Postcards.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Cards on which a message may be written or printed for mailing without an envelope, usually at a lower rate than that for letters in envelopes.
Found in 317 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Laurie Magnus and Katie Magnus., 1902-1917.
File
Identifier: MS.40758
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1902-1917 and uncertain dates, of Laurie Magnus to John Murray IV, with one letter to Hallam Murray; two letters, 1901, of Katie Magnus to John Murray IV; and related letters. The letters of Laurie Magnus concern works connected with his editorial and literary role in the Murray educational department. There is also mention of his new position as co-managing director of Routledge, and how this will fit with his Murray role. The letters are arranged in chronological order....
Dates:
1902-1917.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Lionel Trotter., 1860-1909.
File
Identifier: MS.41204
Scope and Contents
Letters of Lionel Trotter to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. The letters 1860-1866 concern Trotter’s wish to be engaged to write biography, and his suggestion of several likely subjects, including Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and John Murray II. The letter for 1889 concerns the publication of Trotter’s “Life of the Marquis of Dalhousie” (W.H. Allen and Co., 1889), and his desire to find another subject. The letters 1895-1902 concern the preparation and...
Dates:
1860-1909.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Mountstuart Grant Duff., 1899-1904.
File
Identifier: MS.40349
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1899-1904, of Mountstuart Grant Duff to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, and related papers. They mostly concern his work on “Notes from a diary”, and “Out of the past” published by the Murrays. The letters are arranged in chronological order.
1899: folios 1-27;
1900: folios 28-44;
1901: folios 45-59;
1902: folios 60-76;
1903: folios 77-84;
1904: folios 85-91;
uncertain date: folios 92-95.
Dates:
1899-1904.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Otto Goldschmidt and of Walter Goldschmidt., 1871-1917.
File
Identifier: MS.40456
Scope and Contents
(i) Letters of Otto Goldschmidt to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray.The letters mostly concern the preparation and publication of the “Memoir of Madame Jenny Lind-Goldschmidt: her early art-life and dramatic career, 1820-1851” (1891; new and abridged edition, 1893), by William Rockstro and Henry Scott Holland. Jenny Lind was Otto Goldschmidt’s wife.Included are draft letters of John Murray IV to Otto Goldschmidt [Note 1].The letters are...
Dates:
1871-1917.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Cooke., 1860-1890.
File
Identifier: MS.40269
Scope and Contents
1860-1869: folios 1-71;
1870-1879: folios 72-214;
1880-1889: folios 215-257;
1890: folios 258-259;
undated: folio 260.
Dates:
1860-1890.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Cooke, with related papers., 1870-1892.
File
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.
File
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 Scott Moncrieff Penney., 1892-1901.
File
Identifier: MS.40936
Scope and Contents
Letters of Scott Moncrieff Penney to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with related letters and papers. The letters concern Moncrieff Penney’s work on various editions of the Handbook for travellers in Scotland. The letters are arranged chronologically :1892: folios 1-15;1893: folios 16-53;1894: folios 54-80*;1895: folios 81-85**;1896: folios 86-92***;1897: folios 93-95;1898: folios 96-105;1899:...
Dates:
1892-1901.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas Michell., 1857-1889.
File
Identifier: MS.40808
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern the preparation and publication of various editions of the “Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland and Finland” and “The Handbook for Travellers in Norway”. Also mentioned are articles by Michell on Russia and Norway for the “Quarterly Review”.The letters are arranged chronologically.1857: folio 1;1864-1870, 1872-1873, 1875, 1879: folios 2-67;1881, 1883,...
Dates:
1857-1889.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas Michell., 1890-1898.
File
Identifier: MS.40809
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern the preparation and publication of various editions of the “Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland and Finland” and “The Handbook for Travellers in Norway”. Also mentioned are articles by Michell on Russia and Norway for the “Quarterly Review”.The letters are arranged chronologically.1890-1891: folios 1-18;1892: folios 19-58;1893: folios 59-92 [Note];...
