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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Columba Patrick Murray papers
Creator:
Murray, Columba Patrick, 1898-1985
Identifier/Call Number: M2156
Physical Description:
3.25 Linear Feet
(3 manuscript boxes and 1 oversize box)
Date (inclusive): 1898-1985
Date (bulk): 1918-1959
Language of Material: Primarily in English with some material in German.
Columba Patrick Murray, Jr., was born in 1898 and died in Vienna, Austria, on September 23, 1985. He studied law at Georgetown
University and eventually served in the ARA (American Relief Administration) in Russia from 1921-1923, as a major in the United
States Army from 1942-1945, and in CARE (Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe) in post-war Poland and Austria from
1946-48.
The materials consist of personal and professional correspondence, documents and photographs, mostly from 1918-1959, recording
the activities of Major Columba Patrick Murray during a lifetime career associated with various U.S. consular, diplomatic,
and military stations, most notably the ARA (American Relief Administration) in Russia, 1921-1923, and CARE (Cooperative for
American Remittances to Europe) in post-war Poland and Austria. 231 manuscripts and typed letters and documents, various sizes,
totaling 391 pages. Miscellaneous photographs.
[identification of item], Columba Patrick Murray papers (M2156). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased by Stanford University Libraries in 2014.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Reconstruction (1914-1939) -- Soviet Union
International relief -- Europe
Murray, Columba Patrick, 1898-1985
CARE Inc.
American Relief Administration