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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
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Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:

Letters of John Murray IV, John Murray V and John Murray VI to Thomas James Wise; with correspondence and newspaper clippings concerning the sale and provenance of Byron manuscripts and other items., 1928-1966.

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Identifier: MS.43503
Scope and Contents This folder contains some correspondence relating to Thomas James Wise and other correspondence relating to the sale and provenance of items by or relating to Lord Byron. The Wise correspondence has been placed chronologically before that relating to the manuscripts and objects of Lord Byron. The latter has been organised by correspondent surname with miscellaneous material placed at the end of the sequence.Draft of a letter of John Murray [IV] to Thomas James Wise. 1928: folio...
Dates: 1928-1966.

Letters of the grandchildren of Lord Byron to John Murray, publishers, relating to the publication of 'Letters and Journals of Lord Byron'., 1869-1904.

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Identifier: MS.43498
Scope and Contents Letters to John Murray III and John Murray IV concerning the publication of 'The Letters and Journals of Lord Byron' of:Lady Anne Blunt, 15th Baroness Wentworth, 1886: folios 1-10. Included is a note on f.8v of John Murray III relating that in June 1886 he presented Lady Anne Blunt with 50 letters of Lord Byron to Augusta Leigh; Ralph Gordon Noel King Milbanke, 2nd Earl of Lovelace, 1869-1887 and 1895-1904: folios 11-122. The letters are signed using the titles of...
Dates: 1869-1904.

Letters of various correspondents relating to the separation of Lord and Lady Byron; with some typescript copies of letters relating to the same., 1816-1937, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43522
Scope and Contents The letters in this folder concern the separation of Lord and Lady Byron. The letters have been arranged in three sections: contemporary letters; letters of and to John Murray III and IV concerning the letters relating to the separation of Lord and Lady Byron; and an excerpt and typescript copies of letters concerning the separation of Lord and Lady Byron.Contemporary letters:Letters of Sir Francis Hastings Doyle to John Cam Hobhouse, 1816: folios 1-10;...
Dates: 1816-1937, undated.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Colvile to Conroy., 1814-1918.

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Identifier: MS.40237
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.A further letter has been added at the end of this sequence.Colvile, Henry Edward.Letters, 1907, of Sir Henry Edward Colvile to John Murray IV. Folios 1-6.Colvile, Zeline Isabelle.Postcard, 1907, of Zeline Isabelle Colvile to John Murray IV. Folio 7. Colvin, Auckland.Letters, 1895, of Sir Auckland Colvin to John Murray...
Dates: 1814-1918.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Edgcumbe to Edward VII., 1818-1927.

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Identifier: MS.40363
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Edgcumbe, Edward Robert Pearce.Letters, 1901, of Sir Edward Robert Pearce Edgcumbe to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 1-4.Edgcumbe, Richard John Frederick.Letters, 1872, 1875, 1884-1887, 1895-1896, 1898-1900, 1908, 1910-1912, 1914, 1916-1917, 1920, 1922-1923, 1926-1927 and undated to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Folios...
Dates: 1818-1927.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Ellis, H. to Ellison, J., 1817-1921

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Identifier: MS.40377
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Ellis, Henry.Letters, 1817-1819, 1826-1830, 1834, 1838-1840, 1844, 1846-1847, 1852, 1854-1855 and undated, of Sir Henry Ellis to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 1-70.Folios 39-40. Copy of a letter, 1830, of John Murray II to Sir Henry Ellis. Ellis, Henry.Letters, 1852-1854, of Sir Henry Ellis to John Murray III. Folios 71-74....
Dates: 1817-1921

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Faber to Fairman and company names beginning with initial F., 1815-1924.

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Identifier: MS.40390
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.F A Brockhaus.Letters, 1836, 1864, 1866-1868, 1871-1874, 1877, 1880, 1884-1885, 1889-1893, 1900-1902, 1906 and 1908, of F A Brockhaus to John Murray II, John Murray III and John Murray IV. Folios 1-66.Folios 4-5. Letter, 1836, of Heinrich Brockhaus to John Murray II.Folios 50-53 and 59-65. Letters, 1892, 1900-1902, 1906 and 1908, of Albert Brockhaus to John...
Dates: 1815-1924.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Fuller, E. to Fuller, W., 1872-1910.