Dates:
1890-1898.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Coolidge., 1881-1914.
File
Identifier: MS.40272
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They mostly concern the preparation and publication of revisions by William Coolidge of “A handbook for travellers in Switzerland and the Alps of Savoy and Piedmont” (mainly the 1891 and 1892 editions).The letters are arranged chronologically.1881, 1888-1889: folios 1-5;1890: folios 6-19 [Note 1];1891: folios 20-65;1892: folios 66-94;1893: folios...
Dates:
1881-1914.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Gowers., 1893-1908 and undated.
File
Identifier: MS.40473
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern various matters including: publications on medicine; articles published in, or to be considered for, the “Quarterly Review”;talk of the Athenaeum Club. Also detailed are Gowers’s suggestions for the revision of the 1885 edition of “A handbook for travellers in North Wales”.The letters are arranged chronologically.1893-1894: folios 1-34;1895: folios 35-70;1896-1898: folios 71-102...
Dates:
1893-1908 and undated.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Knight., 1891.
File
Identifier: MS.40661
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1891, of William Knight to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with related letters and papers. They concern his editorship of, and his own contribution to, the University extension manuals series. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1891, January-March: folios 1-61; (1)1891, April-June: folios 62-79; (2)1891, July-September: folios 80-118; (3)1891, October-December: 119-138. (4)1. Includes letters, 8 and 22...
Dates:
1891.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Knight., 1892-1894.
File
Identifier: MS.40662
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1892-1894, of William Knight to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with related letters and papers. They concern his editorship of, and his own contribution to, the University extension manuals series. The letters are arranged in chronological order.
1892: folios 1-77;
1893: folios 78-163; (1)
1894: folios 164-192.
1. Includes letter, 5 April 1893, of William O’Connor Morris to William Knight: folios 103-104.
Dates:
1892-1894.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Knight., 1895-1914.
File
Identifier: MS.40663
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1895-1914, of William Knight to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with related letters and papers. They concern his editorship of, and his own contribution to, the University extension manuals series, his works “Lord Monboddo and some of his contemporaries” and “Varia: studies on problems of philosophy and ethics”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1895: folios 1-33; (1)1896: folios 34-72; (2)1897: folios 73-114; (3)1898:...
Dates:
1895-1914.
Letters to Michael Roberts., 1924-1932.
File
Identifier: Acc.13145/2
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1926-1931, of J D Solomon:
23 June and 3 July 1926;
28 January, 3 May, 5 July and 21 September 1927;
13 December 1928;
6 March, 3 September and 26 October 1929;
10 May and 9 June 1930;
and 12 January 1931.Three letters and a postcard, ? 1924, 19 April, 14 June 1925 and undated, of James Smith.Letters, 1926-1931, of Dudley E. Littlewood:
25 January 1926;
13 October 1929;
17 January, 27 May and 3 August 1930;
3 October ?1931;
and one undated letter...
Dates:
1924-1932.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Michael Roberts, including some later papers of Janet Adam Smith concerning Michael Roberts.
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Correspondence to and some of Michael Roberts.
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Correspondence to Michael Roberts.
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Letters to Michael Roberts, arranged chronologically.
Letters to Michael Roberts., 1930-1934, 1943.
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Identifier: Acc.13145/3
Scope and Contents
Three letters and two postcards, 18 November 1931, 20 April 1933, ? 1933, and 1 March and 8 June 1934, of W H Auden.Three letters, 11 and 21 October 1932, and 14 January 1934, of T O. Beachcroft.Letter, 24 October 1933, of Julian Bell.Letter, 27 February 1934, of R E Bradshaw.Letter, 28 June 1934, of G F Brett.Two letters, 6 January and 19 April 1932, of J BronowskiTelegram, 30 December 1930, and letter, 2 October 1943,...
