 1-2.Hart, Reginald Clare.Letter, 1894, of Sir Reginald...
Dates:
1826-1927.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Haweis to Hawkey., 1829-1916.
File
Identifier: MS.40533
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Haweis, Hugh Reginald.Letters, 1872-1873 and 1883, of Hugh Reginald Haweis to John Murray III. Folios 1-12.Haweis, Mary Eliza.Letter, probably c.1875, of Mary Eliza Haweis to John Murray III. Folios 13-14.Hawes, Albert George Sidney.Letter, 1885, of Albert George Sidney Hawes to John Murray III. Folios 15-16.Hawes,...
Dates:
1829-1916.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hawkin to Hawtrey., 1810-1925.
File
Identifier: MS.40534
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hawkin, Thomas Driffield.Letter, 1907, of Thomas Driffield Hawkin to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Folio 2. Visiting card, before 1907, of Thomas Driffield Hawkin. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1907, of Thomas Driffield Hawkin to John Murray IV, folio 1.Hawkins, Abraham.Letter, 1812, of Abraham Hawkins to John Murray II, written over a...
Dates:
1810-1925.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Heath, F. to Heine., 1812-1913.
File
Identifier: MS.40542
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Heath, Francis George.Letters, 1884, 1901 and 1911-1912, of Francis George Heath to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 1-10.Folio 7. Circular, 1911, showing press notices of ‘British Ferns’ by Francis George Heath. Possibly sent as an enclosure of letter, 1911, of Francis George Heath to John Murray IV, folio 6....
Dates:
1812-1913.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Holland, W. to Hollis., 1818-1912.
File
Identifier: MS.40568
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Holland, William Buckton.Letters, 1833, 1835-1837, 1844-1846, 1849, 1851, 1853-1855, 1857 and 1861, of William Buckton Holland to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 1-56.Holland, William Lyall.Letters, 1865-1866 and 1872-1873, of William Lyall Holland to John Murray III. Folios 57-65.Holland, William Woollams.Letters, 1818,...
Dates:
1818-1912.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Kerallerin to Kerr, R., 1792-1928.
File
Identifier: MS.40644
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Kerallain, Rene Prigent de.Letters, 1886-1888, of Rene Prigent de Kerallain to John Murray III. Folios 1-9.Kerigan, Thomas.Letter, 1827, of Thomas Kerigan to John Murray II. Folios 10-13.Folios 12-13. Prospectus, ?1827, advertising ‘Complete mathematical and general navigation tables’ by Thomas Kerigan. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1827,...
Dates:
1792-1928.
Microfilm of Industrial Revolution: a documentary history. Series 2. Papers of John Rennie, Thomas Telford and related figures. Part 2., 1769-1907.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1418-1437
Microfilm of Industrial Revolution: a documentary history. Series 2. Papers of John Rennie, Thomas Telford and related figures. Part 2., 1787-1821.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1423
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Miscellaneous prospectuses, accounts, memoranda, booklists, and business papers, 1787-1821, of and concerning John Rennie, including those relating to the winding up of Rennie's affairs at his death (MS.19930);
Inventory, 1821, of plenishing (excluding books) of John Rennie's house in Stamford Street. (MS.19931);
Letters, 1779-1821, chiefly to and of John Rennie (MS.19932).
Dates:
1787-1821.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Microfilm of Industrial Revolution: a documentary history. Series 2. Papers of John Rennie, Thomas Telford and related figures, from the National Library of Scotland. Parts 1-2 (Adam Matthew, 2003).
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Microfilm of Industrial Revolution: a documentary history. Series 2. Papers of John Rennie, Thomas Telford and related figures. Part 2.
Miscellaneous collection of music, and of lectures and writings (many fragmentary) on music, and on Scottish music in particular, by Francis George Scott.
Series
Identifier: MSS.22019-22020
Dates:
1913-1951, undated.
Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers.., 1816-1827.
File
Identifier: MS.683
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Correspondence of and concerning Sir Walter Scott, 1816-1827 (folios 1-83);
(ii) Articles, memoranda, etc., of literary, historical, and topical interest (folios 84-120);
(iii) Circular letters regarding Edinburgh institutions (folios 121-128), prospectuses of books, etc., (folios 129-135), and legal papers, ancient and recent, etc., (folios 136-143).
Dates:
1816-1827.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence of Archibald Constable, publisher, Edinburgh, his firm and his family; with one volume of the manuscript of a work published in "Constable's miscellany".
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Correspondence of Archibald Constable, publisher, Edinburgh, his firm and his family.
Miscellaneous educational, cultural and literary papers of the Chalmers family of Auldbar., 1758-1867.
File
Identifier: MS.15508
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Papers concerning the classical, literary and historical education of Patrick Chalmers (died 1824) (folio 1);
(ii) Notes of Patrick Chalmers, Advocate, on Roman law (folio 31);
(iii) Papers concerning the legal career of Patrick Chalmers, including his admission papers to the Inner Temple (1758) and the Faculty of Advocates (1762-1763; admitted 1764) (folio 54);
(iv) Miscellaneous classical exercises (folio 76);
(v) Testimonials in favour of, and academic...
