Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Richard Owen (1804-1892), and of his grandson and biographer, Richard Owen (afterwards, Cavendish; b 1869)., 1848-1904.
Scope and Contents
Letters of Richard Owen (1804-1892).
The letters are to John Murray III and to John Gibson Lockhart. They are arranged chronologically.
1848-1852, 1856-1857: folios 1-20 [Note 1];
1864, 1866: folios 21-24;
1870, 1873-1874: folios 25-30;
1881-1882: folios 31-34.
Copy, [?late 19th century], of a letter, 26 March 1881, of Richard Owen (1804-1892) to John Murray III. Folios 35-36.
Letters of Richard Owen (afterwards, Cavendish; b 1869).
The letters are to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. They concern mostly the preparation and publication of "The Life of Richard Owen” (London: John Murray, 1894), by Richard Owen (b 1869). The letters are arranged chronologically.
1892: folios 37-44 [Note 2];
1893: folios 45-86 [Note 3];
1894: folios 87-132 [Note 4];
1895: folios 133-136;
1897: folios 137-142;
1900, 1904: folios 143-146.
Undated postscript, [?October 1893], to a letter of Richard Owen (b 1869) to ?John Murray IV. Folio 147.
Proof , [?before 1 September 1894], of the original title, “Professor Owen. His life and work, based on his correspondence and his wife’s diary”, to “The life of Richard Owen”. Folio 148.
Notes.
[Note 1] Folios 11-12. Letter, 17 July 1851, of Richard Owen (1804-1892) to John Gibson Lockhart. The letter includes a note by Lockhart to John Murray III.
[Note 2] Folios 41-42. Copy of a letter, 23 December 1892, of Charles Longman to Richard Owen (b 1869). The copy was made by Owen.
[Note 3] Folio 86. Letter, ?29 November 1893, of Byrne and Co., photographers, to Hallam Murray.
[Note 4] Folios 127-128: Letter, 12 December 1894, of George Grove to John Murray IV concerning the “Life of Richard Owen”. Includes a copy of the letter, 13 December 1894, of John Murray IV to Richard Owen (b 1869) sent as a result of Grove’s letter.
Dates
- Creation: 1848-1904.
Creator
- John Murray (publishers, London) (Recipient, Organization)
- Murray, Alexander Henry Hallam (publisher, London) (1854-1934) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Lockhart, John Gibson, biographer of Scott, 1794-1854 (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
- Cavendish, Richard Startin, formerly Owen, Vicar of St. Giles, Cambridge, b 1869: recipient (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 148 folios.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1899
Subject
- Byrne and Co, Richmond, photographers (Organization)
- Grove, Sir George, Knight, writer on music, 1820-1900 (Person)
- Longman, Charles James (publisher) (Person)
- Owen, Sir Richard, Knight, naturalist, 1804-1892 (Person)
- Lockhart, John Gibson (biographer of Scott) (Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Person)
- Cavendish, Richard Startin, formerly Owen, Vicar of St. Giles, Cambridge, b 1869 (Person)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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