Group of letters from Sir James August Henry Murray to Effie Laura Browne
One empty envelope postmarked 13 Sep 1886 and ten letters (two on postcards) written between 19 Dec 1888 and 19 Apr 1898 by James A.H. Murray to Effie Brown. The letters discuss Mrs Browne's work relating to references for the Oxford English Dictionary.
Dates
- Creation: 13 Sep 1886 - 19 Apr 1898
Extent
17 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 8418, fol. 58].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. c. 8418, fols. 58-74
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 11387
Abstract
Group of letters and postcards from Sir James Murray to Effie Browne, 13 Sep 1886 - 19 Apr 1898.
Biographical / Historical
Sir James August Henry Murray (1837–1915) was a philologist and lexicographer, who became the primary editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in 1879. Further details of his life and work can be found in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Effie Laura Browne neé Manby (1856/7-1941) married Walter Raleigh Browne (1842-1884), civil engineer, in 1878. She worked for the Oxford English Dictionary in the 1880s and 1890s.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from John Wilson Manuscripts, March 2000.
- Title
- Catalogue description of letters from Sir James Murray to Effie Browne, 13 Sep 1886 - 19 Apr 1898
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Margaret Czepiel
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- First edition
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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