Giffard, Hardinge Stanley

Letter, 1902, of Hardinge Stanley Giffard to Elizabeth Smith (1825-1914), with envelope and calling card. Folios 1-4.

Gissing, George

Letters, 1888, 1890-1891, 1895, of George Gissing to Smith Elder and Company, each with an envelope and a Smith Elder Publication department filing slip. Folios 5-40.

Gladstone, William Ewart

Letter, 1878, of William Ewart Gladstone to Smith Elder and Company, with an envelope and a Smith Elder Publication department filing slip. Folios 41-45.

Gould, Sabine Baring

Letters, 1863-1865, of Sabine Baring Gould to Smith Elder and Company, each with an envelope and a Smith Elder Publication department filing slip. Folios 46-65.

Galston, Josepha Heath

Letter, 1852, of Josepha Heath Galston to Smith Elder and Company. Folios 66-67.

Guthrie, Thomas Anstey

Letter, 1892, of Thomas Anstey Guthrie to George Murray Smith (1824-1901). Folios 68-69.

Letters, 1893-1894, 1899, of Thomas Anstey Guthrie to Elizabeth Smith (1825-1914), each with an envelope. Folios 70-77.

Letter, 1904, of Thomas Anstey Guthrie to Elizabeth Smith (1825-1914). Folios 78-79.

Letter, 1909, of Thomas Anstey Guthrie to Isabel Marion Smith. Folios 80-81.

Christmas card, undated [early 20th century], sent by Thomas Anstey Guthrie to Elizabeth Smith (1825-1914). Folio 82.

Hacon, William

Letter, 1881, of William M Hacon to Smith Elder and Company, with Smith Elder Publication department filing slip. Enclosing a copy letter, 1881, of Church and Co to Messrs Hacon and Turner regarding new edition of a book by John Ruskin being published by Smith Elder and Company without the author’s consent, with envelope. Folios 83-88.

Hannay, James

Letter, 1869, of James Hannay to ‘George Smith’ [George Murray Smith (1824-1901)]. Folios 89-90.

Hardy, Herbert Hardy Cozens

Letter, 1899, of Herbert Hardy Cozens Hardy to Reginald John Smith. Folios 91-92.

Harte, Francis Brett [‘Bret Harte’]

Letter, 1882, of Francis Brett Harte, to the editor of the Cornhill Magazine, with an envelope and a Smith Elder Publication department filing slip. Folios 93-97.

Letter, undated [late 19th century], Francis Bret Harte to ‘Major Anderson’. Folios 98-99.

Hawkins, Anthony Hope

Notes, 1896 and 1900, of Anthony Hope Hawkins addressed to ‘Mrs Smith’ and ‘Mrs George Murray Smith’ [Elizabeth Smith (1825-1914)], regarding invitation to dine with the Smith family. Folios 100-101.

Helps, Arthur Telegraph, 1869, of Arthur Helps to ‘George Smith’. Folio 102.

Henley, William Ernest Letters, 1883 and 1887, of William Ernest Henley to Smith Elder and Company, each with an envelope and a Smith Elder Publication department filing slip. Folios 103-110.

Letter, 1900, of William Ernest Henley to the editor of the Cornhill Magazine, with a Cornhill Magazine filing slip. Folios 111-113.

Letter, 1901, of William Ernest Henley to ‘dear sir’, with a Cornhill Magazine filing slip. Folios 114-116. Herkomer, Hubert von

Letter, 1872, of Hubert von Herkomer to Smith Elder and Company, with an envelope and a Smith Elder Publication department filing slip. Folios 117-121.

Letter, 1872, of Hubert von Herkomer to William Smith Williams, with an envelope and a Smith Elder Publication department filing slip. Folios 122-125.

Higgins, Matthew James Letter, [1865], of Matthew James Higgins to ‘George Smith’ [George Murray Smith (1824-1901)]. Folios 126-126a.

Hill, Octavia

Letter, 1867, of Octavia Hill to the editor of the Cornhill Magazine [Frederick Greenwood], with an envelope and a Cornhill Magazine filing slip. Folios 127-130.

Hollingshead, John

Letters, 1861 and 1862, of John Hollingshead to ‘George Smith’ [George Murray Smith (1824-1901)]. Folios 132-135.

Hood, Thomas

Letter, [1861], of Thomas Hood to Smith Elder and Company, with Smith Elder Publication department filing slip. Folios 136-139.

