Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Edna Murphy papers
- Dates:
- 1919-1935
- Creators:
- Murphy, Edna
- Extent:
- 2.5 linear feet of papers.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Edna Murphy papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Edna Murphy papers span the years 1919-1935 and encompass 2.5 linear feet. The collection consists primarily of personal items, such as handwritten verse and prose, correspondence, diaries, travel miscellany, and address books. It also contains contracts, clippings, photographs, and handwritten credit lists. There is some correspondence between Murphy and Mervyn LeRoy.
- Biographical / historical:
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Edna Murphy was an American actress. Between 1920 and 1932 she appeared in more than sixty feature- length productions. She married director Mervyn LeRoy in 1927.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired: 1980
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Correspondence; 2. Subject files, subseries A-B as follows: A. General; B. Clippings.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- actresses
- Names:
- Murphy, Edna , 1899-1974--Archives.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2014
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: September 08, 2014
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Available by appointment only.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.
- Preferred citation:
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Edna Murphy papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- Location of this collection:
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333 S. La Cienega BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3036 extension 2226