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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters to John Murray, publishers, from Otto Goldschmidt and from Walter Goldschmidt |
| Date | 9 Feb 1871 - 22 Apr 1917 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Author | Goldschmidt, Otto; Goldschmidt, Walter |
| Theme | Travel and the World |
| Description | Letters from Otto Goldschmidt to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. The letters mostly concern the preparation and publication of the "Memoir of Madame Jenny Lind-Goldschmidt: her early art-life and dramatic career, 1820-1851" (1891; new and abridged edition, 1893), by William Rockstro and Henry Scott Holland. Jenny Lind was Otto Goldschmidt’s wife. Included are draft letters of John Murray IV to Otto Goldschmidt [Note 1]. Also included are letters from Walter Goldschmidt to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. |
| Folio Information |
Otto Goldschmidt to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray 1871, 1872, 1876: folios 1-7; 1887-1889: folios 8-25 [Note 2]; 1890: folios 26-64 [Note 3]; 1891: folios 65-76 [Note 4]; 1892-1893, 1896-1899: folios 77-113; 1900-1903, 1905: folios 114-142. Undated: folios 143-145. Walter Goldschmidt to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray 1887, 1891, 1897, 1899, 1915, 1917: folios 146-164 [Note 5]. Note 1. Draft letters from John Murray IV to Otto Goldschmidt: folio 30 (31 January 1890); folios 46-47 (23 May 1890); folios 58-59 (23 July 1890); folio 145 (undated). Note 2. Folios 23-25. Letter, 9 November 1889, from William Rockstro to Otto Goldschmidt. The letter was forwarded as an enclosure to Goldschmidt's letter to John Murray III, 21 November 1889 (folios 21-22). Note 3. Folio 62. Memorandum, 26 July 1890, from William Clowes and Sons, Limited, to John Murray IV concerning the printing of the "Memoir of Madame Jenny Lind-Goldschmidt". Note 4. Folios 75-76. Letter, 14 October 1891, of Henry Scott Holland to Otto Goldschmidt. The letter was forwarded as an enclosure to Goldschmidt's letter to Hallam Murray, 15 October 1891 (folios 73-74). Note 5. Folios 158-159. Wet-press copy of a letter, 12 June 1915, from John Murray IV to Walter Goldschmidt.
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| Keywords | authors women writers non-fiction travel and exploration family friendship |
| People | Goldschmidt, Otto Goldschmidt, Walter Lind-Goldschmidt, Jenny Murray, John III Murray, John IV Murray, Hallam Rockstro, William Holland, Henry Scott Clowes, William |
| Places | London; Malvern; United Kingdom |
| Linked Documents |
Letters to John Murray, publishers, from George R Gleig |
| NLS Collection | Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers |
| NLS Reference | MS.40456 |
| Disclaimer | Folio information comes from the library catalogue and is correct to the best of our knowledge. |
| Copyright and Source Archive | The National Library of Scotland |