Horne, Richard Henry (formerly Richard Hengist)

Letter, 1862, of Richard Henry Horne to William Smith Williams, with a Cornhill Magazine filing slip. Folios 140-143.

Letter, 1873, of Richard Henry Horne to the editor of the Cornhill Magazine, with an envelope and a Smith Elder Publication department filing slip. Folios 144-148.

Housman, Laurence

Letters, 1891 and 1893, of Laurence Housman to ‘dear sir’, each with a Cornhill Magazine filing slip. Folios 149-155.

Howells, William Dean

Letter, 1864, of William Dean Howells to the editor of the Cornhill Magazine, with a Cornhill Magazine filing slip. Folios 156-158.

Howitt, Mary

Letter, [1861], of Mary Howitt to Smith Elder and Company, with an envelope and a Cornhill Magazine filing slip. Folios 162.

Hughes, Thomas

Letters, 1877 and 1879, of Thomas Hughes to ‘dear Smith’. Folios 163-165.

Hunt, James Henry Leigh ‘Leigh Hunt’

Letter, undated [between 1840 and 1851], of Leigh Hunt to ‘my dear sir’. Folios 167-168.

Letter, undated [between 1853 and 1859], of Leigh Hunt to Smith Elder and Company. Folios 169-171.

List of articles for inclusion in ‘Men, Women and Books’ by Leigh Hunt, undated [1846]. Folio 171.

Memorandum of agreement, 1846, between Leigh Hunt and Smith Elder and Company relating to collection of essays, stories and articles to be published as ‘Men, Women and Books’. Folio 172-173.

Memorandum of agreement, 1845, between Leigh Hunt and Smith Elder and Company relating to publication ‘Wit and Humour’. Folio 174-175.

Ilbert, Courtenay Peregrine Letter, 1870, of Courtenay Peregrine Ilbert to the editor of the Cornhill Magazine, with a Cornhill Magazine filing slip. Folios 176-179.

Jacobs, William Wymark

Letter, 1891, of W W Jacobs to the editor of the Cornhill Magazine, with a Cornhill Magazine filing slip. Folios 180-182.

James, Henry

Letters, [1887, 1894, 1897] and undated, of Henry James to Elizabeth Smith (825-1914), each with an envelope. Folios 183-185, 188-195.

Letter, 1891, of Henry James to George Murray Smith (1824-1901), with an envelope. Folios 186-187. Letter, 1900, of Henry James to the editors of the Cornhill Magazine. Folios 196.

Letter, 1877, of Henry James to ‘Mrs Smith’. Folios 197-198.

Keene, Charles Samuel Letters, 1878-1879 and undated [before 1879], of Charles Samuel Keene to ‘George Smith’ [George Murray Smith (1824-1901)]. Folios 199-204.

Lampson, Frederick Locker Letter, 1878, of Frederick Locker to ‘my dear Smith’. Folios 205-206.

Landseer, Edwin Henry Letter, of 1868, of Edwin Henry Landseer to Smith Elder and Company. Folios 207-208.

Lawrence, ?Harriette Katherine Letter, 1882, of H C Lawrence to ‘Mr Smith’. Folios 209-210.

Lee, Sidney

Letters, 1910-1911, of Sidney Lee to Reginald John Smith. Folios 211-214, 220-223.

Letter, [1911] of Elizabeth Murray Smith to Reginald John Smith enclosing a typewritten copy letter, 1910, of Sidney Lee to Reginald John Smith regarding supplement to the Dictionary of National Biography. Folios 215-219. Letter, 1911, of Reginald John Smith to Sidney Lee. Folio 224.

Letter, 1911, of Isabel Marion Smith to Reginald John Smith regarding Sidney Lee. Folios 225-226.

Letters, 1917, of Sidney Lee to Isabel Marion Smith. The second letter encloses a printed pamphlet ‘The Dictionary of National Biography. A Statement Addressed by Sir Sidney Lee To The Contributors’. Folios 227-234. Letter, [1917], of Isabel Marion Smith to Sidney Lee. Folios 235-236.

Letter, 1917, of George Murray Smith (1854-1919) to Isabel Marion Smith. Folios 237-238.

Letter, 1917, of Sidney Lee to Isabel Marion Smith. Folios 239.

Copy letter, 1917, of Thomas B Sharp to George Murray Smith (1854-1919), relating to Sidney Lee’s statement. Folio 240.