Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1851 - 1928
Found in 63 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnnames and company names from Brimley to Britton., 1810-1924.
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Identifier: MS.40148
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name. Some of the letters include replies. A further correspondent has been added at the end of the sequence.Brimley, George, 1848: folios 1-2;Brindle, Ernest, 1905: folios 3-5;Brine, Lindesay, 1862-1893 and undated: folios 6-53;Brinton, Hubert, 1890: folios 54-55:letter, 1890, of Hubert Brinton, possibly to Alfred Ainger;...
Dates:
1810-1924.
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 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., 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 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.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Salmon., 1869-1895.
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Identifier: MS.41057
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1869-1895, of George Salmon to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with some letters to William Smith. They mostly concern Salmon`s works published by the Murrays, including “A historical introduction to the study of the books of the New Testament”, and his series of lectures “The infallibility of the church”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1869: folios 1-2; (1)1880: folios 3-4; (2)1882: folios 5-10; (3)1884-1885:...
Dates:
1869-1895.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Smith., 1878-1894.
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Identifier: MS.41109
Scope and Contents
The letters appear to be to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Robert Cooke. They concern the preparation and publication of various works by George Smith, including:“The life of John Wilson, D.D., F.R.S.” (1878, 1879);“The geography of British India, political and physical” (1882);“The life of William Carey, D.D.” (1885 and subsequent editions);“Stephen Hislop pioneer missionary and naturalist in Central India from 1844-1863” (1888, 1889);...
Dates:
1878-1894.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Wace., 1886-1925.
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Identifier: MS.41228
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1886-1906, of Henry Wace to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with some to Robert Cooke and Hallam Murray, and one receipt, 1925, signed by Henry C. Wace; and with related letters and papers. The letters concern various works of Wace published by Murray, including “A dictionary of Christian biography…”, his section on the Apocrypha for “The Speaker’s commentary”, his work on a manual of Christian evidences, and his Boyle and Bampton lectures. The letters are arranged in...
Dates:
1886-1925.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Janet Ross., 1866-1888.
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Identifier: MS.41039
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1866-1888, of Janet Ross to John Murray IV, Hallam Murray and a few to John Murray III. They concern works of hers published by the Murrays, including “Three generations of Englishwomen”, “The land of Manfred Prince of Tarentum and King of Sicily”, and the beginning of work on her own reminiscences, “Early years recalled”. There is mention also of her reading, proposals for translation, and an exchange of family news. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1866:...
Dates:
1866-1888.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Julian., 1879-1884.
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Identifier: MS.40630
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Letters, 1879-1884, of John Julian to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with related letters and papers. They concern his work “A dictionary of hymnology” published by the Murrays. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1879: folios 1-5;1882: folios 6-12;1883: folios 13-46; (1)1884: folios 47-152. (2)1. Includes letter, 6 October 1883, of William Cooke to John Murray III: folios 25-26;estimate, 26 November...
Dates:
1879-1884.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Julia Ady., 1896-1912.
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Identifier: MS.40008
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Letters, 1896-1912, of Julia Ady to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. The letters concern her works published by the Murrays, including “Painters of Florence”, “Isabelle D’Este”, and an introduction to Italian art for the travel handbook to Rome. In a few letters Ady reports on manuscripts sent to her as a critical reader for the firm. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1896-1897: folios 1-7;1898: folios 8-18;1899: folios 19-30;...
Dates:
1896-1912.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Lionel Trotter., 1860-1909.
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Identifier: MS.41204
Scope and Contents
Letters of Lionel Trotter to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. The letters 1860-1866 concern Trotter’s wish to be engaged to write biography, and his suggestion of several likely subjects, including Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and John Murray II. The letter for 1889 concerns the publication of Trotter’s “Life of the Marquis of Dalhousie” (W.H. Allen and Co., 1889), and his desire to find another subject. The letters 1895-1902 concern the preparation and...
Dates:
1860-1909.
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.
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- Advertisements. 3
- Excerpts. 3
- Prospectuses 3
- Articles. 2
- Assignment of copyrights. Legal documents. 2
- Invitations. 2
- Leaflets. 2
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