Murray, Evelyn M.

Murray was born in Jackson, Mich., and graduated from the University of Michigan and Columbia Teachers' College, where she received a master's degree in vocational guidance. She worked as an employment counselling specialist in state and federal government, serving in the United States Employment Service, and as chief of the Youth Services Branch, U.S. Department of Labor. She chaired the Interdepartmental Committee on Children and Youth Subcommittee on Transition from School to Work, and served on the education subcommittee of the D.C. Commission on the Status of Women.

From the description of Papers, 1931-1975 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007604

Evelyn M. Murray, vocational guidance specialist, was born in Jackson, Mich., the daughter of Mary (Dunham) and George Murray. After graduating from the University of Michigan, she received an M.A. in vocational guidance from Teachers College, Columbia University. She also did graduate work at Smith College, N.Y. School of Social Work, and American University. She was married to Harold May, a medieval historian, who died at the age of 33.

EMM retired in 1975 after a 46-year career as an employment counseling specialist in state and federal government. From 1929 to 1949 she worked for New York State and, from 1949 to 1968, at the United States Employment Service, Department of Labor (DOL). In 1956 she was put in charge of Employment Security Services for Youth, and in 1964 became Chief, Youth Services Branch. From 1968 to 1975 she was Supervisory Employment Service Adviser at the Manpower Administration (DOL).

EMM led, and participated in, workshops, training seminars, and conferences all across the country, including the 1960 White House Conference on Children and Youth (see #15). She wrote handbooks published by the federal government and numerous articles for professional journals. Two of the handbooks, Counseling and Employment Service for Youth and Counseling and Employment Service for Special Worker Groups, were on the best seller list of the Government Printing Office. She was a member, officer, and committee chair of many organizations, including the Interdepartmental Committee on Children and Youth, the National Vocational Guidance Association, the District of Columbia Commission on the Status of Women, the American Association of University Women, and the League of Women Voters.

Additional biographical information is available in #1.

From the guide to the Papers, 1931-1975, 1995, n.d., (Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute)