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W.A. (Pat) Murphy Collection

 Collection — Box: M-21
Identifier: WHC-M-428

Scope and Contents

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Correspondence (1936-1947) regarding family matters, Murphy's service as Oklahoma State Commissioner of Labor, and his retirement from public service; certificates (1896-1939); clippings (1933-1950) regarding Murphy, and state and national labor concerns; publications (1936-1947), including pamphlets on national labor affairs; pocket notebooks and address books; and a guest register (1952) from Murphy's funeral. William Albert Patrick Murphy Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates

  • Creation: 1896-1952

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

.33 Cubic Feet (.33 ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Papers: Source of acquisition--Unknown. Method of acquisition--Unknown; Date of acquisition--1958.

Description rules
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Language of description
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Script of description
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Repository Details

Part of the Western History Collections Repository

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