Document Registry

 

Murray, Burbank Manuscript Collection

Coverage: 
1928–1974
Source: 
Papers, 3 feet

Description
Engineer. Correspondence received by Murray from friends and relatives, including his mother, Alice (1931–1938), and father, William H. “Alfalfa Bill” Murray (1932–1952). Also included is correspondence from Murray’s brothers, Massena, Billy, and Johnston, and from his sister, Jean. The correspondence refers to Murray family affairs, the term of Oklahoma governor W. H. Murray, the family’s participation in the Bolivia colony, and W. H. Murray’s views regarding Oklahoma, politicians, World War II, the future of the United States and Mexico, and family members, including Burbank Murray. The collection includes books and pamphlets from the library of Alfalfa Bill Murray and Burbank Murray, along with a dictionary (1935) and antique dictionary stand.