Dates:
1758-1867.
Miscellaneous foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches., 1822-1931.
Series
Identifier: MSS.8012-8022
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged as follows: MS.8012-8014. Scottish Missionary Society; MS.8015-8016. East Africa Scottish Mission; MS.8017. Madras Christian College; MS.8018-8019. Scottish Churches Mission Board. MS.8020. Arouca. MS.8021-8022. Printed papers.
Dates:
1822-1931.
Miscellaneous material relating to the Central Labour College, Ruskin College and the National Union of Railwaymen., 1900-1951, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.5120 Box 3(1)-(5)
Dates:
1900-1951, undated.
Miscellaneous military papers of Patrick MacLeod., 1786, 1805-1817.
File
Identifier: MS.19304
Scope and Contents
The papers include a copy of the 1786 prospectus of the Brunswick military academy which the young soldier attended from 1791-1793 (folio 1). Most of the papers relate to the later years of Patrick MacLeod's life spent with the 78th Highlanders in Southern Europe and Egypt. Amongst them are MacLeod's Orders to his battalion prior to the Calabrian campaign of 1806; copies of his letter to Lieutenant General Mackenzie Fraser giving an account of the battle of Maida; lists of officers wounded...
Dates:
1786, 1805-1817.
Miscellaneous papers and printed items., 1783, 1961, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.12817/86-88
Miscellaneous papers of the Edinburgh Skating Club., 1854-1969, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.24646
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Secretary's Reports, 1888-1897, with Reports of Committees, 1881, 1895 (folio 1); (ii) Letters of Thomas Paterson, Club Secretary, 1881 (folio 30); (iii) Miscellaneous bills, 1854-1874 (folio 36); (iv) Miscellaneous papers, 1863-1969, undated, including notes on days of skating in seasons 1863-1878, a Prospectus for the Murrayfield Skating Company, 1881, and a club song, 1881.
Dates:
1854-1969, undated.
Miscellaneous papers relating to the school and its administration., 1924-2001.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12753/71-75
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
Constitutions, reports, minutes, correspondence, financial records and printed books, 1846–2001, of Donaldson's Hospital and the Edinburgh Royal Institution for the Education of Deaf and Dumb Children and, from 1938, Donaldson's School.
Dates:
1924-2001.
Miscellaneous prospectuses, accounts, memoranda, booklists, and business papers of and concerning John Rennie, including those relating to the winding up of Rennie's affairs at his death., 1787-1821.
File
Identifier: MS.19930
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
John Rennie was one of the distinguished group of Scottish engineers whose work contributed so much to the industrial and commercial development of the United Kingdom in the early 19th century. With the exception of roads, in which he appears not to have been interested, and steam engines, which he promised Watt not to build - though he frequently constructed the accompanying machinery - there was very little in the field of engineering that lay outside the range of his activities.
This...
Dates:
1787-1821.
"Mr. Murray's Christmas List Illustrated"., 1906
Item
Identifier: Acc.13328/1156
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series comprises original print prospectuses for an assortment of reprint series introduced by John Murray publishers as a means of selling remaindered titles at lower prices. These include: "Murray’s Imperial Library"; "Murray’s Library"; "Murray’s Cheap Fiction Library"; and "Murray's Shilling Library". Also included are prospectuses for Murray's Theological Literature list; Murray's Selected Stock list; Murray’s Colonial Trade list; Murray’s Illustrated list; and Murray’s...
Dates:
1906
"Mr. Murray's Illustrated List"., ?1905-1914
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13328/1142-1151
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series comprises original print prospectuses for an assortment of reprint series introduced by John Murray publishers as a means of selling remaindered titles at lower prices. These include: "Murray’s Imperial Library"; "Murray’s Library"; "Murray’s Cheap Fiction Library"; and "Murray's Shilling Library". Also included are prospectuses for Murray's Theological Literature list; Murray's Selected Stock list; Murray’s Colonial Trade list; Murray’s Illustrated list; and Murray’s...
Dates:
?1905-1914
"Mr. Murray's Illustrated List"., [?1905]
Item
Identifier: Acc.13328/1142
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series comprises original print prospectuses for an assortment of reprint series introduced by John Murray publishers as a means of selling remaindered titles at lower prices. These include: "Murray’s Imperial Library"; "Murray’s Library"; "Murray’s Cheap Fiction Library"; and "Murray's Shilling Library". Also included are prospectuses for Murray's Theological Literature list; Murray's Selected Stock list; Murray’s Colonial Trade list; Murray’s Illustrated list; and Murray’s...
Dates:
[?1905]
"Mr. Murray's Illustrated List"., 1907
Item
Identifier: Acc.13328/1143
Scope and Contents
Office premises at 50 Albemarle Street is illustrated on the cover.
Dates:
1907