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Collection Overview

Creator:
Murch, Herbert Spencer, 1877-1952
Title:
Selected Papers of Herbert Spencer Murch
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/5t34sj64m
Dates:
1852-1943 (mostly 1902-1943)
Size:
2 boxes and 1.3 linear feet
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-2
Language:
English

Abstract

Consists of correspondence, photographs, clippings, and a scrapbook of Herbert Spencer Murch, a professor of English at Princeton (1906-1944).

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, clippings, and a scrapbook of Murch, professor of English at Princeton (1906-1944). Letters between Murch and his sisters, Philura (Lura) and Jessie, and from his current and former Princeton students comprise the bulk of the correspondence. A photograph album contains 51 mounted and loose prints and 1 photographic postcard, the majority of which (44) are gelatin silver snapshots of Murch, his family, and their home "Lone Pine Farm" in Oregon. The scrapbook includes farm account records (1852), clippings, and Murch's impressions (1900-1901) on reading various works of English and German literature.

Collection Creator Biography:

Murch, Herbert Spencer, 1877-1952

Herbert Spencer Murch was an American educator, editor, and author. He was a professor of English at Princeton University from 1906 to 1944.


Murch, Herbert Spencer, 1877-1952

Herbert Spencer Murch was an American educator, editor, and author. He was a professor of English at Princeton University from 1906 to 1944.

Collection History

Acquisition:

This collection was the gift of Professor Albert Elsasser in 1962.

AM 17520

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

Folder inventory added by Nicholas Williams '15 in 2013.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Selected Papers of Herbert Spencer Murch; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/5t34sj64m
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-2