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Sgt. Everett Murphy photograph album.

Title
Sgt. Everett Murphy photograph album.
Author
Murphy, Everett E.
Publication
1942.

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Additional Authors
Murphy, Clyde E.
Found In
Murphy, Clyde E. Clyde E. Murphy papers
Description
  • 1 photograph album (109 items); 30 x 28 cm
  • 90 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
  • 19 ephemera : paper, some typewritten, some printed, some handwritten ;
Summary
Album depicts aspects of military life for African American soldiers of the 93rd Infantry Division, stationed at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, during 1942. The album was compiled by Sergeant Everett E. Murphy, the father of civil rights attorney Clyde E. Murphy. The collection consists of candid shots of Murphy; candid shots of fellow soldiers and officers; views of the facilities at Fort Huachuca; views of Army field exercises and a field trip; and views of the Arizona landscape. Ephemera items consist of birthday cards and birth announcements from friends; handwritten and typewritten correspondence; a mimeographed map used for an Army field trip; and printed church bulletins.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Portrait photographs – 1940-1949.
  • Group portraits – 1940-1949.
  • Snapshots – 1940-1949.
  • Gelatin silver prints – 1940-1949.
  • Photograph album – 1940-1949.
  • Ephemera – 1940-1949.
Note
  • Title based on photo album cover.
  • Most photographs are attached to album pages; some ephemera items are attached to pages. Some photographs and most ephemera items are not attached to pages. Many pages bear handwritten captions; some pages bear inscriptions; some pages bear illustrations. Some pages are loose; some pages are worn on edges. Some items are duplicates.
Terms of Use (note)
  • Some items may be under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.
Biography (note)
  • Sergeant Everett E. Murphy (1916-1989) served in the United States Army during the Second World War. In 1942, after being stationed at the Topeka, Kansas, Army Air Field, he was transfered to Fort Huachuca, Arizona, for basic training as a member of the newly activated all-African American 93rd Infantry Division. After the war, he was a postal worker and an air-traffic controller. Murphy's son, Clyde E. Murphy (1948-2010), was a civil rights attorney, first with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, in New York City (1975-1995), and later, starting in 1995, as head of the Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Clyde E. Murphy Papers.
Call Number
Sc Photo Everett Murphy Album
OCLC
1273732128
Author
Murphy, Everett E., compiler.
Title
Sgt. Everett Murphy photograph album.
Production
1942.
Type of Content
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Terms Of Use
Some items may be under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.
Biography
Sergeant Everett E. Murphy (1916-1989) served in the United States Army during the Second World War. In 1942, after being stationed at the Topeka, Kansas, Army Air Field, he was transfered to Fort Huachuca, Arizona, for basic training as a member of the newly activated all-African American 93rd Infantry Division. After the war, he was a postal worker and an air-traffic controller. Murphy's son, Clyde E. Murphy (1948-2010), was a civil rights attorney, first with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, in New York City (1975-1995), and later, starting in 1995, as head of the Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Clyde E. Murphy Papers.
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Added Author
Murphy, Clyde E., collector.
Found In:
Murphy, Clyde E. Clyde E. Murphy papers
Research Call Number
Sc Photo Everett Murphy Album
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