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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Brief statements of a fact or experience, written down for review, or as an aid to memory, or to inform someone else; also includes short, informal letters.
Found in 181 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence and other material relating to the article 'True history of Lady Byron's life', in the 'Atlantic', by Harriet Beecher-Stowe., 1869-1870, 1909.
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Identifier: MS.43539
Scope and Contents
Correspondence has been placed in alphabetical order by correspondent surname, before related manuscripts, pamphlets and other printed material. A copy of ‘True story of Lord and Lady Byron’ has been placed with original pagination at the end of the sequence.Letter of Charles Dickens to John Murray [III], 1869: folios 1-2;Letters of Louisa Anne Emily Ellis, Baroness Seaford, to John Murray [III], 1870: folios 3-6;Letters of Whitwell Elwin to John Murray...
Dates:
1869-1870, 1909.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Correspondence and other material concerning publications relating to Lord Byron after his death.
Correspondence concerning memoirs of Austen Henry Layard., 1900-1925, undated.
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Identifier: MS.42410
Scope and Contents
Included are comments of the manuscript readers. This folder has been arranged chronologically with undated items placed at the end of the sequence.Letters and envelope possibly of Robert John Kennedy to Mary Enid Evelyn Layard, including his remarks of the memoirs of Austen Henry Layard, 1900: folios 1-21;Letter and envelope of Louis Du Cane to Enid Cornelia Du Cane, enclosing a copy of a letter of John Murray [IV] to Louis Du Cane, 1915: folios 22-25;...
Dates:
1900-1925, undated.
Letters and notes concerning the publication by John Murray of 'Works of Lord Byron'., 1896-1915.
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Identifier: MS.43499
Scope and Contents
These letters, notes and proofs all concern 'The Works of Lord Byron', which was edited by Ernest Hartley Coleridge and Rowland Edmund Prothero, and published in 13 volumes by Murray between 1898 and 1904. The letters have been arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent surname.Letters of Ernest Hartley Coleridge to John Murray IV, 1896-1915: folios 1-113;Letters of Charles Plumptre Johnson to John Murray IV, 1899-1900: folios 114-119;...
Dates:
1896-1915.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Correspondence between Lord Byron and John Murray II; with letters of and to John Murray, publishers, relating to Lord Byron.
Letters of Enid Layard to Hallam Murray and to John Murray IV., 1891-1907.
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Identifier: MS.42416
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates:
1891-1907.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Letters of, to and concerning Enid Layard, with papers relating to her bequest of the papers of Austen Henry Layard to the British Museum.
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Letters of, to and concerning Enid Layard.
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.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Correspondence between Lord Byron and John Murray II; with letters of and to John Murray, publishers, relating to Lord Byron.
Letters of Lady Caroline Lamb to John Murray II., 1813-1815, 1911.
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Identifier: MS.43466
Scope and Contents
A letter relating to the letters of Lady Caroline Lamb to John Murray [II] has been placed at the start of the sequence. The rest of the letters have been arranged chronologically. Some of the letters were dated with reference to the website of Professor Paul Douglass, ‘Caro: the Caroline Lamb website’.When first made available for consultation this folder of letters, before it was foliated, included a letter, provisionally dated 1815, of Lady Caroline to John Murray [II]. ...
Dates:
1813-1815, 1911.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Letters of and to Lady Caroline Lamb, with some of William Lamb and George Lamb.
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Letters of Lady Caroline Lamb to John Murray II.
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.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Correspondence between Lord Byron and John Murray II; with letters of and to John Murray, publishers, relating to Lord Byron.
Letters of William Smith (1813-1893) to John Murray, publishers., 1885-1890.
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Identifier: MS.41122
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Robert Cooke. They concern the publication of various works by, and connected with, Smith, and also his editorship of the “Quarterly Review” (1867-1893). The letters are arranged chronologically.1885: folios 1-39 [Notes 1-2];1886: folios 40-58;1887: folios 59-81;1888: folios 82-101;1889: folios 102-142 [Note 3];1890: folios 143-201.Notes.[Note...
Dates:
1885-1890.
Letters of William Smith (1813-1893) to John Murray, publishers., 1891-1892.
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Identifier: MS.41123
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern the publication of various works by, and connected with, Smith, and also his editorship of the “Quarterly Review” (1867-1893). The letters are arranged chronologically.1891: folios 1-101 [Notes 1-4];1892: folios 102-207 [Notes 5-7].Notes.[Note 1] Folios 28-29. Letter, 22 March 1891, of George Marindin to William Smith.[Note 2] Folios 32-33. Letter, 23...
