Marion Draughon Unger Collection
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.
Subject
- Murray, Burbank, 1911-1984 (Person)
- Murray, Frankie Colbert, approximately 1900- (Person)
- Murray, Johnston, 1902-1974 (Person)
- Murray, Alice Hearrell, 1875-1938 (Person)
- Murray, Massena Bancroft, 1901- (Person)
- Murray, William H. (William Henry), 1869-1956 (Person)
- Unger, Marion Draughon Murray (Person)
- Thede, Marion (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Argentina -- Description and travel
- Bolivia -- Colonization
- Bolivia -- Description and travel
- Bolivia -- History -- 1874-1948
- Cuba -- Description and travel
- La Paz (Bolivia) -- Description and travel
- Oklahoma -- History -- 1907-
- South America -- Description and travel
Topical
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Box: U-4 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: U-5 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: U-6 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: U-7 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Box: 1 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Box: 2 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Box: 3 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Box: 4 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Box: 5 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Box: 6 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Box: 7 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Box: 8 (Mixed Materials)
Repository Details
Part of the Western History Collections Repository
630 Parrington Oval
Room 300
Norman Oklahoma 73019 United States
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu
