James Edward Murdoch Collection, 1840-1905

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Collection Overview

Creator:

Murdoch, James Edward (1811-1893)

Collector:

Princeton University. Library. Special Collections

Title:

James Edward Murdoch Collection

Repository:

Manuscripts Division

Permanent URL:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pg15bd94z

Dates:

1840-1905

Size:

2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

Storage Note:

ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-2

Language:

English

Abstract: Consists primarily of letters by theater people to James Edward Murdoch, known for his dramatic readings to soldiers during the Civil War.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of letters by theater people to Murdoch, known for his dramatic readings to soldiers during the Civil War; two notebooks recording biographical material about his life by Edmund H. Russell with the help of Murdoch's daughter, Ida; and the autograph manuscripts of two plays by George Henry Miles, Richelieu and Hernando de Soto.

Collection Creator Biography:

Murdoch

James Edward Murdoch, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, originally trained as a bookbinder with his father before making his first appearance as an actor in 1829. Murdoch worked as an actor, stage-manager, and lecturer before the outbreak of the Civil War. During the Civil War, Murdoch volunteered as a nurse in Union hospitals in addition to giving dramatic readings to soldiers.

Murdoch

Collection History

Acquisition:: No acquisition information is currently available for this collection.
Appraisal: No appraisal information is available.
Processing Information: Folder inventory added by Feng Zhu '14 in 2013.

Access & Use

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The collection is open for research.

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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

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