Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1851 - 1928
Found in 56 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Mountstuart Grant Duff., 1862-1898.
File
Identifier: MS.40348
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1862-1898, of Mountstuart Grant Duff to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with a few to John Murray III, with related letters and papers. They mostly concern his work on “Notes from a diary”, published by the Murrays. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1862: folios 1-5; (1)1874: folio 6;1881: folio 7;1892: folios 8-10;1895-1896: folios 11-59;1897: folios 60-92; (2)1898: folios 93-125....
Dates:
1862-1898.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Playfair., 1873-1889.
File
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.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William FitzPatrick., July 1888-1890.
File
Identifier: MS.40408
Scope and Contents
Letters, July 1888-1890 and uncertain dates, of William FitzPatrick to John Murray IV, a few to John Murray III, with related letters and papers. They concern FitzPatrick’s work “Correspondence of Daniel O’Connell, the Liberator”, published by the Murrays. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1888, July-December: folios 1-62; (1)?1888: folios 63-72.1889: folios 73-93; ?1889: folio 94.1890: folios 95-98....
Dates:
July 1888-1890.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Knight., 1891.
File
Identifier: MS.40661
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1891, of William Knight to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with related letters and papers. They concern his editorship of, and his own contribution to, the University extension manuals series. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1891, January-March: folios 1-61; (1)1891, April-June: folios 62-79; (2)1891, July-September: folios 80-118; (3)1891, October-December: 119-138. (4)1. Includes letters, 8 and 22...
Dates:
1891.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Knight., 1895-1914.
File
Identifier: MS.40663
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1895-1914, of William Knight to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with related letters and papers. They concern his editorship of, and his own contribution to, the University extension manuals series, his works “Lord Monboddo and some of his contemporaries” and “Varia: studies on problems of philosophy and ethics”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1895: folios 1-33; (1)1896: folios 34-72; (2)1897: folios 73-114; (3)1898:...
Dates:
1895-1914.
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.
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- Memorandums. 54
- Notes. 18
- Copies. Derivative objects. 15
- Postcards. 15
- Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 12
- Proofs. printed matter 10
- Lists. 6
- Advertisements. 5
- Envelopes. 5
- Telegrams. 5
- Visiting cards. 5
- Drafts. Documents. 4
- Excerpts. 4
- Prospectuses. 4
- Receipts. Financial records. 4
- Sketches 4
- Business cards. 3
- Prospectuses 3
- Receipts. Financial records 3
- Specimens. 3
- Typescripts. 3
- Accounts. 2
- Agreements. Legal instruments. 2
- Circulars. Fliers. 2
- Estimates. Financial records. 2
- Memorandums. Legal documents. 2
- Poetry. 2
- Reviews. Document genre 2
- Algiers (inhabited place). Africa - Algeria - Alger. Longitude: 3.0000. Latitude: 36.8333. 1
- Articles. 1
- Assignments. Legal documents. 1
- Bonds. Legal instruments. 1
- Bookplates. 1
- Business records. 1
- Calculations. 1
- Catalogues. 1
- Criticism. 1
- Design drawings. 1
- Financial records. 1
- Fliers. Printed matter. 1
- Illustrations. Layout features. 1
- Impressions. prints. 1
- Invitations. 1
- Invoices. 1
- Leaflets. 1
- Legal documents. 1
- Letters of recommendation. 1
- Maps. Cartographic materials. 1
- Mediterranean Sea . Sea. Longitude: 30.0000. Latitude: 31.5000. 1
- Pages. 1
- Pamphlets. 1
- Prefaces. 1
- Programmes 1
- Proofs. Printed matter. 1
- Summaries. 1
- Title pages 1
- Title pages. 1
- Transcriptions. Documents. 1
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