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Found in 167 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Julian., 1889-1892.
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Identifier: MS.40632
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1889-1892, of John Julian to John Murray IV, with related letters and papers. They concern his work “A dictionary of hymnology” published by the Murrays. Some of the letters include copies of replies. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1889: folios 1-13; (1)1890: folios 14-51; (2)1891: folios 52-109; (3)1892: folios 110-154. (4)1. Includes letter, 15 January 1889, of John Julian to John Murray IV. Appended is a...
Dates:
1889-1892.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Louise Belloc., 1828-1887.
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Identifier: MS.40083
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1828-1872, of Louise Belloc to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related letters and papers. They concern her varied literary interests including Byron and Walter Scott, and particularly “Mémoires de Lord Byron”, her translation of Thomas Moore’s work. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1828-1829: folios 1-10;1830-1831: folios 11-47; (1)1832-1833: folios 48-70; 1834-1835: folios 71-84;1836-1838: folios...
Dates:
1828-1887.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Philip Stanhope (1805-1875)., 1850-1854.
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Identifier: MS.41145
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1850-1854, and uncertain dates, of Philip Stanhope to John Murray III, with related papers. They concern works of his published by Murray, including “The forty-five”, the remaining three volumes of his “History of England”, “Letter to Jared Sparks, Esq.” and “Joan of Arc”, reprinted from his “Historical essays”. He advises on Murray travel handbooks, and there is also discussion of politics, and of his reading, with comments on manuscripts sent to him for criticism. The letters are...
Dates:
1850-1854.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Philip Stanhope (1805-1875)., 1861-1869.
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Identifier: MS.41147
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1861-1869, of Philip Stanhope to John Murray III, with related letters and papers. They concern works of his published by Murray, including “Life of the Right Honourable William Pitt”, “Miscellanies”, and “History of England comprising the reign of Queen Anne until the peace of Utrecht”. He advises on Murray travel handbooks, and there is also some discussion of politics, and of his reading, with comments on manuscripts and papers sent to him for criticism. The letters are arranged...
Dates:
1861-1869.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Cooke, with related papers., 1870-1892.
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Identifier: MS.40270
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1877-1891, of Robert Cooke to John Murray IV. Folios 1-20.Letters, 1888 and 1891, of Robert Cooke to Hallam Murray. Folios 21-33.Disassociated parts of letters of Robert Cooke to the Murrays. Folios 34-36.Related papers.Letter, 7 April 1875, of Robert Cooke to S.H. Lindley concerning the “Quarterly Review”. Folios 37-38.Proof advertisement, 1870, for the “Quarterly Review”, no. 258. Folios 39-40.Papers...
Dates:
1870-1892.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Playfair., 1879-1899.
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Identifier: MS.40961
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern mostly the preparation and publication of works by Robert Playfair in the “Murray’s Handbooks” series:Playfair’s revision of “A handbook for travellers in Algeria” (1874);“A handbook for travellers in Algeria and Tunis, Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Carthage, etc.” (1878 and subsequent editions);“A handbook to the Mediterranean” (1881 and subsequent editions).The...
Dates:
1879-1899.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas Mitchell., 1833-1835.
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Identifier: MS.40834
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray II and John Murray III. They concern Thomas Mitchell’s literary and political interests, and his editing of various classical texts, including “The Acharnenses of Aristophanes” (1835) and “The Wasps of Aristophanes” (1835). The letters also indicate Mitchell’s familiar association with the Murrays.The letters are arranged chronologically.1833: folios 1-19 [Note];1834: folios 20-63;1835: folios 64-105....
Dates:
1833-1835.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas N. Longman (1849-1930), William Longman, and Longman and Co., publishers., 1807-1927.
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Identifier: MS.40712
Scope and Contents
Letters of Thomas N. Longman (1849-1930) to John Murray IV, John Murray V and Hallam Murray; with letters of William Longman to John Murray III and Robert Cooke. Also included are letters of Longman and Co., publishers, to John Murray, publishers; with related business and family letters. The letters concern the business relations between the Longmans and the Murrays and their associates, with a few personal letters and with related business papers. Some of the letters include responses....
Dates:
1807-1927.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Walter Marsham Adams., 1890-1898.
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Identifier: MS.40006
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1890-1898 and uncertain dates, of Walter Marsham Adams to John Murray IV, with related letters. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1890: folios 1-2;1894: folios 3-25;1895: folios 26-84;1896: folios 85-90;1897: folios 91-102;1898: folios 103-141; (1)uncertain dates: folios 142-144. (2)1. Includes letter, 1898, of Charles Thompson to John Murray IV: folio 103;...
Dates:
1890-1898.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Wilhelm Gruner., 1850-1865.
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Identifier: MS.40495
Scope and Contents
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Wilhelm Gruner.Letters, 1850-1865, of Wilhelm Gruner, also known as Lewis Gruner, to John Murray III. The letters concern illustrative and engraving work of Gruner’s for Murray publications, and also his work “Illustrations of the brick and terra-cotta buildings of Lombardy: fourteenth and fifteenth centuries”. The letters show evidence of a strong friendship between the Gruner and Murray families. The letters are arranged in chronological...
Dates:
1850-1865.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Francis Patrick Napier., 1827-1859.
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Identifier: MS.40869
Scope and Contents
Letters of William Napier to John Murray II and John Murray III. Letters of William Napier to John Murray II. The letters concern the negotiations over the copyright for, and the preparation and publication of, the first volume of Napier’s “History of the war in the Peninsula and in the south of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814” (1828).The letters are arranged chronologically.1827-1828, 1831: folios 1-30.Letters of William Napier to...
