John Murray (publishers, London)
Organization
Found in 328 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Elizabeth Palgrave and of Francis Palgrave (1788-1861)., 1817-[? 1852].
File
Identifier: MS.40902
Scope and Contents
Letters of Elizabeth Palgrave, the wife of Francis (1788-1861), to John Murray II and John Murray III. The letters indicate the relationship that existed between the Palgraves and the Murrays. They concern, among other matters, Elizabeth Palgrave`s comments on various manuscripts that she had been invited to read and to consider.1825, 1828-1830, 1832-1833, 1835, 1838-1839: folios 1-35;1841-1842, 1844, 1846, 1848-1849: folios 36-57 [Note];[?...
Dates:
1817-[? 1852].
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Ernest Gambier Parry., 1889-1918.
File
Identifier: MS.40919
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. They concern, among other subjects, the publication of various essays by Ernest Gambier Parry, including “The Combat with suffering” (1891) and “Day-dreams” (1895). On a personal level they refer to Parry’s acquaintanceship with John Murray IV from their time at Eton. The letters are arranged chronologically.1889: folios 1-4;1891-1897, 1899: folios 5-101 [Note 1];...
Dates:
1889-1918.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Francis Darwin, with related papers., 1882-1918.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.40310-40312
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:
1882-1918.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Francis Freeling., 1816-1829.
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Identifier: MS.40423
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray II. They reflect the relations that existed between Francis Freeling and John Murray II, and concern their shared interests in literature and the book trade. They provide some insight into the relationship between bookseller and client.The letters are arranged chronologically.1816-1818: folios 1-13;1819: folios 14-27;1820-1821, 1823-1824, 1826-1829: folios 28-73 [Notes1-2].Notes.[Note 1.]...
Dates:
1816-1829.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Francis Freeling, and of his family., 1820-1844 and undated.
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Identifier: MS.40424
Scope and Contents
Letters of Francis Freeling (continued from MS.40423).The letters are mainly to John Murray II, with one to John Murray III (folios 22-23). They reflect the relations that existed between Freeling and John Murray II, and concern their shared interests in literature and the book trade. They provide some insight into the relationship between bookseller and client.The letters are arranged chronologically.1830, 1832-1836: folios 1-23.Undated and...
Dates:
1820-1844 and undated.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Francis Palgrave (1788-1861)., 1830-1860 and undated.
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Identifier: MS.40903
Scope and Contents
The letters appear to be to John Murray II and John Murray III. Also included are some letters of Palgrave to John Gibson Lockhart [Note]. The letters relate to various publishing concerns, including articles for the “Quarterly Review” by Palgrave, and Palgrave’s editorship of “The hand-book for travellers in Northern Italy” (1842 and subsequent editions). Two letters, folios 100-101 and 105-106, are in the hand of an amanuensis.The letters are arranged chronologically. ...
Dates:
1830-1860 and undated.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Francis Warre Cornish and of his wife, Blanche., 1886-1916.
File
Identifier: MS.40278
Scope and Contents
(i) Letters of Francis Warre Cornish to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. The letters mostly concern the preparation and publication of various works written, compiled or edited by Cornish, including:“The Eton Horace. Notes to the odes, book 1” (1887);“The Eton Horace. Notes to the odes, Carmen saeculare, and Epodes” (1888);“A concise dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities based on Sir William Smith’s larger dictionary, and incorporating the...
Dates:
1886-1916.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Crabbe (1785-1857), with related papers.Also included are letters of Crabbe to John Wright, and other recipients., 1832-1849.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.40287-40288
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:
1832-1849.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Darwin, with related letters., 1882-1905.
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Identifier: MS.40313
Scope and Contents
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Darwin. The letters are to John Murray III, to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. The letters are arranged chronologically.1882: folios 1-3;1890: folios 4-5;1891: folios 6-18;1897: folio 19;1898: folios 20-62;1899: folios 63-67;1900: folio 68;1901: folios 69-73;1902: folios 74-77;1904: folios 78-83;...
