Typescripts.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Typewritten documents.
Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames Holland, Helen to Holland, Herbert., 1829-1913.
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Identifier: MS.40566
Scope and Contents
This manuscript principally includes letters, 1875-1913 and uncertain dates, of Henry Scott Holland to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern works of Holland’s published by the Murrays, including “Memoir of Madame Jenny Lind-Goldschmidt", co-authored with W. Rockstro. There is mention also of the “Lux mundi” series, and discussion of political and social events. The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Holland,...
Dates:
1829-1913.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Clowes (1779-1847) and of his successors, with related letters., 1824-1923.
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Identifier: MS.41280
Scope and Contents
The letters concern the business relations between William Clowes, printers, and John Murray, publishers. The letters also reflect the personal relations between the Clowes family and the Murrays. The letters are arranged alphabetically by writer, and by date under each writer.Clowes, Edward Arnott (1851-1911). Letters, 1898-1899, to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. Folios 1-3.Clowes, George (1814-1886). ...
Dates:
1824-1923.
Letters to Sara Austen of :(1) César Malan, including a typescript transcription, 1956, of an extract from a letter of Phyllis Layard to ?John Murray VI concerning Malan`s letters;(2) John Murray II; and,(3) John Murray III., 1836-1856, 1956.
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Identifier: MS.42006
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sara and Benjamin Austen had a large circle of friends and acquaintances. The letters in this sequence demonstrate their wide ranging circle, which included diplomats, novelists and army officers. The letters here give an indication of the relationships of both Sara and Benjamin Austen with their friends and their influence. Many of the people represented in this sequence, wrote to the Austens over a number of years and the development of their relationships can be traced through the...
Dates:
1836-1856, 1956.
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 of and concerning Sara and Benjamin Austen.
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Letters of and to Sara and Benjamin Austen.
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Letters of various correspondents to Sarah and to Benjamin Austen.
Miscellaneous papers concerning George Crabbe., 1905-1984.
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Identifier: MS.42125
Scope and Contents
Folios 1-9. Copies of letters : ff. 1-2 : typescript transcription, ? 3rd quarter of 20th century, of a letter, ? 1817, of George Crabbe to an unknown correspondent; f. 3 : photocopy, ? 4th quarter of 20th century, of a typescript transcription of a letter, 1819, of George Crabbe to James Asperne; ff. 4-9 : photocopy, ? 4th quarter of 20th century, of a typescript transcription of a letter, 1834, of Thomas Moore to ...
Dates:
1905-1984.
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 concerning Thomas Medwin., 1824-1960.
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Identifier: MS.42476
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The papers include correspondence, proofs of pamphlets written by John Cam Hobhouse and John Murray in response to Medwin`s publication, and miscellaneous papers concerning Medwin.
Dates:
1824-1960.
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 controversy over the publication of "Conversations of Lord Byron" by Thomas Medwin.
Papers of and concerning Samuel Taylor Coleridge., 1812-1834, 1949.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42062-42064
Scope and Contents
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) was a poet and literary critic. The papers in this subseries contain a volume of letters of Coleridge to John Murray [II] and a folder of typescript transcriptions of some of these letters. In addition, there is a copy of the will of Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Dates:
1812-1834, 1949.
Typescript transcriptions, ?3rd quarter of 20th century, of letters, 1834-1843, of Caroline Norton to John Murray II., ? 1974.
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Identifier: MS.42508
Scope and Contents
Typescript transcriptions of letters of Caroline Elizabeth Stirling Maxwell (née Sheridan, then Norton) to John Murray [II]. The transcriptions have been ordered chronologically by the date on the original letters. The original letters can be located in Ms.42507.Typescript transcriptions of letters dated 1834: folio 1-3;Typescript transcriptions of letters dated 1836: folios 4-20;Typescript transcription of letter dated 1839: folio 21;...
Dates:
? 1974.
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 of and concerning Caroline Norton.
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Letters of Caroline Norton to John Murray II, with typescript transcriptions of the letters.
Typescript transcriptions, "Copies of letters and fragments of letters from Lord Holland to Mr. John Murray (1821)". Included with the transcriptions is a letter of Gertrude Thresher, the transcriber of the letters, to John Murray V., 1948.
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Identifier: MS.42234
Scope and Contents
On the manila cover containing the transcriptions there is the following comment by John Murray V, concerning the originals of the letters : "In the collection of Lord Ilchester at Melbury and lent to me that copies might be made to keep with our Holland letters. JM Jan 1948".
The letter of Gertrude Thresher to John Murray V concerns an error in the transcription of folio [].
Dates:
1948.
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 of and concerning Henry Fox.
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Letters of Henry Fox and of Elizabeth Fox to John Murray II.
Typescript transcriptions, ? mid 20th century, of letters, 1821-1843, of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray II., ? Mid 20th century.
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Identifier: MS.42181
Scope and Contents
The typescripts have been arranged chronologically by the date of the original letter. The typescripts are all undated - the dates given below correspond to the original letter from which the transcription was made.Typescript transcription of a letter, 1821, of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II]: folios 1-5;Typescript transcriptions of letters, 1828, of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II]: folios 6-9;Typescript transcription of a letter, 1832, of Maria...
Dates:
? Mid 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 of and concerning Maria Edgeworth.
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Letters of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray II; with typescript transcriptions of the letters.
Typescript transcriptions, mid 20th century, of letters, 1822-1835, of John Taaffe to John Murray II. Also included is a typescript transcription, 1946, of a letter, 1822, of John Taaffe to John Murray II from an original in the British Museum., 1822-? 1970.
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Identifier: MS.42566
Scope and Contents
The transcriptions of the letters of John Taaffe to John Murray II are arranged as follows :folios 1-20 : typescript transcriptions, mid 20th century, by Gertrude Thresher of the original letters, 1822-1835, of John Taaffe to John Murray II, held in the John Murray Archive : folios 2-4 : 1822, 23 January; folios 5-8 : 1822, 6 March; folios 9-11 : 1823, 18 February; folios 12-14 : 1823, 25 February; folios...
Dates:
1822-? 1970.
Typescript transcriptions of letters, 1812-1817, of Samuel Taylor Coleridge to John Murray II., 1949.
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Identifier: MS.42063
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Samuel Taylor Coleridge had some of his poetry published by the house of John Murray, including 'Christabel' and 'Kubla Khan'. The volume of letters of Coleridge to John Murray [III] contain information about his publications; proposals for other projects and translations; business matters; and there are mentions of others within their circle such as Lord Byron, Robert Southey and Charles Lamb. Also included in these letters are two manuscripts of poems by Coleridge. These are 'Glycines...
Dates:
1949.
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 of and concerning Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
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Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge to John Murray II; with typescript transcriptions, 1949, of the letters, 1812-1817.
Typescript transcriptions of letters, 1814-1829, between John Cam Hobhouse and John Murray II., 1994-? 1999.
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Identifier: MS.42293
Scope and Contents
This file includes transcriptions of letters in the John Murray Archive and the British Library. The transcriptions are heavily footnoted. The transcriptions and footnotes were created by Peter Cochran and many are available on his website.Transcriptions of letters, dated 1815-1821, between John Cam Hobhouse and John Murray [II], most of which are housed in the British Library, with a letter of Peter Cochran to Virginia Murray, 1994: folios 1-6;Transcriptions of...
Dates:
1994-? 1999.
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 of and concerning John Cam Hobhouse.
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Letters of, to and concerning John Cam Hobhouse.