Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Austen Henry Layard was a British archaeologist and politician. He is perhaps best remembered for his excavations at Nimrud and Nineveh. Layard was keen to publicise his discoveries and worked with John Murray to produce lavish publications about his discoveries. These were popular books and went through many editions.The papers here concerning Austen Henry Layard offer a detailed insight into the publishing process surrounding his works about his excavations.The...

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There is a large amount of correspondence of and to Benjamin and Sara Austen. There are many of their letters to their nephew, Sir Austen Henry Layard, as well as letters to and from as a wide variety of other correspondents.

Scope and Contents The letters of John Murray [III] to Austen Henry Layard have been placed at the beginning of the sequence, with letters to Benjamin Austen placed at the end of the sequence.Letters of John Murray [III] to Austen Henry Layard, 1848: folios 1-14;Letters of John Murray [III] to Austen Henry Layard, 1849: folios 15-32;Letters of John Murray [III] to Austen Henry Layard, 1853: folios 33-34;Letters and envelopes of John Murray [III] to Benjamin...

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The letters in this sequence are of Sara and Benjamin Austen to their nephew, Sir Austen Henry Layard, over a period of 37 years. During that time, Layard made his famous excavations, wrote books about his discoveries, transferred some of the finds to the British Museum, became a politician, and was appointed as an ambassador. The letters reflect these times in the life of their nephew and talk about reactions to the books Layard published, as well as his reputation.

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The letters were sent to Layard during his early travels through, and his archaeological excavations in, the Ottoman Empire.

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The series of letters covers from Layard`s return from his early travels and archaeological investigations in the Ottoman Empire until the death of the Austens.

Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name.Atlas (newspaper), 1835: folios 1-2;Atlay, James, 1869: folio 3;Atteridge, Andrew, 1872: folios 4-5;Attfield, James, 1829: folios 6-7;Attinger Frères, 1916: folio 8;Attree, Thomas, 1829: folios 9-10;Aubert, Eugene, 1903: folios 11-14;Aubertin, John, 1899: folios 15-17;Aubrey,...

Scope and Contents The papers in this subseries relate to Benjamin and Sara Austen. Benjamin Austen was a solicitor and he married Sara (née Rickett) in 1816. Their nephew was the archaeologist Austen Henry Layard, who lived with them for a time, before he left to travel. The couple remained in contact with Layard throughout the rest of their lives.In this series, there are letters of both Benjamin and Sara to Austen Henry Layard, which cover many topics of interest, including Layard's published...