Dates:
1891-1892.
Letters of William Smith (1813-1893) to John Murray, publishers., 1893-1895 and undated (? 1855-? 1893).
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Identifier: MS.41124
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern the publication of various works by, and connected with, Smith, and also his editorship of the “Quarterly Review” (1867-1893). The letters are arranged chronologically.1893: folios 1-112 [Notes 1-8].Assorted, undated papers of William Smith.Manuscript draft, [? 1855-? 1860], in the hand of ?William Smith, of a ?prospectus for a “New series of school books”. Folio 113.Note, [?...
Dates:
1893-1895 and undated (? 1855-? 1893).
Letters to Augusta Leigh from various correspondents; with letters of or concerning various members of the Leigh family., 1798-1883, undated.
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Identifier: MS.43483
Scope and Contents
The letters of, to and relating to Augusta Leigh has been placed at the start of the sequence. The rest have been ordered by alphabetically by the name of the Leigh family member to which they concern, followed by miscellaneous items.Letters of and to Augusta Leigh with related material:Letter wrapper addressed to Lord Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck possibly in the hand of Augusta Leigh, 1821: folio 1;Letter of George H Gilchrist to Augusta Leigh, 1825:...
Dates:
1798-1883, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Letters of and to Augusta Leigh, with correspondence of and relating to her family.
Letters to John Murray IV and John Murray V of William John Courthope and Thomas James Wise relating to their research into the poetry and letters of Lord Byron., 1921-1933, undated.
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Identifier: MS.43501
Scope and Contents
The letters have been arranged by correspondent surname and then chronologically within those sections.Letter of William John Courthope to John Murray IV, 1908: folios 1-10;
Letters and notes of Thomas James Wise to John Murray IV and John Murray V, largely relating to a bibliography of Lord Byron of:1921: folios 11-17;1924: folios 18-19;1926 with a copy of a reply of John Murray IV: folios 20-24;1928: folios 25-28;...
Dates:
1921-1933, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Correspondence between Lord Byron and John Murray II; with letters of and to John Murray, publishers, relating to Lord Byron.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, from correspondents with surnames and company names from Arnold, H. to Ashburnham., 1771-1909.
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Identifier: MS.40026
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name. A further correspondent has been added to the end of this sequence. Arnold, Hugh, 1902: folio 1;Arnold, M.M., 1888: folios 2-3;Arnold, Matthew, 1855-1878: folios 4-7;Arnold, Thomas, 1871: folios 8-10; (1)Arnold, William D., 1853: folios 11-12;Arnold, William T., 1881: folios 13-17; (2)Arnot, David, 1814:...
Dates:
1771-1909.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, from correspondents with surnames and company names from Austin, W. to Baber., 1820-1909.
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Identifier: MS.40032
Scope and Contents
This manuscript includes letters, 1834-1864 and uncertain date, of Charles Babbage to John Murray II and John Murray III. Some of the letters concern his publications including “On the economy of machinery and manufactures”, “Table of logarithms” and the Ninth Bridgewater Treatise, with mention also of the calculating engine.All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Austin, Wiltshire, c1850: folios 1-4;...
Dates:
1820-1909.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Alfred C. Lyall., 1882-1906.
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Identifier: MS.40724
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1882-1906, of Alfred C. Lyall to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They mostly concern works of his published by the Murrays, including the two volumes of “Asiatic studies”, “The rise of the British dominion in India” and “The life of the Marquis of Dufferin and Ava”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1882-1884: folios 1-30; (1)1888: folio 31;1890-1893: folios 32-61; (2)1894-1896: folios 62-92; (3)...
Dates:
1882-1906.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Amy Yule., 1900-1916.
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Identifier: MS.41318
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1900-1916, of Amy Yule to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with related papers. They concern her contribution to revisions of two of her father Henry Yule’s works, “The book of Ser Marco Polo” and “Hobson-Jobson”, a glossary of Anglo-Indian terms. The letters also concern her work “A memoir of Colonel Sir Henry Yule”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1900: folios 1-17; (1)1901: folios 18-39;1902: folios 40-69;1903-1904:...
Dates:
1900-1916.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Arthur Ainger., 1885-1943.
