Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Gaull to Geikie., 1835-1912.
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.
Gaull, P.
Letter, 1894, of P Gaull to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.
Gaussen, Alice Cecilia Caroline.
Letters, 1905, of Alice Cecilia Caroline Gaussen to John Murray IV. Folios 3-5.
Gavioli, Luigi.
Letter, 1900, of Luigi Gavioli to John Murray IV. Folio 6.
Gawapy, Sydney.
Letter, 1909, of Sydney Gawapy to John Murray IV. Folio 7.
Gay, Harry Nelson.
Letter, 1911, of Harry Nelson Gay to John Murray IV. Folios 8-9.
Gayangos, Pascual de.
Letters, 1853 and 1862, of Pascual de Gayangos to John Murray III. Folios 10-13.
Gaye, Selina.
Letter, 1872, of Selina Gaye to John Murray IV. Folios 14-15.
Gaynor, George.
Letters, 1893, of George Gaynor to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 16-22.
Gaze, Henry.
Letters, 1864, of Henry Gaze to John Murray III. Folios 23-26.
Gazette des Beaux-Arts.
Letter, 1903, of Charles Ephrussi, on behalf of Gazette des Beaux-Arts, to John Murray IV. Folios 27-28.
Gazzino, Giuseppe.
Letters, 1835-1836, of Giuseppe Gazzino to John Murray II. Folios 29-31.
Geake, Charles.
Letters, 1909, of Charles Geake to John Murray IV. Folios 32-47.
Folio 34. Copy of a letter, 1909, of John Murray IV to Charles Geake.
Folios 35-36. Letter, 1909, of Sir George Walter Prothero to John Murray IV.
Folios 37-38. Letter, 1909, of Ernest Bruce Iwan Muller to John Murray IV.
Folios 39-41. Letter, 1909, of Charles Geake to Sir George Walter Prothero.
Folio 44. Copy of a letter, 1909, of Sir George Walter Prothero to Charles Geake. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1909, of Geake to John Murray IV, folios 42-43.
Folios 45-47. Copy of a letter, 1909, of Charles Geake to Sir George Walter Prothero. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1909, of Geake to John Murray IV, folios 42-43. The original letter can be found at folios 39-41 of this manuscript.
Geary, Sir William Nevill Montgomerie.
Letter, 1843, of Sir William Nevill Montgomerie Geary to John Murray III. Folios 48-49.
Gebruder Paetel.
Letter, 1903, of Gebruder Paetel to John Murray IV. Folios 50-51.
Geddes, James, Junior.
Letter, 1899, possibly of James Geddes Jr. to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folio 52.
Geddes, Patrick.
Letters, 1891, 1893-1894, 1897-1900, 1904 and 1909, of Sir Patrick Geddes to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 53-73.
Folios 54-55. Prospectus, ?1891, advertising ‘Extension Lectures. Syllabus of Course of Twelve Lectures on the Outlines of Modern Botany’, by Patrick Geddes. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1891, of Sir Patrick Geddes to John Murray IV, folio 53.
Folio 62. Letter, 1898, of Edward McGegan to John Murray IV.
Folio 63. Letter, 1899, of Edward McGegan to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray.
Folio 66. Memorandum, 1899, of R&R Clark to John Murray IV.
Folios 67-68. Letter, ?1899, of Sir Patrick Geddes to R&R Clark.
Gee, Ralph.
Letter, 1909, of Ralph Gee to John Murray IV. Folios 74-76.
Folios 74-75. Copy of a letter, 1909, of John Murray IV to Ralph Gee.
Geikie, Archibald.
Letters, 1871-1875, 1906 and 1912, of Sir Archibald Geikie to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Folios 77-121.
Folio 96. Proof, 1873, of a page from Sir Archibald Geikie’s ‘Life of Sir Roderick I Murchison’. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1873, of Sir Archibald Geikie to John Murray III, folios 94-95.
Geikie, John Cunningham.
Letters, 1893 and 1896, of John Cunningham Geikie to John Murray IV and Rowland Edmund Prothero. Folios 122-138.
