Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Charles Longman., 1880-1929.
Scope and Contents
Letters of Charles Longman to John Murray IV, with a few letters to John Murray III and with related letters and papers.The letters concern the business relations between Longman and the Murrays and their associates. The letters are arranged chronologically:
1880-1885: folios 1-15;
1886-1889: folios 16-45*;
1890-1895: folios 46-63;
1896-1899: folios 64-88**;
1900-1904: folios 89-98;
1906-1909: folios 99-112***;
1910-1913: folios 113-127;
1916-1917: folios 128-135;
1921-1929: folios 136-140.
* Includes invitation, 1886, of George Larner, Assistant-Secretary of the Booksellers’ Provident Institution, to John Murray IV: folios 20-21; and the Suggested Rules for the Booksellers’ Provident Institution, ?1886: folios 22-31.
** Includes correspondence, 1889, concerning underselling:
letters of John Murray IV to Charles Longman: folios 35-36, folios 43-44;
letter of Frederick Macmillan to John Murray IV: folios 37-38;
letter of Charles Longman to John Murray IV: folios 39-40;
letters of Joseph Lupton to John Murray IV: folios 41-42, folio 45.
*** Includes letter, 1907, of Charles Longman to John Murray IV. The text of this letter includes copy of a letter, ?1907, of Arthur Conan Doyle to Charles Longman, and part of a letter, ?1907, of Henry Rider Haggard to Charles Longman.
Dates
- Creation: 1880-1929.
Creator
- Longman, Charles James, publisher, 1852-1934: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 140 folios.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1710
Subject
- Booksellers' Provident Institution, London, charitable organisation (Organization)
- J and A Lupton, booksellers (Organization)
- Doyle, Arthur Ignatius Conan, Sir (author) (Person)
- Haggard, Henry Rider, Sir, Knight (author) (Person)
- Longman, Charles James, publisher, 1852-1934: publisher (Person)
- Larner, George, Secretary of the Booksellers' Provident Institution, fl 1885-1899 (Person)
- Macmillan, Sir Frederick Orridge, Knight, publisher, 1851-1936 (Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Person)
- Lupton, Joseph T, bookseller, Burnley, fl 1889 (Person)
- Mills, C J, employee of Longman and Co., New York, fl 1898 (Person)
Repository Details
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