John Murray (publishers, London)

Founding documents of Gryphon Books Ltd, and accompanying papers., 1948-1949

File

Identifier: Acc.13328/1490

Scope and Contents

File includes the founding Memorandum and Articles of Association (with copies); "Particulars of Directors and Secretaries"; "Return of Allotments"; "Particulars of Directors and Managers"; "Notice of Situation of Registered Office"; "Declaration of Compliance"; "Statement of the Nominal Capital"; "Certificate of Incorporation"; Companies Regulations, 1948; and a print prospectus for upcoming Gryphon Books Ltd. publications for 1949.

Dates: 1948-1949

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Further papers of John Murray, publishers. / Papers concerning the Gryphon Books Ltd. imprint.

Fragments of letters, mostly undated, to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Pullen; with miscellaneous letters and papers concerning Pullen and the editorship of “Murray’s Handbooks for Travellers”., ? 1883-? 1903.

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Identifier: MS.40988

Scope and Contents Letters of, to and concerning Henry Pullen. Folios 1-20.Incomplete letters, and dissociated parts of letters, mostly postscripts, of Henry Pullen to John Murray, publishers: folios 1-13.Contemporary copies of two letters, 1896 and 1897, of Hallam Murray to Henry Pullen: folios 14-17.Memorandum, 6 April 1891, of William Clowes and Sons, Limited, to John Murray IV, concerning the printing of Murray’s “Handbook for Travellers in Northern Italy”. The...

Dates: ? 1883-? 1903.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.

Further papers of John Murray, publishers.

Sub-Fonds

Identifier: Acc.13328

Scope and Contents This collection of records, supplementing earlier sections of the John Murray Archive, contains press files, sales catalogues and advertising material, educational publishing papers, business records, and author papers administered by John Murray publishers in the ordinary course of their commercial trade. Also included are papers and correspondence documenting company history and staff experiences; the operation of the company's historical archive; alongside a small collection...

Dates: 1815-2015

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

“General Account” between John Murray, London, and Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh., 1807-1813.

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Identifier: MS.40257

Scope and Contents Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh/ John Murray, London.General Account, rough copy 1808: folios 1-6.General Account, 1809: folios 7-8.John Murray, London /Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh.General Account, 1807: folios 9-10. General Account, 1807-1808: folios 11-12.General Account (draft), 1808-1809: folios 13-16.General Account (another draft), 1808-1809: folios 17-20.Statements of the...

Dates: 1807-1813.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers. / Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.

General financial papers and ledgers of John Murray, publishers., 1973-1993

Sub-Series

Identifier: Acc.13328/1528-1532

Dates: 1973-1993

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Further papers of John Murray, publishers. / Business papers of John Murray, publishers. / Financial papers and accounts of John Murray, publishers.

Hardback book bindings., c.1968-1972

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Identifier: Acc.13328/1507

Scope and Contents File contains hardback bindings for the following titles: "Within the Taurus" by Lord Kinross; "The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle" by John Dickson Carr; "The Early History of the Church: Vol. II", by L.M. Duchesne; "Syria and Lebanon", by Robin Fedden; possibly "The Traveller's Tree: A Journey through the Caribbean Islands" by Patrick Leigh Fermor; "Poetical Works of Lord Byron". Bindings have been annotated...

Dates: c.1968-1972

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Further papers of John Murray, publishers. / Business papers of John Murray, publishers. / Publication and manuscript books, and associated papers, of John Murray, publishers. / Associated publication papers of John Murray, publishers. / Book jacket proofs and bindings for John Murray publications.

Index listings for John Murray contracts., undated

File

Identifier: Acc.13328/1489

Scope and Contents

File contains photocopied indexes for the following sub-series: "Old Agreements, A-Z" (2 copies); and "Out of Print Agreements, A-Z" (1 copy). Physical files within the "Old Agreements" sub-series are not present for H-O, although they have been included in these listings.

Dates: undated