Folio 125. Visiting card, ?1893, of John Cunnigham Geikie. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1893, of Geikie to John Murray IV, folios 123-124.
Folio 128. Excerpt, 1893, from the ‘Bournemouth Observer’, entitled ‘special Honour to Our Fellow Townsman, the Rev. Dr. Geikie’. Possibly sent as an enclosure of letter, 1896, of John Cunningham Geikie to Rowland Edmund Prothero, folios 126-127.
Folio 129. Press cutting, 1895, from ‘The Guardian’ advertising books by John Cunningham Geikie. Possibly sent as an enclosure of letter, 1896, of John Cunningham Geikie to Rowland Edmund Prothero, folios 126-127.
Folios 130-133. Advertising pamphlet, ?1893, for ‘New Books and New Editions’ by John Cunningham Geikie. Possibly sent as an enclosure of letter, 1896, of John Cunningham Geikie to Rowland Edmund Prothero, folios 126-127.
Folio 134. Letter, 1896, of Frank H Miles, on behalf of Simpkin Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd, to John Murray IV.
Folio 135. List, ?1896, of works by John Cunningham Geikie.
Folio 136. Financial calculations, ?1896, possibly relating to John Cunningham Geikie.
Dates
- Creation: 1835-1912.
Creator
- Gazette des Beaux-Arts (art journal, Paris) (Organization)
- Liberal Publication Department (London, publishers) (Organization)
- Evergreen (journal) (Organization)
- Gebruder Paetel (Berlin, publishers) (Organization)
- Gaull, P (correspondent of John Murray, publishers) (Person)
- Gaussen, Alice Cecilia Caroline (biographer) (Person)
- Gawapy, Sydney (correspondent of John Murray, publishers) (Person)
- Gay, Harry Nelson (American author and scholar) (Person)
- Gaye, Selina (author) (Person)
- Gayford, Charles (physician) (Person)
- Gaynor, George (colonel, 104th Foot) (Person)
- Gayangos, Pascual de (linguist and writer) (Person)
- Gaze, Henry (travel agent) (Person)
- Gazzino, Giuseppe (author, translator and editor) (Person)
- Geake, Charles (Liberal editor) (Person)
- Geary, William Nevill Montgomerie, Sir (legal practitioner, colonial historian and writer on law) (Person)
- Geddes, James (Junior, linguistic scholar) (Person)
- Geddes, Patrick, Sir, Knight (sociologist) (Person)
- Gee, Ralph (correspondent of John Murray, publishers) (Person)
- Geikie, Archibald, Sir, Knight (geologist) (Person)
- Geikie, John Cunningham (religious writer) (Person)
- Gavioli, Luigi (photographer, Ravenna) (Person)
- Ephrussi, Charles (art critic) (Person)
- Prothero, George Walter, Sir, Knight (historian) (1848-1922) (Person)
- Muller, Ernest Bruce Iwan (journalist) (Person)
- McGegan, Edward (Assistant Secretary of the Outlook Tower, Edinburgh) (Person)
- R and R Clark Limited, Edinburgh, printers (Organization)
- Miles, Frank H (employee of Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd.) (Person)
- Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent and Co Limited (London, publishers) (Organization)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Person)
- Prothero, George Walter, Sir, Knight (historian) (1848-1922) (Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, Alexander Henry Hallam (publisher, London) (1854-1934) (Recipient, Person)
- Prothero, George Walter, Sir, Knight (historian) (1848-1922) (Recipient, Person)
- Prothero, Rowland Edmund, 1st Baron Ernle (author, land agent, and politician) (1851-1937) (Recipient, Person)
- Geake, Charles (Liberal editor) (Recipient, Person)
- R and R Clark Limited, Edinburgh, printers (Recipient, Organization)
- Gee, Ralph (correspondent of John Murray, publishers) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
The contents are mostly in English, but some content is in French, some in Italian and some in German
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
142 Leaves
Arrangement
iv + 138.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1442
Repository Details
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