Grover E. (Grover Elmer) Murray:
A Preliminary Inventory of His Postcard Photography Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
| Creator: | Murray, Grover E. (Grover Elmer), 1916-2003 | |
| Title: | Grover E. (Grover Elmer) Murray Postcard Photography Collection | |
| Dates: | circa 1910-1960 (bulk 1950s) | |
| Extent: | 1,415 items (2 card boxes) (1.3 linear feet) | |
| Abstract: | 1,415 items (1,401 photographic, photolithographic and photomechanical postcards; 8 souvenir booklets; 5 packets of black-and-white photographs; and 1 packet of photographic reproductions) collected by Dr. Grover E. Murray, noted geologist and Ppresident of Texas Tech University. | |
| Call Number: | Photography Collection PH-02027 | |
| Language: | English |
| Access: | Open for research. Researchers must create an online Research Account and agree to the Materials Use Policy before using archival materials. | |
| Use Policies: | Ransom Center collections may contain material with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in the collections without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the Ransom Center and The University of Texas at Austin assume no responsibility. | |
| Restrictions on Use: | Authorization for publication is given on behalf of the University of Texas as the owner of the collection and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder which must be obtained by the researcher. For more information please see the Ransom Center's Open Access and Use Policies. |
Administrative Information
| Preferred Citation | Grover E. (Grover Elmer) Murray Postcard Photography Collection (Photography Collection PH-02027). Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin. | |
| Acquisition: | Gift, 1985 | |
| Processed by: | Mary Alice Harper and Susan Mihalik, 2006 |
| Repository: |
Scope and Contents
| Dr. Grover E. Murray was a noted geologist who began his career in the oil industry. He was a professor of geology at Louisiana State University from 1948 to 1966, and served as president of Texas Tech University from 1966 to 1976. This collection consists of 1,415 items (1,401 photographic, photolithographic and photomechanical postcards; 8 souvenir booklets; 5 packets of black-and-white photographs; and 1 packet of photographic reproductions) collected by Murray. | ||
| The bulk of the postcards are from European countries, specifically England, France, and Spain, and vary in subject from architecture to landscapes, genre scenes to art reproductions. Based on the items bearing postmarks, they date from the 1910s to the 1960s, the bulk from the 1950s. In keeping with Murray's organizational scheme, the postcards are filed alphabetically by country, and Canadian postcards are further subdivided by territory. | ||