ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202

P.J. MURPHY PAPERS

COLLECTION: OGL #1248

DATES: 1919, 1942

SIZE: 1 folder

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: The P.J. Murphy Papers were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Charles "Tim" Murphy, Grand Forks, North Dakota, on January 21, 1992 (Acc.#92-1804).

ACCESS: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

P.J. Murphy was born was born in Lanark, Ontario, Canada, on January 23, 1870. His family moved to North Dakota in 1881. Murphy graduated from Grafton High School, and attended the University of North Dakota for a time. He married Mary Ann Normand on July 10, 1901, at Oakwood (Walsh County), North Dakota. The couple had one son, Harold.

P.J Murphy taught at a Catholic School in Oakwood from 1889-1900. In 1900, he became the district manager for the Modern Woodmen of America lodge. He was promoted in 1909 to state manager, a capacity in which he served until his retirement in 1936. He was also a member of the Grafton School Board for eighteen years. Murphy was elected to the North Dakota State Senate as a Republican in 1913, serving until 1933. He was also the first president of the State Board of Higher Education.

P.J. Murphy died January 13, 1942.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The P.J. Murphy Papers consist of his obituary, taken from the Grand Forks Herald. Also included is biographical information regarding Murphy taken from the 1919 Legislative Manual, as well as one undated photograph. The photograph was used in Murphy's obituary.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1
Folder

1. Biographical Information: Photocopy from the 1919 Legislative Manual and 1942 obituary

SEPARATIONS RECORD

One photograph was separated and placed in the Orin G. Libby Photograph Collection.

OGL#1248-1 P.J. Murphy, undated (photo used in obituary)

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