Papers, 1891-1962, bulk 1919-1946.

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Papers, 1891-1962, bulk 1919-1946.

The Murray Collection contains correspondence, speeches, clippings, book drafts, publications, legal documents, government documents, greeting cards, extensions of remarks, pamphlets, brochures, sheet music, advertisements, financial records, and genealogies. It primarily concerns some of Murray's political campaigns, his term as governor of Oklahoma, his involvement in the Association for Economy and Tax Equality, his agricultural colony in Bolivia, his writings, and his family.

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