Dates:
1827-1859.
Minute-book of the Rymour Club., March 1903-May 1913.
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Identifier: MS.3760
Dates:
March 1903-May 1913.
Minute-book of the Rymour Club., October 1913-May 1920.
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Identifier: MS.3761
Dates:
October 1913-May 1920.
Minute-book of the Rymour Club., October 1920-April 1925.
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Identifier: MS.3762
Dates:
October 1920-April 1925.
Minute-book of the Rymour Club., May 1925-January 1932.
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Identifier: MS.3763
Dates:
May 1925-January 1932.
Minute-book of the Rymour Club., February 1932-January 1936.
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Identifier: MS.3764
Dates:
February 1932-January 1936.
Minute-book of the Rymour Club, March 1936-April 1939, with a note, 1947., March 1936-April 1939, 1947.
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Identifier: MS.3765
Dates:
Majority of material found within March 1936-April 1939, 1947.
Miscellaneous accounts and papers relating to the estates of the Douglas family of Springwood Park., 1754-1915, undated.
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Identifier: MS.8091
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Accounts, 1787-1910 (folio 1);
(ii) 'Acct. of the length of the New March Dyke between Ancrum & Langnewton', 1767 (folio 68);
(iii) 'A scheme for dividing Roxburgh Kirk', 1754 (folio 69);
(iv) Papers, 1769-1800, concerning the stipend of the minister of Roxburgh (folio 71);
(v) Copy of minutes, 1862-1863, of meetings of the heritors of the parish of Ancrum (folio 76);
(vi) Information (printed), 1812, on the fisheries of the river Tweed in the...
Dates:
1754-1915, undated.
Miscellaneous materials relating to the reputation of Ian Rankin., 2000-2012, undated
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Identifier: MS.50592
Scope and Contents
Materials are in a variety of formats. They are arranged into four sequences based on the primary subject or format of the materials: ‘Booklets in foreign languages’, ‘Materials relating to competitions centred around Ian Rankin’, ‘Literary criticism’, and ‘Other’. Under each sequence the entries are arranged chronologically.Booklets in foreign languages regarding the reputation of Ian Rankin. Folios 1-54.Booklet, 2000, 'Il Mondo Di Ian Rankin', consisting largely of...
Dates:
2000-2012, undated
Miscellaneous papers concerning the ‘Murray’s Handbooks for Travellers’ series., 1899-1924, undated.
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Identifier: MS.42615
Scope and Contents
The papers in this folder have been divided into four sections: letters, manuscripts, proofs and notes relating to producing the ‘Handbook for Travellers’ series; advertisements for the series; papers relating to the history of the series; and other related material.Letters, manuscripts, proofs and notes:Partial letter, undated, of John Murray III relating to ‘Handbook for Travellers to Syria and Palestine’: folios 1-2;Circular letter, 1889, of John Murray...
Dates:
1899-1924, undated.
Miscellaneous papers concerning "The Representative" newspaper., 1891-late 20th century.
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Identifier: MS.42631
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Correspondence;
legal and financial papers;
a history of the newspaper; and,
some miscellaneous papers concerning the newspaper.
Dates:
1891-late 20th century.
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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Papers concerning the establishment, publication and demise of "The Representative" newspaper.
Miscellaneous papers relating to the estate., 4th quarter of 19th century.
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Identifier: Acc.13827/826
Scope and Contents
Folder contains mostly printed advertisements and catalogues for stock and equipment, late 19th century.
Also includes:
‘Register of voters in County of Kincardineshire, 1863-1864’.
‘The comparative economy of grazing and corn-crop’, 1861.
Dates:
4th quarter of 19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Estate Management Papers.
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Miscellaneous Fettercairn Estate Management Papers.
Miscellaneous single letters of, to, and concerning Sir Walter Scott, with related papers., 1808-1838.
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Identifier: MS.3653, folios 147-215
Scope and Contents
The contents include: letters of Sir Walter Scott to various correspondents; the 'Advertisement' to the first edition of 'Rob Roy'; and an 'Extempore poetical dialogue betwixt two Edinr. shopkeepers', 1822, in Scott's hand; letters to Scott of Matthew Weld Hartstonge, Maria Edgeworth, and Sir Robert Peel; and correspondence, 1838, of Lockhart and Peel on busts of Scott.
Dates:
1808-1838.
Notebook containing at the beginning a few philosophical reflections, undated, and at the end an advertisement for a proposed 'Essay on the law of evidence' by W B, 1776., 1776, undated.
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Identifier: MS.10387
Notebook entitled 'A Missellany or Collection of severall things, 1625', containing transcripts, presumably derived from printed editions or, since many were printed after 1625, from manuscript copies., 1625.
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Identifier: MS.5831
Scope and Contents
The works transcribed are as follows.(i) Anne Boleyn's last letter to Henry VIII. See the 'Harleian Miscellany', volume iii, page 61. (Folio 6.)(ii) The 1st Earl of Salisbury's ‘The state and dignity of a secretary of state's place’. See the 'Harleian Miscellany', volume ii, page 265. (Folio 10.)(iii) Francis Bacon's 'An advertisement, touching the controversies of the Church of England'. See William Rawley, ‘Resuscitatio, or bringing into publick light...
Dates:
1625.