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Frank Murphy papers, 1908-1949

166 microfilms — 24 linear feet (in 28 boxes) — 7 oversize volumes — 2 oversize folders — 474 MB (online) — 18 digital video files (online)

Michigan-born lawyer, judge, politician and diplomat, served as Detroit Recorder's Court Judge, Mayor of Detroit, Governor General of the Philippines, Governor of Michigan, U. S. Attorney General and U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Papers include extensive correspondence, subject files, Supreme court case files, scrapbooks, photographs, newsreels and audio recordings, and other material.

The Frank Murphy Collection documents in detail the life and career of one of Michigan's most distinguished public servants. Through correspondence, subject files, scrapbooks, visual materials, and other documentation, the collection traces Murphy's life from his years as Detroit judge, later Mayor, to his service in the Philippines, his tenure as governor, his stint as U.S. Attorney General, and culminating in his final years as U.S. Supreme Court Justice.

The Frank Murphy Collection consists of eight series: Correspondence, Other Papers, Supreme Court Case Files, Speech File, Speech Material, Miscellaneous, Visual Material, and Newsclippings/Scrapbooks.

Audio-Visual Materials

Visual Materials: photographs, films, drawings, and newspaper cartoons, ca. 1900-1949 (Boxes 95-98, and Ac and UAl oversize folders). This series was not included in the microfilm project.

Motion pictures

"Glimpse of Tokyo" [1], 1932

1 film reels (16mm film, black & white, silent) — black & white, silent; 350 ft., approx. 15 minutes.

Box 97

(This film shows various scenes of Tokyo. Footage includes the city, traffic, children playing, imperial grounds, parks, baseball, musicians, theater, Nikko shrine, Spring festival, boat procession, Kyoto.)

Untitled [In the Philippines] [2], undated

1 film reels (16mm film, black & white, silent) — black & white, silent; 350 ft., approx. 15 minutes.

Box 97

(This film shows Frank Murphy, his family and staff, as well as scenes of Philippine life. Footage includes liner Empress of Russia shipping off, agricultural fields, pool scenes, Murphy family & acquaintances, town scenes, market, horseback riding, cockfighting.)

"Inauguration of President Manuel Quezon" [Reel 1] [3], November 15, 1935

1 film reels (16mm film, black & white, silent) — black & white, silent; 350 ft., approx. 15 minutes.

Box 97

(This film includes footage of Frank Murphy, President Quezon, Vice-President John Nance Gardner, Joseph T. Byrns, attendees, and other politicians. Scenes of inauguration events, procession, speakers at podium, scenes on ships, boat landing, children singing, town visits.)

Untitled [In the Philippines] [4], undated

1 film reels (16mm film, black & white, silent) — black & white, silent; 350 ft., approx. 15 minutes.

Box 97

(Scenes of Murphy, his family and staff; boats in the harbor, and children. Footage of church, harbor scenes, female students, town scenes, a march, fort grounds, and women in dresses posing for pictures.)

Untitled [Manila and Baguio Market [5], undated

1 film reels (16mm film, black & white, silent) — black & white, silent; 350 ft., approx. 15 minutes.

Box 97

(This film includes scenes of people gathering, band musicians, country travel scenes, large estate and grounds, outdoor gathering, troops, men and children carrying goods, town and market, and flooding and damage after a storm.)

"Inauguration of President Manuel Quezon" [Reel 2] [6], November 15, 1935

1 film reels (16mm film, black & white, silent) — black & white, silent; 350 ft., approx. 15 minutes

Box 97

(Film includes scenes of speakers at podium: Murphy, Quezon, and others. Footage starts with ships, cannons fired, musicians playing wind instruments, Vice-President Gardner, Speaker Byrnes, and inauguration of President Quezon.)

"South Island Inspection Trip" [7], undated

1 film reels (16mm film, black & white, silent) — black & white, silent; 350 ft., approx. 15 minutes

Box 97

(This film includes Ed Kemp, Ann Parker (daughter of General Parker), Frank Murphy, and others at Malacanang Palace. Footage shows people gathering in town and harbor, ship scenes, women and children in boats, diverse town scenes.)