Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1851 - 1928
Found in 761 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Edward Arnold, publisher, with related papers., 1886-1916.
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Identifier: MS.40364
Scope and Contents
The manuscript is comprised of letters, drafts of letters and draft publishing proposals. The papers relate mostly to the business relationship between Edward Arnold and John Murray, publishers, but they also indicate the personal relations between the publishers. The correspondence is mostly between Edward Arnold and John Murray IV, but includes letters written on behalf of Arnold by A.L. Mumm. A significant part of the correspondence relates to the establishment, in 1887, of the periodical...
Dates:
1886-1916.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Edward Harper Parker, with related papers., 1879, 1902-1925 and undated.
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Identifier: MS.40913
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They mostly concern the publication of “China: her history, diplomacy and commerce” (1901) and “John Chinaman” (1901).The letters are arranged chronologically.1902-1903, 1905, 1907-1908, 1911-1912, 1915, 1925: folios 1-53 [Notes].Undated and partially dated letters: folios 54-61.Related papers.Papers relating to the publication of “China” (1901):(i) incomplete...
Dates:
1879, 1902-1925 and undated.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Edward R. Bulwer Lytton., 1870-1890.
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Identifier: MS.40734
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Letters, 1870-1890, of Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton to John Murray III, with related letters. The letters concern his multi-volume poetic work “Glenaveril”, with discussion also of political concerns in Britain, Europe and Asia. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1870: folios 1-2;1873: folios 3-7;1880: folios 8-13;1883: folios 14-22;1885: folios 23-99; (1)1886-1890: folios 100-125; (2)uncertain...
Dates:
1870-1890.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Edward Rae., 1874-1923.
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Identifier: MS.40997
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The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern, among other subjects, the publication of “The Land of the North Wind”, “The Country of the Moors”, and “The White Sea Peninsula”.A number of the letters are written on behalf of, and others concern, George Rae, Edward’s father, and relate to the publication of “The Country Banker”. The letters are arranged chronologically.1874-1875, 1877-1879: folios 1-43 [Note 1];...
Dates:
1874-1923.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Elizabeth Gordon., 1893-1912.
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Identifier: MS.40462
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Letters, 1893-1912, of Elizabeth Gordon to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with related letters. They concern her memoir of her father, “The life and correspondence of William Buckland”, published by the Murrays. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1893: folios 1-10.1894, January-June: folios 11-74; (1) July-December: 75-97; undated: folios 98-99;?1894: folios 100-102.1895-1897: folios 103-120....
Dates:
1893-1912.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Elizabeth Harcourt., 1876-1888.
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Identifier: MS.40519
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Letters, 1876-1888, of Elizabeth Harcourt to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with related letters. They mostly concern her work on “The correspondence of John Lothrop Motley”, the letters and papers of her father. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1876: folios 1-2;1879: folios 3-4;1887: folios 5-28; (1)1888: folios 29-163. (2)1. Includes letter, 17 August 1887, of John Murray IV to John Murray III: folios 14-15;...
Dates:
1876-1888.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Elizabeth Harcourt., 1889-1904.
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Identifier: MS.40520
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Letters, 1889-1904, of Elizabeth Harcourt to John Murray IV, with related letters and papers. They concern the publication of “The correspondence of John Lothrop Motley” and matters arising from it, including copyright issues, translation rights and the role of Harper and Brothers in the American edition. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1889: folios 1-84; (1)1891: folios 85-86;1894-1898: folios 87-95;1900-1901: folios 96-100;...
Dates:
1889-1904.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Emma Caillard., 1887-1916.
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Identifier: MS.40183
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Letters, 1887-1916, of Emma Caillard to John Murray IV, with some letters to John Murray III and Hallam Murray. They concern works of hers published by the Murrays including “Invisible powers of nature”, “Electricity, the science of the nineteenth century”, “Progressive revelation”, and “Individual immortality”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1887-1888: folios 1-35; (1)1889-1890: folios 36-54; (2)1891-1892: folios 55-67;...
Dates:
1887-1916.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Ernest Gambier Parry., 1889-1918.
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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 Frances Elliot., 1875-1892.
