John Murray, publishers, "Ephemera"., c.1968
Scope and Contents
File contains three small coasters featuring colour photographs of a branded John Murray Publishers Ltd. delivery van; a branded John Murray matchbox marking the company's bicentenary in 1968; and editor Tom Houghton’s last pencil in an envelope annotated with the following lines "Throughout his long career in the Looking-Out department at Clerkenwell, Tom Houghton told me that he NEVER threw away his pencils until they reached the size of approximately half this one. This was the pencil he used up to the day he retired."
Dates
- Creation: c.1968
Creator
- From the Series: John Murray (publishers, London) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
1 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- John Murray (publishers, London) (Organization)
Repository Details
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