Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Grove, A. to Grove, G., 1855-1915.
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.
Grove, Arthur Stanley.
Letter, 1902, of Arthur Stanley Grove to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.
Grove, Coleridge.
Letters, 1915, of Sir Coleridge Grove to John Murray IV. Folios 3-5.
Grove, George.
Letters and postcards, 1855-1857, 1860-1868, 1870-1877, 1882-1885, 1887-1899 and undated, of Sir George Grove to John Murray III, John Murray IV, Alexander Henry Hallam Murray and Robert Francis Cooke. Folios 6-247.
Folios 28-29. Letter, 1856, of James Fuller Humfrys Mills to John Murray III. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1856, of Sir George Grove to John Murray III, folios 26-27.
Folios 39-40. Letter, 1861, of Sir George Grove to Sir William Smith.
Folio 51. Photocopy, 20th century, of two receipts, 1863, for money paid to Sir George Grove by John Murray III for work on the ‘Dictionary of the Bible’ by William Smith.
Folios 117-119. Letters, 1871, of Sir George Grove to Sir William Smith.
Folio 136. Draft, 1875, of a letter of John Murray III to Sir George Grove.
Folios 233-234. Report, 1897, of the third annual Old Boys’ Social Evening of St. Michael and all Angels Boys School, Lower Sydenham.
Folios 247. Letter, 1903, of Harriet Grove to John Murray IV.
Dates
- Creation: 1855-1915.
Creator
- Grove, Arthur Stanley (engineer) (Person)
- Grove, Coleridge, Sir, Knight (Major-General) (Person)
- Grove, George, Sir, Knight (writer on music) (Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, Alexander Henry Hallam (publisher, London) (1854-1934) (Recipient, Person)
- Cooke, Robert Francis (of John Murray, publisher) (1816-1891) (Recipient, Person)
- Smith, William, Sir, Knight (lexicographer) (1813-1893) (Recipient, Person)
- Grove, George, Sir, Knight (writer on music) (Recipient, Person)
- Mills, James Fuller Humfrys (rector of Hockerton, Notts) (Person)
- Grove, Harriet (wife of Sir George, writer on music, née Bradley) (Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Person)
Extent
248 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
i + 247 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1492
Repository Details
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