Box 5
Container
Contains 457 Collections and/or Records:
March and April, 1931.
File — Box: 5, Folder: 63
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_4_5_63_0000
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of clippings. Topics include: state laws to prohibit importation of foreign oil, halting of license tag prosecutions, withdrawal of oil price cut, Lew Wentz controversy, banking reform proposal by President of Chase National Bank, appointments to commissions, legislative action on various bills, taxation of fraternity houses, gasoline tax exemption for farmers, national oil conference, stay of execution for Colquitt Davis, the University of Oklahoma, Cicero Murray, and Wentz...
May and June, 1931.
File — Box: 5, Folder: 64
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_4_5_64_0000
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of clippings. Topics include: election of McCool as Democratic chairman, appointment of pharmacy board, "fire bell ringing" to enact legislation killed or changed by state senate, Mabel Bassett, trade for removal of Lew Wentz, OU budget slash, WHM's California visit and speech, Earl Quinn case, Mrs.WHM as housewife and her plan to attend National Democratic convention, description of WHM and his family.
August, 1931.
File — Box: 5, Folder: 65
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_4_5_65_0000
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of clippings. Topics include: Mississippi Valley unemployment conference, attempt to raise oil prices, Col. Clarence R. Douglas, personality of WHM, proposal for nominating WHM for president, financial security of Oklahoma banks, WHM sayings, Claude Weaver as WHM's secretary, and rule by corporations.
"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...
Aswell, J.B., U.S.Representative, Louisiana, 5/21/1924
Item — Box: 5, Folder: 18
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_5_18_0008
Scope and Contents
A typewritten letter from Representative James B. Aswell of Louisiana to William H. Murray thanking the latter for receipt of Murray's Essays on Pocahontas and Pushmataha.
Burke, Chas. H., Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 5/10/1924
Item — Box: 5, Folder: 18
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_5_18_0005
Scope and Contents
A typewritten letter from Commissioner Chas Burke of the Office of Indian Affairs (since 1947, Bureau of Indians Affairs) to William H. Murray thanking the latter for receipt of Murray's Essays on Pocahontas and Pushmataha.
Crisp, C.R., U.S. Representative, Georgia, 5/9/1924
Item — Box: 5, Folder: 18
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_5_18_0004
Scope and Contents
A typewritten letter from Representative Charles R. Crisp of Georgia to William H. Murray thanking the latter for receipt of Murray's Essays on Pocahontas and Pushmataha.