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John Murray (publishers, London)

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Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Lemuel Bangs., 1884-1904.

 File
Identifier: MS.40048
Scope and Contents Letters, memoranda and a telegram, 1884-1904, of Lemuel Bangs, as manager of the London office of Charles Scribner’s Sons, publishers, to John Murray III, to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray.The letters are arranged chronologically.1884-1887: folios 1-15;1890-1894: folios 16-66;1895-1899: folios 67-118;1900-1901, 1904: folios 119-140.Miscellaneous jottings concerning publication costs, probably in the hand of John...
Dates: 1884-1904.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Playfair., 1873-1889.

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Identifier: MS.40960
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).Among...
Dates: 1873-1889.

Papers and legal documentation relating to the transfer from partnership to limited company status of John Murray, publishers., 1949-1952

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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 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.

Papers concerning the John Murray Staff Supplementary Pension Scheme with London Life Association Limited., 1936; 1941-1956

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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

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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 of John Murray Staff Pension Scheme, concerning the withdrawal and retirement of individual staff., 1962; 1966-1982

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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

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Memorandums. 35
Letters. Correspondence. 34
Contracts. Agreements. 9
Accounts. 8
Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 8