Box 4
Container
Contains 4 Collections and/or Records:
Y Correspondence, 1940, 1946
File — Box: 4, Folder: 56
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_4_56_0000
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The Murray Collection is approximately 9 linear feet plus oversized materials. Although Murray served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1913-1917, the majority of the collection is related to his post-congressional activities, family affairs, and years as governor. The materials cover a variety of topics including his use of executive orders calling for martial law, pardons, and the appointment and removal of state officials. The documents also include material...
Young, Robert R., Chairman of the Board, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, 5/16/1946
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 56
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_4_56_0001
Scope and Contents
Typewritten letter from Robert R. Young to William H. Murrray concerning a campaign to win through train service at Chicago and St. Louis. Mentions the policing of sale of sleeping car space.
Young Negro Democratic Organization, Paul McGlory, President, 6/1/1940
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 56
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_4_56_0002
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Paul McGlory to William H. Murray inviting Murray to speak at the Emancipation celebration in Tulsa on June 19, 1940.
Yowell, M., 5/20/1946
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 56
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_4_56_0003
Scope and Contents
Typewritten letter from M. Yowell to William H. Murray praising Murray's book "Rights of Americans;" acknowldging copies received of Murray's first address to the Oklahoma legislature; requesting information on amount of land legally obtainable by Cherokees from Cherokee Nation or Cherokee strip, and inviting Murray to visit St. Petersburg, FL.