John Murray (publishers, London)
Organization
Found in 328 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Wilfred Cripps, with related papers., 1878-1895.
File
Identifier: MS.40292
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, to John Murray IV, to Hallam Murray and to Robert Cooke. They relate to the preparation for publication of various editions of Cripps’ “Old English Plate”, and other works on silver plate. The letters are arranged chronologically.1878-1879: folios 1-14;1880-1883: folios 15-45 [Notes 1-2];1885-1887: folios 46-56;1890-1895: folios 57-108.[Note l] Folios 33-34. Letter, 2 June 1883, of...
Dates:
1878-1895.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Wilfred Cripps, with related papers., 1896-1903.
File
Identifier: MS.40293
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. They relate to the preparation for publication of various editions of Cripp’s “Old English Plate”, and related works. The letters are arranged chronologically.1896-1899: folios 1-71 [Note 1];1900-1903: folios 72-110 [Note 2].Undated letter and disassociated parts of letters of Wilfred Cripps. Folios 111-115.[Note 1] Folios 65-66. Letter, 11 September 1899, of Christopher...
Dates:
1896-1903.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Brockedon., 1830-1861.
File
Identifier: MS.40150
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray II and John Murray III. A number have the salutation “My dear Brown”, or similar. “Brown” appears to have been Brockedon’s pet name for John Murray III: it is clear that Murray III is the addressee.The letters concern Brockedon’s various interests – painter, continental traveller – and publications. Among the titles mentioned is the “Road-book from London to Naples” (1835).The letters are arranged chronologically.1830,...
Dates:
1830-1861.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Coolidge., 1881-1914.
File
Identifier: MS.40272
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They mostly concern the preparation and publication of revisions by William Coolidge of “A handbook for travellers in Switzerland and the Alps of Savoy and Piedmont” (mainly the 1891 and 1892 editions).The letters are arranged chronologically.1881, 1888-1889: folios 1-5;1890: folios 6-19 [Note 1];1891: folios 20-65;1892: folios 66-94;1893: folios...
Dates:
1881-1914.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Courtney, with related papers., 1890-1898.
File
Identifier: MS.40283
Scope and Contents
The letters are mostly to John Murray III and to John Murray IV and mainly concern Courtney’s role as editor of “Murray’s Magazine”. They are arranged chronologically.Folios 1-21. Letters concerning the appointment of William Courtney as the editor of “Murray’s Magazine”. Letter, 9 February 1890, of Courtney to Edward Arnold confirming his interest in taking over the editorship of “Murray’s Magazine”. Folios 1-2.Draft of a letter, 13 February...
Dates:
1890-1898.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Forsyth., 1847-1879.
File
Identifier: MS.40417
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III. They concern mostly the preparation and publication of various works by William Forsyth, including:“Hortensius: or, The Advocate. An historical essay” (1849);“History of the captivity of Napoleon at St. Helena; from the letters and journals of the late Lieut.-Gen. Sir Hudson Lowe, and official documents not before made public” (1853);“Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero” (1864);“The novels and novelists of the...
Dates:
1847-1879.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Francis Patrick Napier., 1827-1859.
File
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.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Gowers., 1893-1908 and undated.
File
Identifier: MS.40473
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern various matters including: publications on medicine; articles published in, or to be considered for, the “Quarterly Review”;talk of the Athenaeum Club. Also detailed are Gowers’s suggestions for the revision of the 1885 edition of “A handbook for travellers in North Wales”.The letters are arranged chronologically.1893-1894: folios 1-34;1895: folios 35-70;1896-1898: folios 71-102...
Dates:
1893-1908 and undated.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Kerr., 1769-1775.
File
Identifier: MS.40645
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray I. They concern William Kerr’s business and personal relations with Murray. The topics are mostly of legal and financial affairs, particularly concerning Murray’s dealings with the book trade. The letters are arranged chronologically.1769: folios 1-7;1770: folios 8-11;1771: folios 12-19;1772: folios 20-45;1774: folios 46-77;1775: folios 78-113 [Note].Notes, late...
Dates:
1769-1775.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Lilly., 1880-1919.
File
Identifier: MS.40698
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. They are arranged chronologically.1880, 1882: folios 1-7;1892: folios 8-99 [Notes 1-2];1893-1896, 1898-1899: folios 100-168;1900-1901, 1919: folios 169-183.Related papers.Correspondence and papers, 1913-1918, concerning “The life of Viscount Llandaff”, by William Lilly. The papers are arranged chronologically.Opinion, [? 1913], by an...
Dates:
1880-1919.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Smith (1813-1893), with related papers., 1844-1895, 1943.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.41119-41126
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:
1844-1895, 1943.
Membership lists, accounts, and papers concerning various John Murray Staff Pension Schemes., 1927-1961
File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1545
Scope and Contents
File contains letters, accounts, contracts, manuscript notes, and newspaper cuttings.
Dates:
1927-1961
Papers and legal documentation relating to the transfer from partnership to limited company status of John Murray, publishers., 1949-1952
File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1551
Scope and Contents
File includes letters, news cuttings, manuscript notes on the legal profiles of counterpart publishers in view of new estate duty taxation measures, accounts, agendas for meetings of company directors, and letters of legal instruction and advice to, and from, company solicitors and accountants.
Dates:
1949-1952
Papers and letters regarding the discretionary pension scheme of Cyril James Bray., 1970-1975
File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1548
Scope and Contents
File contains letters to, and of, John Murray, publishers, alongside manuscript notes and receipts concerning the administration of the named discretionary pension policy on behalf of C.J. Bray.
