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Size | 1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 365 items) |
Abstract | Edgar Gardner Murphy was an Episcopal clergyman, publicist, executive secretary of the Southern Education Board, 1903-1908, author, and amateur astronomer. The collection includes correspondence, writings, and miscellaneous papers of Murphy, whose interests included race relations and child labor reform. The collection consists of an incomplete manuscript of a projected book, Issues Southern and National; scattered correspondence, mostly letters received by Murphy from scholars and philanthropists, with some copies of letters from Murphy to his son, Gardner (b. 1895), psychologist and author; scrapbook, 1891-1901, and clippings and other printed matter written by or about Murphy, his ideas and activities while a minister in Texas, Ohio, New York, and Montgomery, Ala., reflecting an interest in race relations, education of African Americans, industrial conditions, child labor legislation, public schools, and the question of suffrage restrictions in the Alabama constitutional convention of 1901. Also included is a German translation of A Beginner's Star Book by Kelvin McKready (a.k.a. E. G. Murphy). |
Creator | Murphy, Edgar Gardner, 1869-1913. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, February 2010
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Edgar Gardner Murphy was born in Fort Smith, Ark., and grew up there and in San Antonio, Tex. From 1891 to 1903, Murphy was a practicing Episcopal clergyman in San Antonio; Laredo, Tex.; Chillicothe, Ohio; Kingston, N.Y.; and Montgomery, Ala. In 1903, he left the ministry to become Executive Secretary of the Southern Education Board. Through writing, speaking, and organizing, Murphy established himself as a prominent commentator on race relations, child labor, and public education. He retired as an invalid in 1908 but continued to write up until his death. Murphy was married to Maud King of Concord, Mass., with whom he had two sons, Gardner and DuBose.
Back to TopCorrespondence, writings, and miscellaneous papers of Murphy, whose interests included race relations and child labor reform. The collection consists of an incomplete manuscript of a projected book, Issues Southern and National; scattered correspondence, mostly letters received by Murphy from scholars and philanthropists, with some copies of letters from Murphy to his son, Gardner (b. 1895), psychologist and author; scrapbook, 1891-1901, and clippings and other printed matter written by or about Murphy, his ideas and activities while a minister in Texas, Ohio, New York, and Montgomery, Ala., reflecting an interest in race relations, education of African Americans, industrial conditions, child labor legislation, public schools, and the question of suffrage restrictions in the Alabama constitutional convention of 1901. Also included is a German translation of A Beginner's Star Book by Kelvin McKready (a.k.a. E. G. Murphy).
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1893-1903 |
Folder 2 |
1904 |
Folder 3 |
1905 |
Folder 4 |
1906-1907 |
Separated Folder SEP-1041/1 |
Letter, President Theodore Roosevelt to Edgar Gardner Murphy regarding child labor laws, 15 November 1907Restriction to Access: The original item is not available for immediate or same day access. Please contact staff at wilsonlibrary@unc.edu to discuss options. |
Folder 5 |
1908 |
Folder 6 |
1909 |
Folder 7 |
1910-1911 |
Folder 8 |
1912 |
Folder 9 |
1913-1914 |
Folder 10 |
Undated |
Folder 11 |
Volume 1: Scrapbook, 1901 |
Folder 12 |
Volume 2A: "Issues Southern and National," part 1 |
Folder 13 |
Volume 2B: "Issues Southern and National," part 2 |
Folder 14 |
Volume 2C: "Issues Southern and National," part 3 |
Folder 15 |
A Beginner's Star Book (German translation), 1923 |
Image Folder PF-1041/1 |
Photographs, undatedIncludes various undated photographs of Edgar Gardner Murphy. Also included are three photographs of unidentified buildings. |
Reel M-1041/1 |
Microfilm |