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Photocopies.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: General term for copies produced by photocopying, that is, in a machine employing a light-sensitive process, and usually at a one-to-one scale. In the early to mid-20th century, used regarding copies made by various specific processes; since the mid-20th century, most often refers to xerographic copies.

Found in 1152 Collections and/or Records:

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hunt, V. to Hunter., 1807-1907, 1976.

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Identifier: MS.40592
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hunt, Violet Edith Gwynllyn Brooke-.Letters, 1902-1903 and 1907, of Violet Edith Gwynllyn Brooke-Hunt to John Murray IV and Charles Edward Lawrence. Folios 1-36.Folios 12-15. Letters, 1902, of George Allen and Smith, Elder and Co. to Violet Edith Gwynllyn Brooke-Hunt. Sent as enclosures of letter, 1902, to John Murray IV, folios 10-11.Folios 30-34. Draft...
Dates: 1807-1907, 1976.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Jebb to Jeffs., 1785-1928, 1976.

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Identifier: MS.40612
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Jebb, Camilla.Letters, 1908-1909, of Camilla Jebb to John Murray IV. Folios 1-5.Jebb, Heneage Horsley.Letter, 1905, of Heneage Horsley Jebb to John Murray IV. Folios 6-11.Jebb, John.Letters, 1853-1854, of John Jebb to John Murray III. Folios 12-17.Jebb, Richard Claverhouse.Letter, 1899, of Sir Richard...
Dates: 1785-1928, 1976.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Kidd to King, F., 1832-1927, 2003.

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Identifier: MS.40649
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.Kidd, Benjamin.Letter, 1891, of Benjamin Kidd to John Murray III. Folios 1-4.Kidd, Leonard.Letter, 1870, of Leonard Kidd to John Murray III. Folios 5-6.Kidd, Thomas.Letter, 1832, of Thomas Kidd to John Murray II. Folios 7-8.Kiepert, Heinrich....
Dates: 1832-1927, 2003.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Leaf to Leary., 1818-1927.

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Identifier: MS.40683
Scope and Contents This manuscript mainly includes letters, 1818-1859 and uncertain date, of William Leake to John Murray II and John Murray III. The letters mostly concern works of his including “An historical outline of the Greek revolution”, “Travels in the Morea” and “Travels in Northern Greece”. It also includes letters, 1846-1857, of Edward Lear to John Murray III, concerning plates for his “Illustrated excursions in Italy” (published by T. McLean) and other art work; one letter includes a...
Dates: 1818-1927.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Robinson, G. to Robinson, W. and company names beginning Robinson.

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Identifier: MS.41030
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Robinson, George Thomas.Letters, 1852, of George Thomas Robinson to John Murray III. Folios 1-4.Robinson, Heaton Bowstead.Letter, 1833, of Heaton Bowstead Robinson to John Murray II. Folios 5-6.Robinson, Henrietta Anne Theodosia.Letters, 1903, of Henrietta Anne Theodosia Robinson, Lady Ripon, to John Murray IV. Folios 7-11....
Dates: 18th century-20th century

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Wilberforce, S. to Wilby., 1837-1885.

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Identifier: MS.41273
Scope and Contents Included are the letters, 1837-1873 and uncertain dates, of Samuel Wilberforce to John Murray II and John Murray III. These letters concern various works of his published by the Murrays, among these “The life of William Wilberforce”, which he co-wrote with his brother Robert. A further letter of Samuel Wilberforce has been added at the end of this manuscript. Also included are the letters, 1839-1883, of General Sir Richard Wilbraham mostly to John Murray II and John Murray III, concerning...
Dates: 1837-1885.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Newbolt., 1903-1932.

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Identifier: MS.40874
Scope and Contents Letters, 1903-1932, and uncertain dates, of Henry Newbolt to John Murray IV, with related letters and papers. The letters concern his continuing editorship of the "Monthly Review", they also relate to contributors or acquaintances Newbolt recommends for publication to Murray, notably Walter de la Mare. They also relate to his writing for the "Quarterly Review", and his works published by Murray, including “The year of Trafalgar”. The letters are arranged in chronological order....
Dates: 1903-1932.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Janet Ross., 1889-1918.

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Identifier: MS.41040
Scope and Contents Letters, 1889-1918 and uncertain dates, of Janet Ross to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern her continuing work on “The land of Manfred” and “Early years recalled”, some revision for a new edition of “Three generations…”, and other publications or proposed publications, not all of which were published by Murray. There is also much exchange of news of family and friends. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1889: folios 1-16;1890-1892: folios...
Dates: 1889-1918.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Maria Callcott., 1827-? late 20th century.

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Identifier: MS.40186
Scope and Contents Letters of Maria Callcott to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related papers. The letters concern mostly the publication of her travel writings by Murray, but include letters in her role as reader for the firm. The letters up to February 20th 1827, the date of her second marriage, are signed Maria Graham. The letters are arranged chronologically. Folios 15-16 are undated but must precede February 20th 1827:1827: folios 1-32;1828: folios 33-36;1829:...
Dates: 1827-? late 20th century.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Maria Rundell and Sharon Turner., 1806-1823.

