Finding Aid for the Graham Family Papers, 1900-1970
Processed by Anne Caiger; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid for the Graham Family Papers, 1900-1970
Collection number: 1258
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
- Processed by:
- Anne Caiger, August 1980
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, February 2004
© 2004 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Graham Family Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1900-1970
Collection number: 1258
Creator:
Graham family
Extent:
49 boxes (24.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Malbone Watson Graham (1898-1965) was a professor of political science at UCLA (1924- ). His published works include
New governments of Central Europe (1924) and
American diplomacy in the international community (1948). Ethel Gladys Murphy married Graham in 1921. She served as president of the American Association of University Women
and worked in the office of the Director of Naval Officer Procurement in Los Angeles during World War II. The collection consists
of Malbone Graham's correspondence, papers, printed materials, speeches, research materials, notes, manuscripts, and ephemera.
Also includes correspondence, papers, two theses, and a scrapbook of his wife, Ethel Graham.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Graham Family Papers (Collection 1258). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Malbone Watson Graham was born on March 26, 1898 in Bogotá, Columbia; BA (1918), MA (1919), and Ph.D (1921), UC Berkeley;
taught at University of Missouri (1921-22) and University of Texas (1922-24); became assistant professor (1924), full professor
(1932) and emeritus professor of political science, UCLA; published works include
New governments of Central Europe (1924) and
American diplomacy in the international community (1948); he died on October 16, 1965 in Santa Monica, California; Ethel Gladys Murphy married Graham in 1921; she was president
of the American Association of University Women and worked in the office of the Director of Naval Officer Procurement in Los
Angeles during World War II.
Biographical Narrative
Collection comprises the papers of Malbone Watson Graham and his wife Ethel Gladys (Murphy) Graham.
Malbone Graham was born in Bogora, Columbia in 1898 and obtained his degrees at the University of California at Berkeley.
He joined the faculty of UCLA as an Assistant Professor in Political Science in 1924, rising to full Professor in 1932.
His wife Ethel, whom he married in 1921, was a President of the American Association of University Women and worked in the
office of the Director of Naval Officer Procurement in Los Angeles during World War II. Unless otherwise stated, the papers
listed below are those of Professor Graham.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of correspondence, papers, printed materials, speeches, research materials, notes, manuscripts, and ephemera
of Malbone Watson Graham, UCLA professor of political science. Also includes correspondence, papers, two theses, and a scrapbook
of his wife, Ethel Gladys (Murphy) Graham.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Graham family--Archives.
Graham, Malbone W. (Malbone Watson), b.1898---Archives.
Graham, Gladys Murphy--Archives.
University of California, Los Angeles. Dept. of Political Science--Faculty--Archival resources.
Political scientists--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.
Manuscripts for publication.
Box 1
Printed material, mostly ephemera.
Box 3
Personal correspondence and papers.
Box 4
Personal correspondence; postcards.
Box 5
Correspondence, ephemera.
Correspondence, Mrs. Graham
Box 9
“D - Z”; miscellaneous letters.
Boxes 10, 27-35
Correspondence and papers, Mrs. Graham.
Box 11
Tax returns; correspondence files, Mrs Graham [arranged alphabetically by name of country]: “A.”
Correspondence Files, Mrs Graham
Box 15
“Spain-Wartime, 1918-1919.”
Correspondence and Papers, Some Relating to UCLA, and Some in an Alaphabetical Sequence
Box 20
Two theses; Scrapbook relating to Mrs. Graham.
Box 21
Personal correspondence, ca. 1919-1920s.
Box 22
Professional correspondence and papers [mixture of Professor and Mrs. Graham]; personal diaries [of Mrs. Graham?].
Box 23
Professional correspondence.
Box 25
Correspondence and papers.
Box 26
Correspondence and papers [of Professor and Mrs. Graham?].
Box 36
Mostly printed materials.
Box 37
Printed materials; one manuscript item.
Box 38
Mostly letters in ring binders.
Box 42
Miscellaneous; includes memoranda and notes relating to Lithuania.
Box 43
Personal material relating to Professor Graham and family; research materials, including a manuscript of a book [?].
Box 45
Research materials, including some relating to the League of Nations.
Box 46
Research materials and manuscripts.
Box 47
Notes for speeches, 1920s; research notes.
Box 48
Research materials, including some relating to Lithuania.
