Letters to Austen Henry Layard from various correspondents; with a note of John Murray publishers., 1848-1868, 1968.
Scope and Contents
The letters have been arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent surname or business name.
Letter of Josiah Forshall to Austen Henry Layard, 1848: folios 1-2;
Letter probably of Maria Antoinetta Gordon (signed Mary Aboyne) to Austen Henry Layard, ?1848: folios 3-4;
Letter of Wilhelm Heinrich Ludwig Gruner to Austen Henry Layard, 1848: folios 5-6;
Letters of Edward Hawkins to Austen Henry Layard, 1848: folios 7-10;
Letter of Sir John Everett Millais to Austen Henry Layard, 1866: folios 11-12;
Letter of Sir Charles Beaumont Phipps to Austen Henry Layard, 1848: folios 13-14;
Letters of Sir George Scharf to Austen Henry Layard, 1848: folios 15-24;
Letter of Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Schrieber (earlier Guest) to Austen Henry Layard, 1848: folios 25-28;
Letters of Smith, Elder and Company to Austen Henry Layard, 1848: folios 29-32;
Letter of Tom Taylor to Austen Henry Layard, 1868: folios 33-34;
Letter of Ralph Nicholson Wornum to Austen Henry Layard, 1866: folios 35-36;
Letter of an unidentified correspondent, ?Edward, to Austen Henry Layard, 1848: folio 37;
Note of John Murray, publishers, relating to the John Murray Bicentenary Exhibition, 1968: folio 38.
Dates
- Creation: 1848-1868, 1968.
Creator
- Smith Elder and Company, London, booksellers and publishers (Organization)
- Forshall, Josiah (librarian) (Person)
- Gordon, Maria Antoinetta (second wife of Charles, 10th Marquess of Huntly, née Pegus) (Person)
- Gruner, Wilhelm Heinrich Ludwig (engraver and painter) (Person)
- Hawkins, Edward (numismatist) (Person)
- Millais, John Everett, Sir, 1st Baronet (painter) (Person)
- Phipps, Charles Beaumont, Sir, Knight (court official) (Person)
- Scharf, George, Sir, Knight (Director of National Portrait Gallery) (Person)
- Schreiber, Charlotte Elizabeth, Lady (translator, businesswoman and collector, née Bertie, other married name Guest) (Person)
- Taylor, Tom (playwright) (Person)
- Wornum, Ralph Nicholson (art critic, biographer and Keeper of the National Gallery) (Person)
- Layard, Austen Henry, Sir, Knight (archaeologist) (Recipient, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
39 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
i + 38 folios.
Other Finding Aids
Correspondent ? Edward: unidentified and unindexed.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
0349E
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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