Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Judd, J. to Julian, H., 1832-1952.
Scope and Contents
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 significant sequence that is separate contains the correspondence and related papers, including some manuscripts, of many prominent authors (MSS.42000-42631).
Although there are occasional copies of outgoing correspondence within these folders, the majority are recorded in the copy letter books (MSS.41896-41999).
Dates
- Creation: 1832-1952.
Creator
- John Murray (publishers, London) (Recipient, Organization)
- Loudon, Jane Wells, horticultural writer, née Webb, 1807-1858: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Lyell, Leonard, 1st Baron Lyell, politician, 1850-1926: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, Alexander Henry Hallam (publisher, London) (1854-1934) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
Most of the contents is in English, but some content is in German
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
163 Leaves
Arrangement
iii + 160 folios.
Other Finding Aids
Dr. Jütting and Mrs Jukes have not been indexed.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1629
Subject
- Judd, John Wesley (geologist) (Person)
- Judge, Mark Hayler ( formerly Hayler, architect, Honorary Secretary of the Sunday Society) (Person)
- Jügel, August, bookseller, Frankfurt, d 1880 (Person)
- Jukes, Joseph Beete, geologist, 1811-1869 (Person)
- Julian, Hester, wife of Henry Forbes, metallurgist, lost on the "Titanic", née Pengelly, fl 1902-1913 (Person)
- Lockhart, John Gibson (biographer of Scott) (Person)
- Jügel, Carl (bookseller, Frankfurt) (Person)
- Jügel, Franz, bookseller, Frankfurt, d 1901 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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