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Overview of the Collection | |
Creator: | Murdock, John Robert, 1885-1972 |
Title: | John Robert Murdock Photographs |
Inclusive Dates: | circa 1940-circa 1955 |
Quantity: | 36 Silver Gelatin Photographs (0.25 Linear Feet) |
Abstract: | This collection consists of 36 silver gelatin photographs documenting John R. Murdock's political career, including public ceremonies, portraits, and spot news. Among the prominent figures depicted are Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman. |
Identification: | CP SPC 73 |
Language: | Material in English |
Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 Phone: (480) 965-4932 E-Mail: archives@asu.edu Questions? Ask An Archivist! |
John Robert Murdock, educator and US Representative from Arizona, was born on April 20, 1885 near Lewistown, Missouri. He attended local public schools and graduated from the Missouri State Teacher's College at Kirksville in 1912. After teaching in public schools from 1908 to 1914 he accepted an appointment as an instructor in history and political science at the Tempe Normal School. In 1933, Murdock was named Dean of the Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe.
Murdock was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democrat in November of 1936 and served continuously until January of 1953, having been defeated in the fall 1952 elections. He was a specialist in water issues with particular expertise in water desalinization. Murdock died in Phoenix on February 14, 1972.
This collection consists of 36 silver gelatin photographs documenting John R. Murdock's political career, including public ceremonies, portraits, and spot news. Among the prominent figures depicted are Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman.
To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.
Arizona State University does not own the copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.
These photographs were separated from MSS-62: John Robert Murdock Collection (guide available at http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/asu/murdockj.xml).
[Identification of item], John Robert Murdock Photographs, CP SPC 73, Arizona State University Library.
The John Robert Murdock Collection was received from his daughter, Mrs. Rachel (Murdock) Ellis, in 1979 (ACC#1979-00060A).
1 | Portrait of Myrtle (Cheney) Murdock. S.L., circa 1940 | ||||||||||
Personal Name(s) Murdock, Myrtle Cheney, approximately 1886-1980 |
2 | John Murdock with his Wife Myrtle, who is being Presented with an Award. S.L., circa 1940 | ||||||||||
Personal Name(s) Murdock, John Robert, 1885-1972 Murdock, Myrtle Cheney, approximately 1886-1980 |
3 | John Murdock with a Group of Visitors Looking at Statues in the Capitol Building. Washington, D.C., circa 1950 | ||||||||||
Personal Name(s) Murdock, John Robert, 1885-1972 |
4 | Mrs. John Murdock Unveiling a Bust of a Historical Figure. S.L., circa 1950 | ||||||||||
Personal Name(s) Murdock, Myrtle Cheney, approximately 1886-1980 |
5 | John and Myrtle Murdock Helping to Hold up a Mural Drawn on a Long Roll of Paper. S.L., circa 1950 | ||||||||||
Personal Name(s) Murdock, John Robert, 1885-1972 Murdock, Myrtle Cheney, approximately 1886-1980 |
6-7 | Group Portraits of Several Men, circa 1950 | ||||||||||
These men may be members of Congress. | |||||||||||
8 | John Murdock Sitting at a Table with Several Other Men. S.L., circa 1955 | ||||||||||
Personal Name(s) Murdock, John Robert, 1885-1972 |
9 | John Murdock doing a Radio Program. S.L., circa 1945 | ||||||||||
Personal Name(s) Ankers, Del, 1916-2008 (Photographer) Murdock, John Robert, 1885-1972 |
10-15 | Portrait of John Murdock Standing with Another Man. Washington, D. C., circa 1940 | ||||||||||
Personal Name(s) Chase, D. B. (Dana B.) (Photographer) Murdock, John Robert, 1885-1972 |
16-17 | President Harry S. Truman Standing on the White House Lawn with a Group of People. Washington, D. C., circa 1950 | ||||||||||
Group includes Senator Carl T. Hayden and Congressman John Murdock. | |||||||||||
Personal Name(s) Murdock, John Robert, 1885-1972 Hayden, Carl Trumbull, 1877-1972 Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 Corporate Name(s)Harris & Ewing (Photographer) |
18-19 | President Franklin D. Roosevelt Sitting at his Desk with Members of Congress Standing Behind Him. Washington, D. C., circa 1940 | ||||||||||
John Murdock is one of the Congresspeople standing behind Roosevelt. | |||||||||||
Personal Name(s) Murdock, John Robert, 1885-1972 Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 Corporate Name(s)Harris & Ewing (Photographer) |
20-21 | Group of Dignitaries Standing in Front of Plane Used for First Flight Using Gasoline Made from American Coal. S.L., circa 1943 | ||||||||||
Personal Name(s) Murdock, John Robert, 1885-1972 Straus, Michael Wolf, 1897-1970 Murdock, Orrice Abram, 1893-1979 Gurney, Chan, 1896-1985 Sayers, R. R. (Royd Ray), 1885-1965 O'Mahoney, Joseph C. (Joseph Christopher), 1884-1962 Randolph, Jennings, 1902-1998 Kelley, Augustine Bernard, 1883-1957 Johnson, Calvin D. (Calvin Dean), 1898-1985 Furlong, Grant (Robert Grant), 1886-1973 Hyde, Arthur C. (Arthur Cunningham), 1910-1999 Corporate Name(s)United States. Bureau of Mines (Photographer) |
22 | John Murdock Standing on Steps of the Capitol Building with a Man and a Burro. Washington, D.C., circa 1950 | ||||||||||
Personal Name(s) Murdock, John Robert, 1885-1972 Corporate Name(s)Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (Photographer) |
23 | John Murdock Standing with an Air Force Officer. S. L., circa 1950 | ||||||||||
Personal Name(s) Murdock, John Robert, 1885-1972 Corporate Name(s)United States. Air Force (Photographer) |
24 | John Murdock Standing with Two Other Men. Washington, D.C., circa 1950 | ||||||||||
Personal Name(s) Murdock, John Robert, 1885-1972 Corporate Name(s)Underwood & Underwood (Photographer) |
25 | Annual Dinner of the Spanish American War Officers, D.C. Commandery at the Army and Navy Club. Washington, D.C., 1941 | ||||||||||
Personal Name(s) Murdock, John Robert, 1885-1972 Corporate Name(s)Schutz Group Photographers (Washington, D.C.) (Photographer) |
26-28 | Portraits of John Murdock. Washington, D.C., circa 1940 | ||||||||||
Personal Name(s) Chase, D. B. (Dana B.) (Photographer) Murdock, John Robert, 1885-1972 |
29-30 | Portraits of John Murdock. Washington, D.C., circa 1940 | ||||||||||
Personal Name(s) Murdock, John Robert, 1885-1972 Title(s)Washington press (Washington, D.C.) (Photographer) |
31-34 | Portraits of John Murdock. Washington, D.C., circa 1940 | ||||||||||
Personal Name(s) Murdock, John Robert, 1885-1972 Corporate Name(s)Underwood & Underwood (Photographer) |
35 | John Murdock with Two Other Men Looking at a Plant. S.L., circa 1950 | ||||||||||
Personal Name(s) Murdock, John Robert, 1885-1972 |
36 | John Murdock with a Friend. S.L., circa 1950 | ||||||||||
Personal Name(s) Murdock, John Robert, 1885-1972 |