Dates:
1882-1905.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Dennis., 1844-1889.
File
Identifier: MS.40325
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III and concern the publication of “The cities and cemeteries of Etruria” and “Handbook for travellers in Sicily”. The letters are arranged chronologically.1844, 1846-1849: folios 1-18;1851-1852, 1856-1858: folios 19-47;1860-1864, 1867-1869: folios 48-97 [Note];1870, 1874, 1876-1879: folios 98-193;1880, 1883, 1886-1889: folios 194-215.Three drawings relating to Etruscan...
Dates:
1844-1889.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Goschen (1831-1907)., 1884-1899.
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Identifier: MS.40469
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern mostly the preparation and publication of George Goschen’s biography of his grandfather, Georg Goschen: “The life and times of Georg Joachim Goschen, publisher and printer of Leipzig 1752-1828” (1903).The letters are largely arranged chronologically, although an additional letter has been added to the end of the sequence.1884: folios 1-2;1894: folios 3-50 [Note 1];1895: folios...
Dates:
1884-1899.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Goschen (1831-1907) and of George Goschen (1866-1952) to John Murray IV., 1900-1908 and undated.
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Identifier: MS.40470
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern the preparation and publication of George Goschen’s biography of his grandfather, Georg Goschen: “The life and times of Georg Joachim Goschen, publisher and printer of Leipzig 1752-1828” (1903).The letters are arranged chronologically.1900: folios 1-3;1901: folios 4-33;1902: folios 34-51;1903: folios 52-62;1904-1905: folios 63-69.Undated...
Dates:
1900-1908 and undated.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Marindin., 1889-1897.
File
Identifier: MS.40772
Scope and Contents
The letters appear to be to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. They concern Marindin`s work reading, proof-reading and editing various works, particularly those relating to the classics, for John Murray, publishers. Many of the letters relate to Marindin’s 1894 revision of “A classical dictionary of biography, mythology and geography”, by William Smith.The letters are arranged chronologically.1889-1894: folios 1-56 [Notes 1-4];1895: folios 57-92;...
Dates:
1889-1897.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Marindin., 1898-1900.
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Identifier: MS.40773
Scope and Contents
The letters appear to be to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. They concern Marindin`s work reading, proof-reading and editing various works for John Murray, publishers.The letters are arranged chronologically.1898: folios 1-65 [Note 1];1899: folios 66-113 [Note 2];1900: folios 114-160.Notes.[Note 1] Folios 15-17. Notes, 2 March 1898, of Charles Evans concerning ancient Rome. They were returned by George Marindin to...
Dates:
1898-1900.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Marindin., 1901-1910.
File
Identifier: MS.40774
Scope and Contents
The letters appear to be to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. They concern Marindin`s work reading, proof-reading and editing various works for John Murray, publishers.The letters are arranged chronologically.1901: folios 1-27;1902-1904: folios 28-63 [Notes1-2];1905-1910: folios 64-107 [Note 3].Notes.[Note 1] Folios 52-53. Letter, 3 May 1904, of John Murray IV to George Marindin.[Note 2] Folio 56. Letter,...
Dates:
1901-1910.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Marindin., 1911-1926 and undated (? 1889-? 1926).
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Identifier: MS.40775
Scope and Contents
The letters appear to be to John Murray IV. They concern Marindin`s work reading, proof-reading and editing various works for John Murray, publishers.The letters are arranged chronologically.1911-1926: folios 1-96 [Notes 1-3].Undated: folios 97-103.Notes.[Note 1] Folios 26-27. Letter, 2 July 1912, of George Marindin to “Lawrence” of John Murray, publishers.[Note 2] Folios 38-39. Wet-press copy of a letter, 17 ?February...
Dates:
1911-1926 and undated (? 1889-? 1926).
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Prothero., 1897-1904.
