Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Goschen (1831-1907)., 1884-1899.
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern mostly the preparation and publication of George Goschen’s biography of his grandfather, Georg Goschen: “The life and times of Georg Joachim Goschen, publisher and printer of Leipzig 1752-1828” (1903).
The letters are largely arranged chronologically, although an additional letter has been added to the end of the sequence.
1884: folios 1-2;
1894: folios 3-50 [Note 1];
1895: folios 51-82 [Note 2];
1896, 1898-1899: folios 83-106;
1884: folios 107-108.
[Notes 1-2.] Memoranda, 13 June 1894 (folio 9) and 7 November 1895 (folio 81), of William Clowes and Sons, Ltd., to John Murray IV concerning the printing of “The life and times of Georg Joachim Goschen, publisher and printer of Leipzig 1752-1828”.
Dates
- Creation: 1884-1899.
Creator
- John Murray (publishers, London) (Recipient, Organization)
- Murray, Alexander Henry Hallam (publisher, London) (1854-1934) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 108 folios.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1469
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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