Guide to the Papers of the Murray Family, 1824-1957

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 565
Creator:
Murray Family
Extent:
2.75 metres and (25 boxes + 1 medium folio box + 1 map folio)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of the Murray Family, National Library of Australia, MS 565, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
The Murray Family papers contain correspondence relating to different periods of family history including Terence Aubrey Murray's letters concerning his pastoral holdings around Canberra; the letters of Lady Murray (second wife of Sir Terence Murray) to her son, Professor Gilbert Murray, at Oxford and Glasgow; Hubert Murray's letters to his brother Gilbert, covering the period of his administration in Papua; and letters exchanged with family and friends concerning personal affairs. There are also notebooks, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs and collections of press clippings principally concerning members of the family, their activities and interests. There is a volume of Professor Murray's manuscript and typescript notes on classical texts and international affairs.
Immediate Source of Acquisition:

The collection was donated to the Library by the executors of Gilbert Murray in 1958 and by Margaret Pinney, the daughter of Sir Hubert Murray, in 1968. Small additions were received in 1972 and 1987 and a substantial addition of publications (Series 7) in 1976.

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn723306).
Conditions Governing Use:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of the Murray Family, National Library of Australia, MS 565, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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