Dates:
1930-1934, 1943.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Michael Roberts, including some later papers of Janet Adam Smith concerning Michael Roberts.
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Correspondence to and some of Michael Roberts.
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Correspondence to Michael Roberts.
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Letters to Michael Roberts, arranged chronologically.
Letters to Michael Roberts., 1934-1939.
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Identifier: Acc.13145/5
Scope and Contents
Two letters, 6 and 19 March 1939, of C C Martindale.;
Two letters, 23 January and 2 February 1937, of Robert Medley.;
Three letters, 10 November and 22 December 1938 and 16 April 1939, of Martin Moynihan.;
Letter, 23 May 1936, of Edwin Muir.;
Postcard, 11 November 1934, and letter, 31 March 1939, of Ezra Pound.;
Five letters, 26 February, 10 March, 4 May, ? May 1936 and [1936], of Frederic Prokosch.;
Letter, 7 March 1935, of Herbert Read.;
Three letters, 19 April 1936, 13 March 1938 and 25...
Dates:
1934-1939.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Michael Roberts, including some later papers of Janet Adam Smith concerning Michael Roberts.
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Correspondence to and some of Michael Roberts.
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Correspondence to Michael Roberts.
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Letters to Michael Roberts, arranged chronologically.
Miscellaneous items including postcard, gallery invitations and a New Yorker article., 1982, 1988, 1996-1997.
File
Identifier: Acc.11621/210
Dates:
1982, 1988, 1996-1997.
Miscellaneous items relating to William Soutar, including academic certificates and class cards, unused picture postcards, greetings cards, bookplates and photographic prints., [1943, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.8764(I)
Scope and Contents
The photographic prints would appear to be of family relations of William Soutar.
Dates:
[1943, or before.]
Miscellaneous material of John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]
File
Identifier: MS.22072
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Letters, notes and poems to John Davidson (folio 1);(ii) A list of Davidson’s compositions (folio 11);(iii) A list of books on music bought by Davidson, 1886-1906 (folio 12);(iv) Various musical compositions and sketches (folio 20);(v) Postcards, photographs and prints of Aberdeen and Woodside (folio 70);(vi) Other printed items (folio 99);(vii) Press cuttings, [circa...
Dates:
[?1871-?1926.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Musical compositions and other papers, 1871-1926, undated, of John Davidson; and correspondence and compositions [circa 1883- circa 1917], undated, of James Scott Skinner.
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Musical compositions and other papers, chiefly undated, of John Davidson.
Miscellaneous papers of Alastair Reid concerning 'Digging up Scotland'., [1981, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.27461
Scope and Contents
The papers include some of the original items buried in the time capsule in 1971 and dug up in 1980 (folio 3) and photographs taken when the capsule was dug up (folio 9).
Dates:
[1981, or before.]
Miscellaneous papers of and relating to the Pinkerton family., 1871-1980.
Series
Identifier: Acc.9502/71-99
Miscellaneous personal and business papers and family photographs of Robert Garioch Sutherland., 1916-1977, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.26665
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Robert Sutherland (1909-1981) who wrote under the name 'Robert Garioch', was educated in Edinburgh and, after the war of 1939-1945 when he was a prisoner in Italy and Germany, became a schoolteacher in Kent. He returned to Edinburgh in 1959, where he taught and worked for the School of Scottish Studies in the University.
Dates:
1916-1977, undated.
Musical compositions and other papers, chiefly undated, of John Davidson., 1871-1926, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22022-22074
Scope and Contents
John Davidson, a member of the family of J & A Davidson, coal merchants and shipping agents, Aberdeen, was an amateur musician and composer. His preferred medium appears to have been the string quartet, but he composed and arranged pieces also for other combinations of instruments, chiefly strings. A number of pieces appear in more than one form. The collection contains both full scores and parts.The earliest and latest dates discernible are 1871 and 1926, but almost...
Dates:
1871-1926, undated.