Frank Murphy papers

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Frank Murphy papers

1908-1949

Correspondence, reports, speeches, scrapbooks and other papers relating to his personal life and public career, with extensive material on Detroit and Michigan politics, Philippine Islands in the thirties, sitdown strike of 1937 and New Deal politics, Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt and international affairs; also photographs and other visual materials.

101 linear feet (in 105 boxes), 7 oversize volumes, and 2 oversize folders. 1 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7362594

Bentley Historical Library

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