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Grover E. (Grover Elmer) Murray, 1916-
Postcard Collection, ca. 1910-1960 (bulk 1950s)
1,415 items (2 card boxes) (1.3 linear feet)
Acquisition: Gift, 1985
Access: Open for research
Processed by: Mary Alice Harper and Susan Mihalik, 2006
RLIN Record ID: None
Table of Contents
Scope and Contents
Dr. Grover E. Murray was a noted geologist who began his career in the oil industry. He was a professor of geology at Louisiana State University from 1948 to 1966, and served as president of Texas Tech University from 1966 to 1976. This collection consists of 1,415 items (1,401 photographic, photolithographic and photomechanical postcards; 8 souvenir booklets; 5 packets of black-and-white photographs; 1 packet of photographic reproductions) collected by Murray.The bulk of the postcards are from European countries, specifically England, France, and Spain, and vary in subject from architecture to landscapes, genre scenes to art reproductions. Based on the items bearing postmarks, they date from the 1910s to the 1960s, the bulk from the 1950s. In keeping with Murray's organizational scheme, the postcards are filed alphabetically by country, and Canadian postcards are further subdivided by territory.
Folder List
Box Description
1 Algeria, 4 postcards Argentina, 1 postcard Australia, 3 postcards Austria, 21 postcards Belgium, 7 postcards Brazil, 2 postcards Canada Alberta, 50 postcards; 1 souvenir booklet British Columbia, 45 postcards; 1 souvenir booklet Manitoba, 3 postcards New Brunswick, 1 postcard Nova Scotia, 2 postcards Ontario, 77 postcards; 1 souvenir booklet; 1 packet of 10 photographs Prince Edward Island, 1 postcard Quebec, 6 postcards Saskatchewan, 1 postcard Yukon, 1 postcard Miscellaneous, 8 postcards Capri, 1 postcard Cayman Islands, 1 postcard China, 2 postcards Costa Rica, 5 postcards Cuba, 47 postcards Denmark, 49 postcards Ecuador, 2 postcards Egypt, 1 postcard El Salvador, 1 postcard England, 87 postcards; 1 packet of 10 photographic reproductions; 1 packet of 9 photographs Finland, 27 postcards; 1 packet of 10 photographs France, 96 postcards; 1 packet of 25 photographs Germany, 73 postcards Greece, 36 postcards Guatemala, 31 postcards Haiti, 4 postcards Honduras, 1 postcard 2 India, 1 postcard Indonesia, 1 postcard Iran, 1 postcard Ireland, 53 postcards Israel, 5 postcards Italy, 149 postcards Jamaica, 6 postcards Japan, 35 postcards; 1 souvenir booklet of postcards Luxembourg, 2 postcards Monaco, 2 postcards Morocco, 2 postcards Netherlands, 10 postcards Nicaragua, 3 postcards Norway, 128 postcards Panama, 1 postcard Peru, 4 postcards Philippines, 1 postcard Puerto Rico, 2 postcards Portugal, 15 postcards San Marino, 2 postcards Scotland, 9 postcards Serbia, 2 postcards Spain, 137 postcards; 3 souvenir booklets of postcards Sweden, 63 postcards Switzerland, 23 postcards Tahiti, 1 postcard Tanzania, 1 postcard Trinidad, 2 postcards; 1 souvenir booklet Turkey, 15 postcards United States, 5 postcards Venezuela, 3 postcards Wales, 19 postcards Yugoslavia, 1 postcard
(Last modified: 15 February 2006 )
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