Elwin, Whitwell (rector of Booton)

Article, "Junius", by David Coulton. The article has been extracted from the "Quarterly Review" and is bound with letters of various writers to John Murray III, John Murray IV, William Smith and Robert Cooke concerning the article., 1851-1852, 1904.

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Identifier: MS.42065

Scope and Contents David Coulton`s article on Junius was published in the "Quarterly Review" of December 1851.The article and letters have been bound under the cover title, "Lord Lyttelton Junius. Q. R. No. 179". The file is arranged as follows : (1) Coulton`s article on Junius as published in the "Quarterly Review";(2) letters of various correspondents, 1851-1852, concerning Coulton`s article: letter of John Gibson Lockhart to John Murray III;...

Dates: 1851-1852, 1904.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.

Correspondence and other material relating to the article 'True history of Lady Byron's life', in the 'Atlantic', by Harriet Beecher-Stowe., 1869-1870, 1909.

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Identifier: MS.43539

Scope and Contents Correspondence has been placed in alphabetical order by correspondent surname, before related manuscripts, pamphlets and other printed material. A copy of ‘True story of Lord and Lady Byron’ has been placed with original pagination at the end of the sequence.Letter of Charles Dickens to John Murray [III], 1869: folios 1-2;Letters of Louisa Anne Emily Ellis, Baroness Seaford, to John Murray [III], 1870: folios 3-6;Letters of Whitwell Elwin to John Murray...

Dates: 1869-1870, 1909.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet. / Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle. / Correspondence and other material concerning publications relating to Lord Byron after his death.

Correspondence concerning a proposal to publish an abridged translation of the mediaeval Latin dictionary of Charles du Fresne du Cange., 1880-1898, 1944.

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Identifier: MS.42616

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The letters held are all that is left of a once "immense" correspondence concerning the proposal to publish the dictionary. Much of the correspondence was destroyed in 1942.

Dates: 1880-1898, 1944.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.

Letters of and concerning George Crabbe, with a lock of Crabbe`s hair., 1794-1863, 1926.

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Identifier: MS.42066

Scope and Contents Letters of George Crabbe to various recipients :(1) letter, 1794, of George Crabbe to Edmund Cartwright, junior;(2) letters, ? 1813 (WM)-1834, of George Crabbe to John Murray II;(3) letter, 1826, of George Crabbe to his son, George Crabbe;(4) manuscript copy, ?3rd quarter of 19th century, of a letter, 1819, of George Crabbe to ?Henry Colburn. The copy is in the hand of Whitwell Elwin.Letters concerning George Crabbe...

Dates: 1794-1863, 1926.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning George Crabbe.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III., 1858.

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Identifier: MS.42196

Dates: 1858.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are letters of various correspondents to and concerning Elwin., 1860.

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Identifier: MS.42198

Dates: 1860.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are letters of various correspondents to Elwin., January-June 1854

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Identifier: MS.42191

Dates: January-June 1854

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are letters of various correspondents to Elwin., July-December 1854

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Identifier: MS.42192

Dates: July-December 1854

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are letters of various correspondents to Elwin., 1855.

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Identifier: MS.42193

Dates: 1855.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are letters of various correspondents to Elwin., 1856.

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Identifier: MS.42194

Dates: 1856.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are letters of various correspondents to Elwin., 1859.

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Identifier: MS.42197

Dates: 1859.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are several letters concerning Elwin., 1861-1869.

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Identifier: MS.42199

Dates: 1861-1869.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are some letters to and concerning Elwin., 1853.

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Identifier: MS.42190

Dates: 1853.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin., 1843-1899.

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Identifier: MSS.42189-42203

Scope and Contents Whitwell Elwin and the publishing house of John Murray had a close connection over the second half of the 19th century. Not only was Elwin a Murray author, he was also the editor of the 'Quarterly Review' for seven years. A large and thorough correspondence has survived, detailing their relationship and many issues concerning Elwin, Murray and the 'Quarterly Review'. The letters here are mostly of Elwin to John Murray [III], although there are some other letters of, to or concerning Elwin...

Dates: 1843-1899.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin to John Murray III., 1843-1852

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Identifier: MS.42189

Dates: 1843-1852

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin to John Murray III., 1857.

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Identifier: MS.42195

Dates: 1857.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin to John Murray III., 1870-1874.

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Identifier: MS.42200

Dates: 1870-1874.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin to John Murray III and to Robert Cooke., 1875-1879.

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Identifier: MS.42201

Dates: 1875-1879.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin to John Murray III, Robert Cooke and John Murray IV. Also included are several letters of Elwin`s son, Warwick, with two letters of John Murray IV to Warwick., 1880-1899.

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Identifier: MS.42202

Dates: 1880-1899.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin.

Manuscript copies of miscellaneous papers of and concerning Alexander Pope, compiled by Whitwell Elwin., ? 1860-? 1870.

