Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892)

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Walter F. Hook., 1827-1872.

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Identifier: MS.40572

Scope and Contents Letters, 1827-1872, of Walter F. Hook to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters. They concern various of Hook`s works published by the Murrays, including pamphlets, new editions of his “Church dictionary”, and a volume of sermons, “Discourses bearing on the controversies of the day”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1827: folios 1-6;1830: folios 7-8;1834: folios 9-10;1842: folios 11-16;1845-1849:...

Dates: 1827-1872.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Hooker., 1825-1856.

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Identifier: MS.40574

Scope and Contents Letters of William Hooker to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters and papers. The letters concern works of Hooker published by Murray, particularly "Botanical miscellany". The letters are written both from Glasgow, where Hooker was professor of Botany, and London, when he became director of Kew Gardens. The letters are arranged chronologically.1825: folios 1-2;1827-1828: folios 3-23;1829-1830: folios 24-47*;1831-1832: folios...

Dates: 1825-1856.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.

Papers concerning the copyright in works written in part or in whole or edited by William Smith (1813-1893) and published by John Murray, publishers., 1876-? 1878, 1943.

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Identifier: MS.41126

Scope and Contents “Dr Smith’s List of Copyrights” as of the 2 August 1876. The copyrights are recorded in an exercise book annotated by William Smith (folio 1 recto): “My copy Wm. Smith, LL.D. August 3 1876”. Folios 1-28.Note, [WM 1878], of the titles of several works with which William Smith was associated. The note was loosely inserted into Smith’s list of copyrights. Folios 29-30. Formal documents, December 1943, relating to the transfer of the rights and the entitlements in the...

Dates: 1876-? 1878, 1943.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Smith (1813-1893), with related papers.

Papers of and concerning Joseph Mallord William Turner., 1818-1845.

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Identifier: MS.42576

Scope and Contents

(1) Letters of J.M.W. Turner to John Murray II and to John Murray III;

(2) letter, 1832, of John Murray II to J.M.W. Turner; and,

(3) receipt, 1818, for £210 paid to J.M.W Turner by John Murray II for ten drawings produced for "A Picturesque Tour of Italy", by James

Hakewill.

Dates: 1818-1845.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.

Receipts in respect of copyright payments made by John Murray III to the various contributors to the "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities", edited by William Smith., 1891.

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Identifier: MS.42611

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...

Dates: 1891.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers concerning the publication of the "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities", edited by William Smith.

Various agreements concerning the publication of the "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities", edited by William Smith., 1845-1865.

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Identifier: MS.42610

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...

Dates: 1845-1865.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers concerning the publication of the "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities", edited by William Smith.

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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Walter F. Hook., 1827-1872.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Hooker., 1825-1856.

Papers concerning the copyright in works written in part or in whole or edited by William Smith (1813-1893) and published by John Murray, publishers., 1876-? 1878, 1943.

Papers of and concerning Joseph Mallord William Turner., 1818-1845.

Receipts in respect of copyright payments made by John Murray III to the various contributors to the "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities", edited by William Smith., 1891.

Various agreements concerning the publication of the "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities", edited by William Smith., 1845-1865.

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