Watt, Alexander Pollock (advertising and literary agent, London)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1838 - 1914
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of A.P. Watt Literary Agency, later A.P. Watt and Son, literary agents., 1889-1914.
File
Identifier: MS.41248
Scope and Contents
The letters are of Alexander Pollock Watt, the founder of the agency, and of his son, Alexander Strahan Watt, to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. Originally “A.P. Watt Literary Agency”, the business became “A.P. Watt and Son” in 1892.The letters are arranged by writer, and by date under the writer.Watt, Alexander Pollock.1889-1890, 1892, 1894, 1896-1898: folios 1-14;1900-1905, 1907: folios 15-60.Watt, Alexander Strahan....
Dates:
1889-1914.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Kebbel to Kegan.
File
Identifier: MS.40636
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:
18th century-20th century
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Bligh to Blogg., 1813-1927.
File
Identifier: MS.40124
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:
1813-1927.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hutcheson to Hutchinson, H., 1865-1927.
File
Identifier: MS.40594
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hutcheson, David.Letter, 1865, of David Hutcheson to John Murray III. Folio 1.Hutchinson, Alexander Hadden.Letters, 1869-1872, of Alexander Hadden Hutchinson to John Murray III. Folios 2-24.Folio 17. Letter, 1870, of John Murray III to Alexander Hadden Hutchinson.Hutchinson, Edward.Letters, 1874, of Edward Hutchinson...
Dates:
1865-1927.
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