Dates:
1970-1975
Papers and letters regarding the discretionary pension scheme of Cyril James Bray., 1975-1981
File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1549
Scope and Contents
File contains letters to, and of, John Murray, publishers, alongside manuscript notes, memoranda, and receipts concerning the administration of the named discretionary pension policy on behalf of C.J. Bray. File also includes original policy documentation, and a print copy of the "Rules of the Discretionary Pension Scheme" as laid down by Norwich Union Life Insurance Society.
Dates:
1975-1981
Papers concerning company history, and the work of the John Murray Archive, with brief Murray family papers., 1818-2015
Series
Identifier: Acc.13328/1582-1699
Scope and Contents
This series documents the day-to-day work and social life within John Murray, publishers, as experienced and recalled by the Murray family and members of the company’s personnel. The series includes ‘albums’ which speak to company social events, publishing events, and family activities over the years; published histories of the company; correspondence between academics, researchers, the public, and writers with the company’s archive; and research correspondence with the archive relating...
Dates:
1818-2015
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.
File
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.
Papers concerning the John Murray Staff Supplementary Pension Scheme with London Life Association Limited., 1936; 1941-1956
File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1543
Scope and Contents
Original and copy material is present, and includes letters, contracts, accounts, and memoranda concerning individual policies.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1936; 1941-1956
Papers concerning the John Murray Staff Supplementary Pension Scheme with London Life Association Limited., 1936; 1941; 1957-1965
File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1544
Scope and Contents
Original and copy material is present, and includes letters, contracts, accounts, and memoranda concerning individual policies, alongside explanatory notes.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1936; 1941; 1957-1965
Papers found with the "Complete Catalogue of Works Published 1942" edition., 1922-1943
File
Identifier: Acc.13328/952
Scope and Contents
This folder contains the detached front and back covers of the 1942 "Complete catalogue of published works", but does not include the actual body of the catalogue text itself. In its place are loose typescript notes and letters relating to production, publication, and sales details (1922-1943); a print supplementary list to the 1940 complete catalogue; a print supplementary list of selected books 'for the trade' (1942); and three printed order forms for Murray's Cheap Fiction series...
Dates:
1922-1943
Papers of John Murray Staff Pension Scheme, concerning the withdrawal and retirement of individual staff., 1974-1980
File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1541
Scope and Contents
Original and copy material is present, and includes letters, accounts, and memoranda concerning individual policies.
Dates:
1974-1980
Papers of John Murray Staff Pension Scheme, concerning the withdrawal and retirement of individual staff., 1979-1984
File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1542
Scope and Contents
Original and copy material is present, and includes letters, accounts, and memoranda concerning individual policies.
Dates:
1979-1984
Papers of John Murray Staff Pension Scheme, concerning the withdrawal and retirement of individual staff., 1962; 1966-1982
File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1538
Scope and Contents
Original and copy material is present, and includes letters, accounts, and memoranda concerning individual policies.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1962; 1966-1982
Papers of John Murray Staff Pension Scheme, concerning the withdrawal and retirement of individual staff., 1970-1981
File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1539
Scope and Contents
Original and copy material is present, and includes letters, accounts, and memoranda concerning individual policies.
Dates:
1970-1981
Papers of John Murray Staff Pension Scheme, concerning the withdrawal and retirement of individual staff., 1969-1975
File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1540
Scope and Contents
Original and copy material is present, and includes letters, accounts, and memoranda concerning individual policies.
Dates:
1969-1975
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- Letters. Correspondence. 326
- Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 61
- Postcards. 52
- Memorandums. 33
- Business records. 32
- Typescripts. 32
- Accounts. 29
- Advertisements. 28
- Proofs. printed matter 28
- Receipts. Financial records 27
- Financial records. 25
- Telegrams. 25
- Invoices. 21
- Copies. Derivative objects. 20
- Notes. 20
- Correspondence. 16
- Inventories. 16
- Contracts. Agreements. 15
- Visiting cards. 15
- Prospectuses 13
- Manuscripts. 8
- Circulars. Fliers. 7
- Drafts. Documents. 7
- Lists. 7
- Photocopies. 7
- Photographs. 7
- Envelopes. 6
- Drawings. Visual works. 5
- Illustrations. Layout features. 5
- Legal instruments. 5
- Poetry. 5
- Portraits 5
- Agreements. Legal instruments. 4
- Bills of exchange. 4
- Estimates. Financial records. 4
- Handbills. 4
- Letters of recommendation. 4
- Offprints. 4
- Prefaces 4
- Prospectuses. 4
- Sketches 4
- Excerpts. 3
- Legal documents. 3
- Title pages 3
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- Invitations. 2
- Ledgers. Account books. 2
- Maps. Cartographic materials. 2
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- Minutes. Administrative records. 2
- Outlines. Documents. 2
- Page proofs. Proofs (printed matter). 2
- Pamphlets. 2
- Proofs. Printed matter. 2
- Subscription lists. 2
- Tables of contents. 2
- Title pages. 2
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- Bills of lading. 1
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- Booksellers' catalogues. 1
- Business cards. 1
- Cabinet photographs. 1
- Calculations. 1
- Compliments slips. 1
- Crests. Motifs. 1
- Design drawings. 1
- Engravings. Prints. 1
- Family papers. 1
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- Forms. Documents. 1
- Genealogies. 1
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- Indentures. Legal Instruments. 1
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