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Box 5

 Container

Contains 5 Collections and/or Records:

Murray's Memoirs, undated

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 17
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_5_17_0000
Scope and Contents Typescripts of chapters that will appear in William H. Murray's published 3 volume memoir, Memoirs of Governor Murray and True History of Oklahoma: Together with His Biography, Philosophy, Statesmanship, and Oklahoma (1945), along with a publisher's brochure and a hand written note by Murray.

"Pocohontas: James Murray Family Tree.", undated

 Item — Box: 5, Folder: 17
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_5_17_0001
Scope and Contents From William H. Murrray's 3 volume memoir: Memoirs of Governor Murray and True History of Oklahoma: Together with His Biography, Philosophy, Statesmanship, and Oklahoma (1945): (original?) typescript copy or draft of Vol. 1, Book 1, Chap B, 2nd Part (§§ 31 - 34), pp. 55 - 57, outling the decent of the Murray famlily, including James Murray, from Pocohontas and John Rolfe. 2 additional carbon copies. The first para of § 31 receives slight editing / modification in the published memoir.

"Life of General The Hon. James Murray: A Builder of Canada", undated

 Item — Box: 5, Folder: 17
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_5_17_0002
Scope and Contents From William H. Murrray's 3 volume memoir: Memoirs of Governor Murray and True History of Oklahoma: Together with His Biography, Philosophy, Statesmanship, and Oklahoma (1945): (original?) typescript copy or draft of Vol. 1, Book 1, Chap. E (§§ 59 - 63), pp. 76 - 89 outlining Murray's Canadian ancestry). Verbatim copy.

A History of Your Family since Earliest Times, advertising brochure from B.F.Johnson, Inc., publishers of family histories., undated

 Item — Box: 5, Folder: 17
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_5_17_0003
Scope and Contents A prospectus / booklet published by B.F. Johnson, Publishers announcing their biographical and historical series of "Americans of Distinguished Ancestry."

Murray, William H. Bibliographic Notes, undated

 Item — Box: 5, Folder: 17
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_5_17_0004
Scope and Contents A handwritten note by William H. Murray listing several genealogical sources for his memoirs: 1.) Wyndham Robertson, Pocahontas and her Descendants, Richmond, VA: JW Randolph and English, Publishers, n.d. (mentioned in the above typescripts and published books); 2.) Sir Bernard Burke, Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the peerage, baronetage, and knightage, Privy Council, and order of preference [1826], Pall Mall, London: Harrison, 1916 ed.; and 3.) American and English...