Joseph Colin Murphey Papers, 1939-1993, (bulk 1950-1992).

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Joseph Colin Murphey Papers, 1939-1993, (bulk 1950-1992).

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The papers document Joseph Colin Murphey's career as a writer, teacher and publisher. The papers contain materials related to both his published and unpublished writings and personal journals containing first drafts of his poetry. Also included is correspondence of a both a personal and professional nature, mostly with other writers. Materials such as drafts, mock-ups and published copies of poetry journals document Murphey's work as an editor, publisher and faculty advisor for several small magazines.

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Murphey, Joseph Colin, 1915-

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Joseph Colin Murphey was born on December 13, 1915 in Lufkin, Texas. He was a professor and a poet. Murphey taught English and Creative Writing at Austin College, Indiana State University, Sam Houston State University and Cooke County College. He published over two hundred poems in various poetry journals as well as two complete books of poetry, Trajectories: Twelve Space Poems (Sam Houston State University Press, 1970), A Return to the Landscape (Prickly Pear Press, 1970) and a novella, The Blu...