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Identifier: MS.40432
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Fuller, Edmund.Letter, 1900, of Edmund Fuller to John Murray IV. Folio 1.Fuller, Francis.Letter, 1872, of Francis Fuller to John Murray III. Folios 2-3Fuller, Frederic Walter.Letters, 1900, of Frederic Walter Fuller to John Murray IV. Folios 4-9.Fuller, John Mee.Letters and postcards, 1877-1889, 1891, 1893 and...
Dates: 1872-1910.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Fullerton to Fynmore., 1820-1902.

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Identifier: MS.40433
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Fullerton, Charles John Leslie.Letter, 1871, of Charles John Leslie Fullerton to John Murray III. Folios 1-2.Fullerton, Georgiana Charlotte.Letter, 1865, of Lady Georgiana Charlotte Fullerton to John Murray III. Folio 3.Fullom, Stephen Watson.Letters, 1853, 1862-1863 and 1865-1866, of Stephen Watson Fullom to John Murray III. ...
Dates: 1820-1902.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Gaull to Geikie., 1835-1912.

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Identifier: MS.40442
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...
Dates: 1835-1912.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Gould to Gower., 1819-1926.

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Identifier: MS.40472
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Gould, John Nutcombe.Letters, 1871, of John Nutcombe Gould to John Murray III. Folios 1-20.Folio 1. Poem, 1871, of John Nutcombe Gould entitled ‘Address to Paris’.Gould, Robert de Tracy.Letters, 1845, 1856-1857, 1859 and 1868, of Robert de Tracy Gould to John Murray III. Folios 21-35.Gould, Sabine Baring-.Letter, 1862,...
Dates: 1819-1926.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Keane to Keay., ?1820s-1916.

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Identifier: MS.40635
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Keane, Augustus Henry.Letters, 1891 and 1901, of Augustus Henry Keane to John Murray IV. Folios 1-4.Folio 3. Visiting card, ?1891, of Augustus Henry Keane. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1891, of Augustus Henry Keane to John Murray IV, folios 1-2.Keane, John Henry.Letter, 1846, of John Henry Keane to John Murray III. Folios 5-6....
Dates: ?1820s-1916.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Burt to Bury., 1825-1915.

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Identifier: MS.40174
Scope and Contents This manuscript includes letters, 1892-1898, of John Bury to John Murray IV. Some concern his work “The student’s Roman empire”.Also included are letters, 1859-1889, of Baroness Marie Blaze de Bury to John Murray III.All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Burt, John, 1852-1856: folios 1-9;Burton, Alfred, 1915: folios 10-11;Burton, Decimus, 1829-1856: folios 12-14;Burton,...
Dates: 1825-1915.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Constable, J. to Cook, F., 1814-1915

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Identifier: MS.40262
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Extra letters have been added to the end of the sequence following further cataloguing of the John Murray Archive.Constable, John.Letters, 1830 and 1836, of John Constable to John Murray II. Folios 1-4.Constable, Thomas.Letters, 1873-1875, of Thomas Constable to John Murray III. Folios 5-13.Folio 7-8. Draft, 1873, of a letter of John Murray III...
Dates: 1814-1915

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Elsey to Elton., 1809-1912.

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Identifier: MS.40379
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Elsey, Elizabeth Theresa.Letter, 1898, of Elizabeth Theresa Elsey to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Elsmie, George Robert.Letters, 1898-1904 and 1907, of George Robert Elsmie to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 3-131.Folio 51. Galley proofs, 1899, of ‘Lumsden of the Guides’, published by John Murray in 1899. Sent as an...
Dates: 1809-1912.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Elwyn to English., 1770-1917.

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Identifier: MS.40382
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Elwyn, William Brame.Letter, 1812, of William Brame Elwyn to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Ely, George Herbert.Letter, 1906, of George Herbert Ely to John Murray IV. Folios 3-10.Folios 7-10. Prospectus for ‘Herbert Strang’s Historical Stories’. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1906, of George Herbert Ely to John Murray IV, folios 3-6....
Dates: 1770-1917.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Galloway to Galton., 1816-1920.

