John Murray (publishers, London)
Organization
Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Harries to Harrison, D., 1822-1917.
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Identifier: MS.40526
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. A further correspondent has been added to the end of the sequence.Harries, Roger.Letter, 1823, of Roger Harries to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Folio 1. Includes an excerpt of a letter, 1823, of Peter Lee to Roger Harries.Harris, Charles.Letters, 1903-1905 and 1917, of Charles Harris to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios...
Dates:
1822-1917.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Harrison, B. to Harrison, J., 1834-1907.
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Identifier: MS.40527
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Harrison, ? B. Letters, 1907, of ?B. Harrison to John Murray IV. Harrison was seeking employment in the advertising department of John Murray, publishers, with particular responsibility for India and the colonies. Folios 1-3.Harrison, Benjamin.Letters, 1876-1877, of Benjamin Harrison to John Murray III. The letters concern Harrison’s involvement in preparing for publication...
Dates:
1834-1907.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from King, S. to Kinglake, R., 1807-1900.
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Identifier: MS.40651
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent. A further correspondent has been added to the end of the sequence.King, Samuel William.Letters, 1856-1860 and undated, of Samuel King to John Murray III.
Folios 1-62; undated, folio 63.King, W.A.Letter, 1900, of W.A. King, Sittingbourne, to John Murray IV. Folios 64-65.King, William Joseph Harding.Letters, 1900, of William King to John Murray IV/Hallam...
Dates:
1807-1900.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Kinnear, John to Kipling, R., 1840-1914.
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Identifier: MS.40654
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent. A further correspondent has been added to the end of the sequnce.Kinnear, John Gardiner.Letters, 1840-1859, of John Kinnear to John Murray II and John Murray III. Kinnear was the brother-in-law of John Murray III. The letters concern family interests and the publication of two works by Kinnear: “Cairo, Petra, and Damascus, in 1839. With remarks on the government of Mehemet Ali, and on the present...
Dates:
1840-1914.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Mead, H. to Mearns, J., 1839-1922.
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Identifier: MS.40800
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Mead, Henry.Letter, 1857, of Henry Mead to John Murray III. Folios 1-2.Mead, John P.Letter, 1839, of John Mead to John Murray II, enclosing a list of fifty Spanish state papers that he wanted to publish in translation. Folios 3-6.Meade, Katharine.Letter, 1922, of Katharine Mead to John Murray IV. Folio 7.Meade, Richard Charles...
Dates:
1839-1922.
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 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 Henry E. Carlisle., 1885-1903.
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Identifier: MS.40195
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. The letters for 1885-1886 concern the preparation and publication of “A selection from the correspondence of Abraham Hayward, Q.C. From 1834-1884” (1886), edited by Henry Carlisle. The others mostly concern Carlisle`s proposal to publish a memoir of the 5th Duke of Newcastle, and discussions over the content and argument of the manuscript. Despite being advertised by Carlisle under the title “The life of the Duke of...
Dates:
1885-1903.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Wintle, with related papers., 1884-1889, 1943.
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Identifier: MS.41296
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern mostly the publication of “The Eton Latin grammar. Part I. Elementary” (1885) and “ Elementary Latin exercises, adapted to the Eton Latin grammar” (1885). The letters are arranged chronologically.1884: folios 1-3;1885: folios 4-73 [Notes 1-4];1886-1887, 1889: folios 74-88.Related papers.(1) Papers concerning legal and financial...
Dates:
1884-1889, 1943.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Cooke, with related papers., 1870-1892.
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Identifier: MS.40270
Scope and Contents
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., 1879-1899.
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Identifier: MS.40961
Scope and Contents
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 Thomas Mitchell., 1833-1835.
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Identifier: MS.40834
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray II and John Murray III. They concern Thomas Mitchell’s literary and political interests, and his editing of various classical texts, including “The Acharnenses of Aristophanes” (1835) and “The Wasps of Aristophanes” (1835). The letters also indicate Mitchell’s familiar association with the Murrays.The letters are arranged chronologically.1833: folios 1-19 [Note];1834: folios 20-63;1835: folios 64-105....
Dates:
1833-1835.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Francis Patrick Napier., 1827-1859.
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Identifier: MS.40869
Scope and Contents
Letters of William Napier to John Murray II and John Murray III. Letters of William Napier to John Murray II. The letters concern the negotiations over the copyright for, and the preparation and publication of, the first volume of Napier’s “History of the war in the Peninsula and in the south of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814” (1828).The letters are arranged chronologically.1827-1828, 1831: folios 1-30.Letters of William Napier to...
Dates:
1827-1859.
Papers concerning Francis Darwin: mostly letters of publishers, printers, etc., to John Murray, publishers, concerning Francis Darwin`s works. Also included are papers concerning Francis Darwin`s interests in the works and in the copyright of his father, Charles Darwin., 1885-1899.
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Identifier: MS.40312
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:
1885-1899.
Press advertisements extracted from print sources, excluding newspapers., 1815-1938
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13328/1250-1259
Scope and Contents
This sub-series comprises original advertising listings which appear to have been printed in published sources, including journals, newsletters, and quarterly magazines. Listings include those for 'new books'; 'standard works'; and 'works in preparation', amongst other categories. Many listings have been annotated with the titles of the sources in which they appeared, and from which they appear to have been physically extracted and later arranged together.
Dates:
1815-1938
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- Accounts. 4
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- Memorandums. 2
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- Receipts. Financial records 2
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- Agreements. Legal instruments. 1
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