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Identifier: MS.41046
Scope and Contents Letters, 1806-1823, of Maria Rundell to John Murray II, with some letters, 1819-1822, of Sharon Turner to John Murray II; and with related letters and papers. The letters of Maria Rundell concern the publication of and later amendments to her book, Domestic cookery. The letters of Sharon Turner concern legal matters between Maria Rundell and John Murray. The letters are arranged by date under each correspondent, with a final section of related papers.Maria Rundell :...
Dates: 1806-1823.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Roderick Murchison., ? 1845, 1850-1874, 1976.

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Identifier: MS.40860
Scope and Contents The letters seem to be mostly to John Murray III.1850-1851, 1853-1854, 1856-1859: folios 1-55;1860-1861, 1863-1868: folios 56-88 [Note];1870: folios 89-90.[Note] Folios 83-84. Letter, 20 August 1867, of Roderick Murchison to Robert Cooke.Undated letters of Roderick Murchison to ?John Murray II and to ?John Murray III: 91-101.Related papers.Manuscript note, in Roderick Murchison’s hand, headed “Murchison’s...
Dates: ? 1845, 1850-1874, 1976.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Theodore Martin., 1871-1909.

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Identifier: MS.40786
Scope and Contents Letters, 1871-1909, of Theodore Martin to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with two letters of Helena Martin and related letters and papers. The letters of Theodore Martin concern his reading of, and writing for, the "Quarterly Review", with discussion of literary and political matters; they also relate to his “A life of Lord Lyndhurst” published by Murray, with reference to works published elsewhere, including “The life of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort”. The letters are arranged...
Dates: 1871-1909.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas F. Dibdin and Thomas J. Dibdin., 1821-1842.

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Identifier: MS.40330
Scope and Contents Dibdin, Thomas Frognall.Letters, 1827-1842, of Thomas Frognall Dibdin to John Murray II and John Murray III with related letters and papers. The letters concern various publications of Dibdin including an abridged edition of his “Bibliographical, antiquarian and picturesque tour” and “Reminiscences of a literary life”. There are also proposals for future publications and much discussion of financial and literary matters. The letters are arranged in chronological order....
Dates: 1821-1842.

Letters to John Murray VI, of correspondents with surnames from Hamilton-Huxley, 1932-1955; 1978-2018

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Identifier: Acc.14349/12
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent, with additional enclosures itemised.Hamilton, Robert Alexander Benjamin.Letter of Robert Alexander Benjamin Hamilton (‘Ham’), 12th Lord Belhaven and Stenton, to John Murray VI, 16 December 1955. Folios 1-2.Hampden, John.Letter of John Hampden to John Murray VI, 30 November 1937. Folios 3-5....
Dates: 1932-1955; 1978-2018

'Lindisfarne: The Cradle Island' (1984) and 'Lindisfarne: The Cradle Island' (2004)., 1983-1984, 2003-2004.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13542/15-17
Scope and Contents From the Series: Most, but not all, of Magnusson's published works are represented. Also included here are the translations that Magnusson undertook on the work of the Icelandic author and Nobel prize winning novelist Halldór Laxness (1902-1998). Material relating to Magnusson's book on Mastermind "I've started so I'll finish" can be found in the Mastermind section.The material includes correspondence relating to book proposals, research notes compiled by Magnusson while working on his books, and...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1983-1984, 2003-2004.

Literary notebooks and manuscript drafts, including short stories and novels, of Elspeth Davie. , 1871-1992.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.10631/1-30
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Includes manuscript drafts of short stories and a novel.

Dates: 1871-1992.

Literary papers of Alexandra Stamp.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12455

Mackay Family Research, Circa 1983-circa 2010

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Identifier: MS.50831
Scope and Contents

This file contains copied news articles, a journal magazine, letters and attachments, and a report regarding family research undertaken by Lucinda Mackay into the Inchcape/Mackay family and her own personal DNA profile. Correspondents include the Scots Ancestry Research Society, Edinburgh and Scotland's DNA, Melrose.

Dates: Majority of material found within Circa 1983-circa 2010

Manuscript and typescripts of Don't ask me how the time goes by’ Alastair Reid's translation of José Emilio Pacheco's work, ‘No me preguntes cómo pasa el tiempo’., 1975-1976, undated.

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Identifier: MS.27456
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Photocopy of the typescript of sections I, 'In these circumstances, and II, 'Look at the way things are' (folio 1). Manuscript drafts of sections III, 'Postcards/Conversations/Epigrams' and IV, 'Animals know' are written on the versos of folio 20-34. (ii) Carbon typescript of sections I-IV heavily annotated by Jose Emilio Pacheco (folio 35); (iii) Carbon typescript of corrections to be made by the printer (folio 105).

Dates: 1975-1976, undated.

Manuscript copies, ?late 18th century, of letters, ?1739-1792, of, to and concerning Thomas Warton. With the copies are miscellaneous photocopies, late 20th century, of papers, 1931-1991, concerning the Warton correspondence., ? 1739-late 20th century.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42578-42584
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: ? 1739-late 20th century.