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Hachette and Company (Paris and London, publishers)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1826-.
  • Usage: 1826-1846. - 1846
  • Usage: 1846-1919. - 1919
  • Usage: 1919-1977. - 1977
  • Usage: 1977-1992. - 1992
  • Usage: 1992-.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Carl Lumholtz., 1888-1890, 1902.

 File
Identifier: MS.40721
Scope and Contents Letters to John Murray III and John Murray IV concerning the publication of “Among cannibals: an account of four years travels in Australia, and of camp life with the aborigines of Queensland”, by Carl Lumholtz.The letters are arranged chronologically. Some of the letters have notes written on them by John Murray IV outlining his reply to Lumholtz.1888-1889: folios 1-69;1890: folios 70-80 [Note];1902: folios 81-84.[Note] Folio 74....
Dates: 1888-1890, 1902.

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.