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Postcards.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Cards on which a message may be written or printed for mailing without an envelope, usually at a lower rate than that for letters in envelopes.

Found in 394 Collections and/or Records:

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Gowers., 1893-1908 and undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.40473
Scope and Contents The letters are to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern various matters including: publications on medicine; articles published in, or to be considered for, the “Quarterly Review”;talk of the Athenaeum Club. Also detailed are Gowers’s suggestions for the revision of the 1885 edition of “A handbook for travellers in North Wales”.The letters are arranged chronologically.1893-1894: folios 1-34;1895: folios 35-70;1896-1898: folios 71-102...
Dates: 1893-1908 and undated.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Knight., 1891.

 File
Identifier: MS.40661
Scope and Contents Letters, 1891, of William Knight to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with related letters and papers. They concern his editorship of, and his own contribution to, the University extension manuals series. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1891, January-March: folios 1-61; (1)1891, April-June: folios 62-79; (2)1891, July-September: folios 80-118; (3)1891, October-December: 119-138. (4)1. Includes letters, 8 and 22...
Dates: 1891.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Knight., 1892-1894.

 File
Identifier: MS.40662
Scope and Contents

Letters, 1892-1894, of William Knight to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with related letters and papers. They concern his editorship of, and his own contribution to, the University extension manuals series. The letters are arranged in chronological order.

1892: folios 1-77;

1893: folios 78-163; (1)

1894: folios 164-192.

1. Includes letter, 5 April 1893, of William O’Connor Morris to William Knight: folios 103-104.

Dates: 1892-1894.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Knight., 1895-1914.

 File
Identifier: MS.40663
Scope and Contents Letters, 1895-1914, of William Knight to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with related letters and papers. They concern his editorship of, and his own contribution to, the University extension manuals series, his works “Lord Monboddo and some of his contemporaries” and “Varia: studies on problems of philosophy and ethics”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1895: folios 1-33; (1)1896: folios 34-72; (2)1897: folios 73-114; (3)1898:...
Dates: 1895-1914.

Letters to Michael Roberts., 1924-1932.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13145/2
Scope and Contents Letters, 1926-1931, of J D Solomon: 23 June and 3 July 1926; 28 January, 3 May, 5 July and 21 September 1927; 13 December 1928; 6 March, 3 September and 26 October 1929; 10 May and 9 June 1930; and 12 January 1931.Three letters and a postcard, ? 1924, 19 April, 14 June 1925 and undated, of James Smith.Letters, 1926-1931, of Dudley E. Littlewood: 25 January 1926; 13 October 1929; 17 January, 27 May and 3 August 1930; 3 October ?1931; and one undated letter...
Dates: 1924-1932.

Letters to Michael Roberts., 1930-1934, 1943.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13145/3
Scope and Contents Three letters and two postcards, 18 November 1931, 20 April 1933, ? 1933, and 1 March and 8 June 1934, of W H Auden.Three letters, 11 and 21 October 1932, and 14 January 1934, of T O. Beachcroft.Letter, 24 October 1933, of Julian Bell.Letter, 27 February 1934, of R E Bradshaw.Letter, 28 June 1934, of G F Brett.Two letters, 6 January and 19 April 1932, of J BronowskiTelegram, 30 December 1930, and letter, 2 October 1943,...
Dates: 1930-1934, 1943.

Letters to Michael Roberts., 1934-1939.

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Identifier: Acc.13145/5
Scope and Contents Two letters, 6 and 19 March 1939, of C C Martindale.; Two letters, 23 January and 2 February 1937, of Robert Medley.; Three letters, 10 November and 22 December 1938 and 16 April 1939, of Martin Moynihan.; Letter, 23 May 1936, of Edwin Muir.; Postcard, 11 November 1934, and letter, 31 March 1939, of Ezra Pound.; Five letters, 26 February, 10 March, 4 May, ? May 1936 and [1936], of Frederic Prokosch.; Letter, 7 March 1935, of Herbert Read.; Three letters, 19 April 1936, 13 March 1938 and 25...
Dates: 1934-1939.

Miscellaneous material of John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]

 File
Identifier: MS.22072
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Letters, notes and poems to John Davidson (folio 1);(ii) A list of Davidson’s compositions (folio 11);(iii) A list of books on music bought by Davidson, 1886-1906 (folio 12);(iv) Various musical compositions and sketches (folio 20);(v) Postcards, photographs and prints of Aberdeen and Woodside (folio 70);(vi) Other printed items (folio 99);(vii) Press cuttings, [circa...
Dates: [?1871-?1926.]

Miscellaneous papers of Alastair Reid concerning 'Digging up Scotland'., [1981, or before.]

 File
Identifier: MS.27461
Scope and Contents

The papers include some of the original items buried in the time capsule in 1971 and dug up in 1980 (folio 3) and photographs taken when the capsule was dug up (folio 9).

Dates: [1981, or before.]

Musical compositions and other papers, chiefly undated, of John Davidson., 1871-1926, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22022-22074
Scope and Contents John Davidson, a member of the family of J & A Davidson, coal merchants and shipping agents, Aberdeen, was an amateur musician and composer. His preferred medium appears to have been the string quartet, but he composed and arranged pieces also for other combinations of instruments, chiefly strings. A number of pieces appear in more than one form. The collection contains both full scores and parts.The earliest and latest dates discernible are 1871 and 1926, but almost...
Dates: 1871-1926, undated.

'On Monograms' by John Sliegh, criticizing John E Hodgkin, 'Monograms'., Late 19th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.2930
Scope and Contents

The volume contains monograms devised by John Sliegh, postcards written by him, 1871-1874, a notice of him by Miss Hipkins (folio iii), and sketches of him by John A Hipkins (folio 11).

Dates: Late 19th century.