Longman & Co. manuscript material

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unitid

{"value"=>"Pforz MS", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"22071", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Longman & Co. manuscript material"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1806-1823", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1806/1823"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"3 items"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1806

date_inclusive_end

1823

origination

{"value"=>"Longman & Co", "type"=>"corpname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Longman &. Co., London publishing firm. The business's succession of imprints is as follows: (1724) T. Longman; (1725) J. Osborn and T. Longman; (1734) T. Longman; (1745) T. Longman and T. Shewell; (1747) T. Longman; (1753) T. and T. Longman; (1755) M. and T. Longman; (1755) T. Longman; (1793) T. N. Longman, also T. Longman; (1797) Messrs. Longman and Rees; (1799) T. N. Longman and O. Rees; (1800) Longman and Rees; (1804) Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme; (1811) Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown; (1823) Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green; (1825) Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green; (1832) Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman; (1838) Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans; (1840) Longman, Orme & Co.; (1841) Longman, Brown & Co.; (1842) Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans; (1856) Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans and Roberts; (1859) Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts; (1862) Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts and Green; (1865) Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer; (1889) Longmans, Green & Co.; (1926) Longmans, Green & Co. (LTD.); (1959) Longmans; (1969) Longman (cf. P. Wallis's At the Sign of the Ship 1724-1974).</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>To Jane Porter, novelist : 3 letters : -- 1 letter signed \"Longman Co.\" : 21 Mar [1806?] : (MISC 2526) : from London : probably in the hand of a secretary; begins, \"We have looked into the Aphorisms & like them exceedingly.\" -- 1 letter signed \"Longman Co.\" : 17 Sep 1818 : (MISC 2529) : from Paternoster Row : probably in the hand of a secretary; begins, \"We are much concerned to hear from Mr. Orme of your disappointment with regard to your Play ...\" -- 1 letter signed \"Longman Co.\" : 11 Sep 1823 : (MISC 2530) : probably in the hand of a secretary; begins, \"We shall with pleasure advance you another Hundred pounds whenever it suits your convenience ...\".</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

note

{"value"=>"<p>This record reflects Pforzheimer Collection holdings created by the Longman company that are not clearly the works of individuals. See individual records for manuscript holdings by Thomas Norton Longman (1771-1842), Thomas Longman (1804-1879), and William Longman (1813-1877)</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}

keydate

1806

prefercite

{"value"=>"Longman & Co. manuscript material : 3 items, Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Longman . Co., London publishing firm. The business's succession of imprints is as follows: (1724) T. Longman; (1725) J. Osborn and T. Longman; (1734) T. Longman; (1745) T. Longman and T. Shewell; (1747) T. Longman; (1753) T. and T. Longman; (1755) M. and T. Longman; (1755) T. Longman; (1793) T. N. Longman, also T. Longman; (1797) Messrs. Longman and Rees; (1799) T. N. Longman and O. Rees; (1800) Longman and Rees; (1804) Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme; (1811) Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown; (1823) Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green; (1825) Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green; (1832) Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman; (1838) Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans; (1840) Longman, Orme Co.; (1841) Longman, Brown Co.; (1842) Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans; (1856) Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans and Roberts; (1859) Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts; (1862) Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts and Green; (1865) Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer; (1889) Longmans, Green Co.; (1926) Longmans, Green Co. (LTD.); (1959) Longmans; (1969) Longman (cf. P. Wallis's At the Sign of the Ship 1724-1974). To Jane Porter, novelist : 3 letters : -- 1 letter signed \"Longman Co.\" : 21 Mar [1806?] : (MISC 2526) : from London : probably in the hand of a secretary; begins, \"We have looked into the Aphorisms & like them exceedingly.\" -- 1 letter signed \"Longman Co.\" : 17 Sep 1818 : (MISC 2529) : from Paternoster Row : probably in the hand of a secretary; begins, \"We are much concerned to hear from Mr. Orme of your disappointment with regard to your Play ...\" -- 1 letter signed \"Longman Co.\" : 11 Sep 1823 : (MISC 2530) : probably in the hand of a secretary; begins, \"We shall with pleasure advance you another Hundred pounds whenever it suits your convenience ...\".", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

3 items

date_start

1806

date_end

1823

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