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Marion Draughon Unger Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-629

Scope and Contents

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Oklahoma colonist in Bolivia. Correspondence (1924-1928) and memorabilia (1932-1936) from Marion Murray, the wife of Johnston Murray, to family members in Oklahoma regarding the experiences of the Murray family in Bolivia, the establishment of William H. Murray's colony, and its daily operation. A number of letters contain diagrams of the colony's layout. Marion Draughon Unger Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates

  • Creation: 1924-1936
  • Creation: 1996

Restrictions on Access

On June 26, 2023, the Western History Collections began a preservation project that has made many of its collections unavailable for a period of time. This collection is among the materials temporarily unavailable. Please contact Western History Collections if you wish to be added to a contact list to be notified when this collection becomes available.

Available for public access.

Extent

1.28 Cubic Feet (1.28 ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Mrs. Marion Unger.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Papers: Source of acquisition--Unger, Mrs. Marion. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1949.

Description rules
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Repository Details

Part of the Western History Collections Repository

Contact:
630 Parrington Oval
Room 300
Norman Oklahoma 73019 United States