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Identifier: MS.40372
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Letters, 1875-1892, of Frances Elliot to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They mostly concern her work “Diary of an idle woman in Constantinople”, published by the Murrays, with some mention of other works in that series. The letters are arranged in chronological order as far as possible, though some letters are undated within their year or the year is estimated.1875: folios 1-2;1891: folios 3-15;1892 (in date order): folios 16-106; (1)1892...
Dates:
1875-1892.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Frances Elliot., 1893-1897.
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Identifier: MS.40373
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Letters, 1893-1897, and uncertain dates, of Frances Elliot to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern reviews of her work “The diary of an idle woman in Constantinople”, and also her following publication, “Roman gossip”. The letters are arranged in chronological order as far as possible, though some letters are undated within their year or the year is estimated.1893: folios 1-33;1893 (undated): folios 34-35;1893 (partial letters): folios 36-37;...
Dates:
1893-1897.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Francis Darwin., 1882-1889.
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Identifier: MS.40310
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, to Robert Cooke, to John Murray IV, and to Hallam Murray. The letters are arranged chronologically. Letters for which only a suggested year is given are placed at the end of the year to which they are thought to relate.1882: folios 1-7;1883: folios 8-12;1884: folios 13-27;1885: folios 28-55;1886: folios 56-65;1887: folios 66-107;1888: folios 108-141;...
Dates:
1882-1889.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Francis Darwin., 1890-1918.
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Identifier: MS.40311
Scope and Contents
The letters appear to be to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. The letters are arranged chronologically. Letters for which only a suggested year is given are placed at the end of the year to which they are thought to relate. Undated letters, and for which no date has been supplied, are placed at the end of the sequence of dated letters.1890: folios 1-2;1891: folios 3-10;1892: folios 11-41;1893: folios 42-45;1894:...
Dates:
1890-1918.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Francis Warre Cornish and of his wife, Blanche., 1886-1916.
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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 Frederick Elworthy., 1894-1907.
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Identifier: MS.40381
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Letters, 1894-1907, of Frederick Elworthy to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with two letters to R.W. Maude. The letters concern two works of Elworthy’s published by the Murrays: “The evil eye”, and “Horns of honour and other studies in the byways of archaeology”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1894: folios 1-53; (1)1895: folios 54-67;1896: folios 68-75;1897-1898: folios 76-81;1899: folios 82-96;...
Dates:
1894-1907.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Campbell., 1878-1892.
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Identifier: MS.40188
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Letters of George Campbell to John Murray IV, with some letters to John Murray III; and with related letters and papers. The letters concern various publications of Campbell by the house of Murray, and include some letters, 1887 and 1888, of or concerning the publisher Alexander Strahan. Also included are a letter, 1892, of George H. Putnam and a memorandum, 1892, of William Clowes and Sons. The letters are arranged chronologically :1878: folios 1-2;1887: folios...
Dates:
1878-1892.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Campbell., 1893-1899.
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Identifier: MS.40189
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Letters of George Campbell to John Murray IV, with related letters and papers.The letters concern various publications of Campbell by the house of Murray. The letters are arranged chronologically :1893: folios 1- 117*;?1893: folio 118;1894: folios 119-153**;1895: folios 154-175;1896: folios 176-211;1897: folios 212-217;1898: folios 218-240;1899: folios 241-248;date uncertain, 1 letter...
Dates:
1893-1899.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Darwin, with related letters., 1882-1905.
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Identifier: MS.40313
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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 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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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- Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 154
- Circulars. Fliers. 76
- Telegrams. 65
- Advertisements. 64
- Proofs. printed matter 57
- Envelopes. 55
- Memorandums. 54
- Drafts. Documents. 53
- Visiting cards. 52
- Lists. 48
- Receipts. Financial records 47
- Typescripts. 44
- Prospectuses 36
- Excerpts. 28
- Accounts. 26
- Photocopies. 23
- Poetry. 23
- Estimates. Financial records. 19
- Business records. 18
- Prospectuses. 18
- Business cards. 17
- Manuscripts. 16
- Receipts. Financial records. 16
- Fliers. Printed matter. 15
- Pages. 15
- Reviews. Document genre 15
- Specimens. 15
- Photographs. 14
- Sketches 14
- Proofs. Printed matter. 13
- Articles. 11
- Letters of recommendation. 11
- Outlines. Documents. 11
- Pamphlets. 11
- Testimonials. 11
- Agreements. Legal instruments. 10
- Picture postcards. 10
- Invitations. 9
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