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Identifier: MS.40435
Scope and Contents This manuscript includes letters, 1816-1834, of John Galt, novelist, to John Murray II.Also included are letters, 1853-1905, of Francis Galton to John Murray III and John Murray IV. The letters mostly concern his publication “The art of travel” and his work on the Murray travel handbook for Switzerland.All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. A further correspondent has been added to the end of this sequence....
Dates: 1816-1920.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Goodwin, L. to Gordon, C., 1775-1913.

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Identifier: MS.40461
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. An additional record has been added to the end of this sequence.Goodwin, Leslie Ellis.Letters, 1878, 1883, 1891 and 1894-1895, of Leslie Ellis Goodwin to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 1-10. A further letter of this correspondent can be found at folios 206-207 of this manuscript.Goodwin, Mary Mackenzie.Letters...
Dates: 1775-1913.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Harries to Harrison, D., 1822-1917.

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Identifier: MS.40526
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. A further correspondent has been added to the end of the sequence.Harries, Roger.Letter, 1823, of Roger Harries to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Folio 1. Includes an excerpt of a letter, 1823, of Peter Lee to Roger Harries.Harris, Charles.Letters, 1903-1905 and 1917, of Charles Harris to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios...
Dates: 1822-1917.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hertz to Hervey, F., 1816-1925.

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Identifier: MS.40554
Scope and Contents This manuscript includes letters, 1847-1884, of Arthur Hervey to John Murray III. The letters concern arrangements for the publication of his father Frederick Hervey’s memoirs, as well as works of his own, including “A letter to the Rev. Christopher Wordsworth” and “Increase of the episcopate, a letter to the Bishop of Ely”. There is mention of “The genealogies of our Lord…” published by Macmillan. Also included are letters, 1882-1925, of Francis Hervey mostly to John Murray IV. The letters...
Dates: 1816-1925.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Jackson, H. to Jackson, T., 1812-1916.

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Identifier: MS.40604
Scope and Contents This manuscript includes letters, 1892-1916, of Sir Thomas Jackson mostly to John Murray IV. Many of the letters concern the publication “Architecture, a profession or an art”, which he co-edited. All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Jackson, Henry, 1893-1913: folios 1-11;Jackson, Holbrook, 1915: folio 12;Jackson, James, 1812: folios 13-14;Jackson, John, fl. 1812, Cold Bathfields,...
Dates: 1812-1916.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from King, S. to Kinglake, R., 1807-1900.

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Identifier: MS.40651
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent. A further correspondent has been added to the end of the sequence.King, Samuel William.Letters, 1856-1860 and undated, of Samuel King to John Murray III. Folios 1-62; undated, folio 63.King, W.A.Letter, 1900, of W.A. King, Sittingbourne, to John Murray IV. Folios 64-65.King, William Joseph Harding.Letters, 1900, of William King to John Murray IV/Hallam...
Dates: 1807-1900.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Landreth to Lanfrey., 1820-1917.

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Identifier: MS.40669
Scope and Contents This manuscript includes letters, 1820-1838 and uncertain dates, of John Landseer and his sons, Edwin and Thomas, to John Murray II.It mainly includes letters, 1828-1862 and uncertain dates, of Richard Lane to John Murray II and John Murray III. These letters concern his work as an engraver and lithographer, including reference to works of his brother, Edward William Lane.All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Further...
Dates: 1820-1917.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Lefroy to Leitner., 1816-1927.

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Identifier: MS.40686
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Lefroy, Emma.Letters, 1892, of Emma Lefroy to John Murray IV. Folios 1-11.Folios 10-11. Copy of a letter, 1892, of James Anthony Froude to Emma Lefroy. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1892, of Emma Lefroy to John Murray IV, folios 8-9.Lefroy, George Benjamin Austen.Letters and a partial letter, 1890, 1893-1896, 1901 and undated, of George...
Dates: 1816-1927.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Mackay, M. to Mackay, R., 1814-1922.

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Identifier: MS.40744
Scope and Contents Letters of four correspondents to John Murray, publishers. These principally include letters, 1890-1922, of Mary Mackay to John Murray III and John Murray IV; they are signed under her pseudonym, Marie Corelli. The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Mackay, M., 1814: folio 1;Mackay, Mary, 1890-1922: folios 2-56; (1)Mackay, Norman, 1919: folio 57;Mackay, R.A., 1835: folios 58-59. 1....
Dates: 1814-1922.