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Identifier: MS.40011
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1885-1918, of Arthur Ainger probably to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, and one letter, 1943, of Edward Ainger to John Murray, publishers. The letters concern works of Ainger published by the Murrays, including “The Eton Latin grammar” and “An English Latin gradus or verse dictionary”. There is mention also of reprints under the auspices of Cambridge University Press. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1885-1887: folios 1-12;...
Dates:
1885-1943.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of (Arthur) George Peel., 1898-1912.
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Identifier: MS.40929
Scope and Contents
The letters appear to be to John Murray IV. They concern mostly the preparation and publication of two works by George Peel, “The enemies of England” (1902) and “The friends of England” (1905). They record Peel’s comments concerning the slips for the chapter on the life and character of his grandfather, Sir Robert Peel, that he contributed to volume III of “Sir Robert Peel from his private papers” (1899), edited by Charles Parker. The letters are arranged chronologically....
Dates:
1898-1912.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Carl Lumholtz., 1888-1890, 1902.
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Identifier: MS.40721
Scope and Contents
Letters to John Murray III and John Murray IV concerning the publication of “Among cannibals: an account of four years travels in Australia, and of camp life with the aborigines of Queensland”, by Carl Lumholtz.The letters are arranged chronologically. Some of the letters have notes written on them by John Murray IV outlining his reply to Lumholtz.1888-1889: folios 1-69;1890: folios 70-80 [Note];1902: folios 81-84.[Note] Folio 74....
Dates:
1888-1890, 1902.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Charles Evans., 1898, 1903-1904 and undated (? 1895-? 1904).
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Identifier: MS.40387
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. Evans, in retirement, undertook work for the Murrays both in an editorial and in an advisory capacity, particularly on works relating to Classics and religion. Evans had also a keen interest in the history of the Napoleonic Wars, particularly in the Battle of Waterloo, to which the letters contain references.The letters are arranged chronologically.1903: folios 1-65;1904: folios 66-99....
Dates:
1898, 1903-1904 and undated (? 1895-? 1904).
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Charles Gore., 1888-1895.
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Identifier: MS.40465
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1888-1895, of Charles Gore to John Murray IV, with a few to Hallam Murray and possibly to John Murray III, with related letters and papers. They concern works of Gore published by the Murrays, including “Lux mundi”, for which he was both contributor and editor, his Bampton lectures, further lectures on “The mission of the church”, and “Dissertations on subjects connected with the incarnation”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1888-1889: folios 1-14;...
Dates:
1888-1895.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Charles Johnson., 1890-1927.
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Identifier: MS.40621
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. They concern legal matters attended to by Charles Johnson as solicitor for John Murray, publishers. The letters are arranged chronologically.1890, 1892, 1895-1897, 1899: folios 1-48 [Notes 1-3];1900-1907, 1909, 1911-1916, 1918, 1927: folios 49-151 [Notes 4-9].Undated notes: folios 152-153.Notes.[Note 1] Folios 10-11. Copy [26 September 1895] of a letter, 25 September 1895, of...
Dates:
1890-1927.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Charles Longman., 1880-1929.
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Identifier: MS.40710
Scope and Contents
Letters of Charles Longman to John Murray IV, with a few letters to John Murray III and with related letters and papers.The letters concern the business relations between Longman and the Murrays and their associates. The letters are arranged chronologically:1880-1885: folios 1-15;1886-1889: folios 16-45*;1890-1895: folios 46-63;1896-1899: folios 64-88**;1900-1904: folios 89-98;1906-1909: folios 99-112***;...
Dates:
1880-1929.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names Chorely to Christy., 1821-1917.
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Identifier: MS.40218
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Chorely, N.Letter, undated, of N Chorely to John Murray, publishers. Folios 1-2.Chorley, Henry Fothergill.Letters, 1844, 1851-1853, 1862, 1865-1866 and undated, of Henry Fothergill Chorley to John Murray III. Folios 3-27.Folio 9. Fragment of a letter, 1852, of Henry Fothergill Chorley to Henry Wyndham Phillips. There is a note from Phillips to...
Dates:
1821-1917.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Asquith to Atkinson., 1813-1928.
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Identifier: MS.40028
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name. Some of the letters include replies.Asquith, Herbert, 1920: folios 1-2;Astell, Harriette, 1892-1902: folios 3-19;Astley, A.F., 1870: folios 20-25;Astley, Charles, c.1864: folios 26-27;Astley, John Dugdale, 1813: folios 28-29;Aston, George, 1915-1925: folios 30-39;Aston, William, 1904: folios 40-41;...
Dates:
1813-1928.