Murray, Genevieve Allen

Genevieve Murray was born in Milan, Illinois, on October 5, 1894. She was educated in Illinois and North Dakota before attending college at the University of Montana from 1926-1929. While a student at the university, Murray was an active member of the debate team and Mortar Board. Murray graduated from the university with a master's degree in 1929. Her master's thesis was entitled The Bitter Root in Science and in History . Other publications include Murray's 1929 manuscript The True Story of Marias Pass .

In 1930, Murray and her husband, Frank, moved to Lexington, Kentucky, where she taught elementary and high school for 13 years. Murray was active in Theta Sigma Phi and the Girl Scouts. She continued to write feature stories for magazines and in 1975 Murray was awarded the Sullivan Medallion of the University of Kentucky.

She died in Lexington on December 17, 1983.

From the guide to the Genevieve Frances Allen Murray Papers, 1926-1983, (Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections)