Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood., 1862-1918.
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1862-1918, of Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood to John Murray III, John Murray IV, and Hallam Murray, with related letters and papers. They concern works of hers published by the Murrays, including “Our viceregal life in India: selections from my journal” and “My Canadian journal 1872-8”. Later letters discuss the biography of her husband by Alfred Lyall, and also the impact of the First World War on her family. The letters are arranged in chronological order.
1862: folios 1-2;
1865-1867: folios 3-9;
1884: folios 10-11;
1889: folios 12-64; (1)
1890-1894: folios 65-120; (2)
1898-1899: folios 121-124;
1902-1905: folios 125-197; (3)
1907: folio 198;
1909: folios 199-200;
1911-1912: folios 201-206;
1914-1915: folios 207-213;
1917-1918: folios 214-217;
1937, copyright receipt: folios 218-219;
uncertain dates: folios 220-224.
1. Includes letter, 3 August 1889, of W. Bone and Son to Hallam Murray: folios 36-37;
memoranda, 8 August and 21 August 1889, of Spottiswoode and Co. to John Murray IV: folios 43 and 50;
letter, 29 August 1889, of Charles Longman, probably to John Murray IV: folio 52;
letter, 21 October 1889, of F. Slater of Harper and Brothers, publishers, to John Murray III: folio 56;
letter, 29 December 1889, of E. von Rozynski to John Murray III: folios 60-61.
2. Includes letter, 11 January 1890, of E. von Rozynski to John Murray III: folios 65-66;
memorandum, 2 February 1894, of R.and R. Clark, printers, to Hallam Murray: folio 113;
letter, 18 June 1894, of J. Henderson to Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood: folios 116-117.
3. Includes letter, 12 May 1903, of Adela Tohl to Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood: folio 133;
letter, 26 August 1903, of Adela Tohl to John Murray IV: folios 142-143;
letter, 5 October 1903, of F. Rowan Hamilton to John Murray IV: folios 148-149.
Dates
- Creation: 1862-1918.
Creator
- Blackwood, Hariot Georgina Hamilton-Temple-, wife of 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, née Hamilton, 1843–1936: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, Alexander Henry Hallam (publisher, London) (1854-1934) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English; German
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 224 folios.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1108
Subject
- R and R Clark Limited, Edinburgh, printers (Organization)
- Spottiswoode and Company Limited, printers, London (Organization)
- Longman and Company, London, publishers (Organization)
- W Bone and Son, London, bookbinders (Organization)
- Blackwood, Hariot Georgina Hamilton-Temple-, wife of 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, née Hamilton, 1843–1936 (Person)
- Longman, Charles James (publisher) (Person)
- Tohl, Adela, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, Wenden, fl 1903 (Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Person)
- Hamilton, F. Rowan, Lieutenant Colonel, brother-in-law of 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, fl 1903 (Person)
- Slater, F., employee of Harper and Brothers, publishers, fl 1889 (Person)
- Rozynski, E., von, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, Berlin, fl 1889-1890 (Person)
- Henderson, J.A., Captain, King's Royal Irish Hussars, kinsman of 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, fl 1894 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk