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TRER/28/1 · Stuk · c 1893-c 1905
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

Book contains: notes from the "Law Quarterly", 1885 [1v-4r]; verse play with characters including Godfrey of Bouillon [5v-17r]. It has also been used from back to front, turned 180 degrees, for: strophe, antistrophe and epode of a poem about Dionysus andread more

TRER/26/1 · Bestanddeel · 1898-1938
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

Letter, 5 May 1898, from George Lillie Craik, Macmillan & Co Ltd, St. Martin's Street, London, W.; sent to R. C. Trevelyan at the National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W.. - They have asked a 'friend' to help them decide about Trevelyan's poems ["read more

TRER/27/1 · Bestanddeel · 1935-1936
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

Newspaper cuttings, many sent to Trevelyan by Durrant's Press Cuttings agency: reviews of Trevelyan's "Selected Poems", published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd, from the "Manchester Guardian" and "Southport Guardian" [both also discuss other works in the "read more

FRAZ/15/101 · Stuk · 7 Aug. 1933
Part of Papers of Sir James Frazer

Brandon Street, Edinburgh - Is concerned to hear about Sir James' eyes; they will subscribe to five copies of the bibliography; they made an error sending revised proofs of 'Fear of the Dead' accompanied by the corrected slips, communicated this toread more

FRAZ/17/108 · Stuk · 30 Aug. 1929
Part of Papers of Sir James Frazer

Lund - Thanks them for their interest in his book 'La confession des péchés'; before he left Italy, Malinowski asked for a copy of his book, but since then he has no news of him; as for Macmillan's offer to publish an English edition of 'La confession'read more

FRAZ/2/109 · Stuk · 23 July 1926
Part of Papers of Sir James Frazer

"Hochried", Murnau/Staffelsee - Clarifies his position concerning the preface, had suggested they ask Macmillan to give the facts in the announcement of the 'Fasti' but doesn't really want to 'ask any favour of Mr. Macmillan'; is delighted to hear of aread more

TRER/21/11 · Stuk · 16 July 1920
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

King's College, Cambridge. - Sorry to 'bombard' Bob: has seen Mr Bowes of Bowes & Bowes, the firm which usually publishes their acting editions, who says he cannot advise about printing until he knows whether Bob is going to do the whole translation.read more

FRAZ/16/111 · Stuk · 27 Jan. 1930
Part of Papers of Sir James Frazer

Friends of the Bodleian, Bodleian Library, Oxford - Thanks her for her letter, they have received the manuscript [of 'The Growth of Plato's Ideal Theory']; Macmillan could borrow it if they need it before it officially becomes Bodleian property; any partread more

Add. MS c/101/112 · Stuk · 29 Nov 1895
Part of Additional Manuscripts c

Writes to ask permission to republish an article on Ethics [The History of Ethics], which he wrote for the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Refers to their having previously suggested its republication. Explains that other engagements have prevented him fromread more

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FRAZ/18/121 · Stuk · 16 Feb. 1926
Part of Papers of Sir James Frazer

Macmillan & Co., Ltd. - Did not follow her suggestion and will have illustrations in the 'Fasti', but they will select them; has advised J.G.F. to confine the commentary to one volume; will come hear Professor Moret at the French Institute if he isread more

FRAZ/18/122 · Stuk · 24 Mar 1926
Part of Papers of Sir James Frazer

Macmillan & Co., Ltd. - Is pleased they are postponing their trip for a pleasant reason, wonder what the new honour is; will be announcing the 'Fasti' in a new Catalogue of Classical Books; has an order for 70 copies of 'The Worship of Nature' from an Edinburgh bookseller.

FRAZ/18/126 · Stuk · 11 May 1932
Part of Papers of Sir James Frazer

27 Queen's Gate Gardens, S.W.7. - Thanks her for the copy of the address to the Glasgow Corporation; shares information learned earlier that day that in Dec. 1873 he and James both sat for the Trinity scholarship; he did not go to King's due to anread more

Add. MS c/103/131 · Stuk · 1 Mar 1906
Part of Additional Manuscripts c

Thanks Nora for the gift of a copy of Henry Sidgwick: A Memoir; will send her his impressions of it when he has read it. Explains that he is very busy and that he may have to wait for his summer holidays before he can finish it. Suggests that Macmillan,read more

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TRER/14/133 · Stuk · 7 Dec 1934
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

Garden Corner, West Road, Cambridge. - Is not on the board of electors for the Italian Professorship [at Cambridge] this time. Has just read the Macmillan selection of Bob's poems with 'very great pleasure'. Hears about Bessie's eye troubles from Janet,read more

TRER/14/134 · Stuk · 14 Dec 1934
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

Garden Corner, West Road, Cambridge [notes that his address until 9 Jan will be Hallington Hall, Newcastle on Tyne]. - Has given the Macmillan edition of Bob's "Selected Poems" to A. E. Housman, and quotes from Housman's thanks, in which he admires that 'read more

FRAZ/17/136 · Stuk · 8 May 1901
Part of Papers of Sir James Frazer

Paris, 16 R. Dupont des Loges - Macmillan has instructed him to send the translated preface and first few pages [of 'The Golden Bough'], that he has tried to follow the text closely and not create something different in a French style.

Accompanied by anread more

FRAZ/17/137 · Stuk · 11 May 1901
Part of Papers of Sir James Frazer

Paris - Is happy she liked his translation [of 'The Golden Bough'], agrees that it would be good to do a partial translation of the work and make it one big or two ordinary volumes, which would sell better in France than a 3 volume set, asks for aread more

Add. MS c/98/14 · Deel · 23 May 1887
Part of Additional Manuscripts c

Explains the delay in replying to Patterson's letter as being due to Sidgwick's wish 'to consult [Coutts?] Trotter and some other discreet and experienced person before expressing [his view].' Reports that he has discussed the first of Patterson'sread more

Add. MS b/36/148-149 · Stuk · c 1947-c 1955
Part of Additional Manuscripts b

Rowmore House, Garelochhead. Dated 15th Oct. [1889] - Writes family news, of the illnesses of their parents [Katherine and Daniel], is glad to hear he was in London with Mr [John Henry?] Middleton, and asks for a photo of him, is glad to hear his bookread more

HOUG/D/C/3/4/15 · Stuk · 15 Nov. 1869
Part of Papers of Richard Monckton Milnes, Lord Houghton

Printed notepaper for 21 Maxwell Street, Glasgow. - Encloses note from eldest surviving son of Mrs Gray [mother of poet David Gray]; financial support of the family; Macmillan's have not returned David Gray's MS; Mr Maclehose thinks they will not publishread more

Add. MS b/36/158 · Stuk · c 1947-c 1955
Part of Additional Manuscripts b

Macmillan & Co. Ltd., St. Martin's Street, London, W.C.2. Dated 2nd May, 1930 - Thanks him for his letter concerning Mr Takusuke Nagahashi's request to translate 'Myths of the Origin of Fire' and the abridged editions of 'The Golden Bough' and 'Folk-read more

BUTJ/E/3/8/16 · Bestanddeel · 1956–1966
Part of Papers of Sir James Butler (J. R. M. Butler)

Includes letters from Ava, Viscountess Waverley; Ronald Watson of the XIth Marquess of Lothian's Trust, Spencer Curtis Brown of Curtis Brown Ltd. , Lovat Dickson of Macmillan & Co., Ltd; D. C. Watt; Lord Brand; Norman Brook; Elizabeth Langhorne;read more