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Identifier: MS.42213

Dates: ? 1860-? 1870.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Manuscript, notebooks, proofs and copies of published articles by Whitwell Elwin, and relating to his work as an editor.

Manuscript, notes concerning Alexander Pope compiled by Whitwell Elwin., ? 1860-? 1870.

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Identifier: MS.42212

Dates: ? 1860-? 1870.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Manuscript, notebooks, proofs and copies of published articles by Whitwell Elwin, and relating to his work as an editor.

Manuscript of an essay by Whitwell Elwin : "The first question is did [Alexander] Pope intend the character of Alossa for a satire on the Duchess of Marlborough?"., ? 1860-? 1870.

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Identifier: MS.42211

Dates: ? 1860-? 1870.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Manuscript, notebooks, proofs and copies of published articles by Whitwell Elwin, and relating to his work as an editor.

Marked and revised offprint of an article from the "Quarterly Review" : "Sterne" by Whitwell Elwin., ? 1853-? 1900.

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Identifier: MS.42207

Scope and Contents Elwin`s article on Laurence Sterne was published in the "Quarterly Review", March 1854. The offprint has been bound in cloth covers and interleaved. Many of the pages have been marked with corrections and alterations. Certain passages have been re-worked on the interleaves. Included is a manuscript copy by Elwin of a letter, 1762, of Sterne to an unnamed recipient.The article was republished in Elwin`s, "Some XVIII century men of letters", under the following introduction :...

Dates: ? 1853-? 1900.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Manuscript, notebooks, proofs and copies of published articles by Whitwell Elwin, and relating to his work as an editor.

Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin., 1819-1949.

Sub-Series

Identifier: MSS.42186-42222

Scope and Contents The rector of Booton, Whitwell Elwin (1816-1900), was also a prolific writer. He produced works on Alexander Pope, John Forster and Lord Byron, as well as being a frequent contributor to the 'Quarterly Review', becoming editor of that periodical from 1853-1860. He also acted as a literary advisor to John Murray, including advising Murray that he should not publish 'On the Origin of Species' by Charles Darwin, but suggesting that Darwin should consider writing a book about pigeons...

Dates: 1819-1949.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.

Two articles on Charles Napier, with an article on William Napier, all by Whitwell Elwin and each extracted from the "Quarterly Review". The pages have been revised by Elwin., ? 1857-? 1864.

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Identifier: MS.42209

Dates: ? 1857-? 1864.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin. / Manuscript, notebooks, proofs and copies of published articles by Whitwell Elwin, and relating to his work as an editor.

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Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

Article, "Junius", by David Coulton. The article has been extracted from the "Quarterly Review" and is bound with letters of various writers to John Murray III, John Murray IV, William Smith and Robert Cooke concerning the article., 1851-1852, 1904.

Correspondence and other material relating to the article 'True history of Lady Byron's life', in the 'Atlantic', by Harriet Beecher-Stowe., 1869-1870, 1909.

Correspondence concerning a proposal to publish an abridged translation of the mediaeval Latin dictionary of Charles du Fresne du Cange., 1880-1898, 1944.

Letters of and concerning George Crabbe, with a lock of Crabbe`s hair., 1794-1863, 1926.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III., 1858.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are letters of various correspondents to and concerning Elwin., 1860.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are letters of various correspondents to Elwin., January-June 1854

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are letters of various correspondents to Elwin., July-December 1854

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are letters of various correspondents to Elwin., 1855.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are letters of various correspondents to Elwin., 1856.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are letters of various correspondents to Elwin., 1859.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are several letters concerning Elwin., 1861-1869.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are some letters to and concerning Elwin., 1853.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin., 1843-1899.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin to John Murray III., 1843-1852

Letters of Whitwell Elwin to John Murray III., 1857.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin to John Murray III., 1870-1874.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin to John Murray III and to Robert Cooke., 1875-1879.

Letters of Whitwell Elwin to John Murray III, Robert Cooke and John Murray IV. Also included are several letters of Elwin`s son, Warwick, with two letters of John Murray IV to Warwick., 1880-1899.

Manuscript copies of miscellaneous papers of and concerning Alexander Pope, compiled by Whitwell Elwin., ? 1860-? 1870.

Manuscript, notes concerning Alexander Pope compiled by Whitwell Elwin., ? 1860-? 1870.

Manuscript of an essay by Whitwell Elwin : "The first question is did [Alexander] Pope intend the character of Alossa for a satire on the Duchess of Marlborough?"., ? 1860-? 1870.

Marked and revised offprint of an article from the "Quarterly Review" : "Sterne" by Whitwell Elwin., ? 1853-? 1900.

Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin., 1819-1949.

Two articles on Charles Napier, with an article on William Napier, all by Whitwell Elwin and each extracted from the "Quarterly Review". The pages have been revised by Elwin., ? 1857-? 1864.

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