Frank Murphy papers, 1908-1949

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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.

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Correspondence, 1908-1949

Correspondence, 1908-1949 (Microfilm rolls 1-91, Manuscript boxes 1-47). The series has been arranged chronologically, with undated letters placed at the end of the relevant month, year, or decade, depending on which is apparent, or at the very end of the series, if no date is apparent. Other undated letters have been categorized by periods of Murphy's life (e.g., Detroit period, gubernatorial period, etc.) and placed at the end of the period. The Bentley Historical Library has a large (but not complete) name index to the incoming correspondence files (boxes 100-103, not microfilmed).