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Identifier: MS.40978
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray and mostly concern Prothero’s editorship of the “Quarterly Review”. They are arranged chronologically.
1897-1899: folios 1-97;
1900-1904: folios 98-182 [Note].
[Note]
Folios 108-109. Letter, 26 May 1900, of George Prothero to Sir Mountstuart Grant-Duff. The letter was sent as an enclosure to Prothero’s letter to John Murray IV of the same date (folios 106-107).
Dates:
1897-1904.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Prothero., 1905-1911.
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Identifier: MS.40979
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray IV and mostly concern Prothero’s editorship of the “Quarterly Review”. They are arranged chronologically.1905-1911: folios 1-209.[Note 1] Folios 38-39. Letter, 6 February 1907, of Francis Darwin to George Prothero in answer to a letter of Prothero suggesting that Darwin might like to consider producing annotated editions of the works of his father, Charles Darwin. The letter was sent as an enclosure to Prothero’s letter to John Murray IV...
Dates:
1905-1911.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Prothero., 1912-1917, 1919-1922 and undated.
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Identifier: MS.40980
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray IV and mostly concern Prothero’s editorship of the “Quarterly Review”. They are arranged chronologically.1912-1917, 1919-1922: folios 1-165 [Notes 1-4].Undated and partially dated letters. The letters are arranged by the place at which each was written. Edinburgh, 2 Eton Terrace. Folio 166. London, 50A Albemarle Street. Folio 167.London, 7 Mandeville Place. Folio 168.Rye. Folios 169-177....
Dates:
1912-1917, 1919-1922 and undated.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Smith., 1878-1894.
File
Identifier: MS.41109
Scope and Contents
The letters appear to be to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Robert Cooke. They concern the preparation and publication of various works by George Smith, including:“The life of John Wilson, D.D., F.R.S.” (1878, 1879);“The geography of British India, political and physical” (1882);“The life of William Carey, D.D.” (1885 and subsequent editions);“Stephen Hislop pioneer missionary and naturalist in Central India from 1844-1863” (1888, 1889);...
Dates:
1878-1894.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Smith., 1895-1907.
File
Identifier: MS.41110
Scope and Contents
The letters appear to be to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern the preparation and publication of various works by George Smith, including:“Bishop Heber, poet and chief missionary to the East, second Lord Bishop of Calcutta, 1783-1826” (1895);“Twelve Indian statesmen” (1897); and, edited by Smith,“Physician and friend: Alexander Grant, F.R.C.S.” (1902).The letters are arranged chronologically.1895-1899: folios 1-66;...
Dates:
1895-1907.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of G.P. Putnam`s Sons, publishers, including letters of George Haven Putnam, with related letters and copies of letters., 1899-1922.
File
Identifier: MS.40991
Scope and Contents
The letters relate to the business relations and arrangements between G.P. Putnam`s Sons, publishers, and John Murray, publishers.
The letters are arranged chronologically :
1899: folios 1-39;
1900: folios 40-41;
1901: folios 42-51;
1902: folios 52-62;
1904: folios 63-70;
1905: folios 71-72;
1922: folio 73.
Dates:
1899-1922.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of G.P. Putnam`s Sons, publishers, including letters of George Palmer Putnam and George Haven Putnam, with related letters and copies of letters., 1844-1898.
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Identifier: MS.40990
Scope and Contents
The letters relate to the business relations and arrangements between G.P. Putnam`s Sons, publishers, and John Murray, publishers.The letters are arranged chronologically.Letters of George Palmer Putnam to John Murray III, with a letter to Robert Cooke. 1844-1856: folios 1-7.Letters of George Haven Putnam and George Putnam’s Sons, publishers, including letters of Charles Thompson, to John Murray, publishers, with related letters and copies of...
Dates:
1844-1898.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry E. Carlisle., 1885-1903.
File
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.
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- Drafts. Documents. 7
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