Finding Aid for the Murphy D. Smith Letter from Christopher Sandford, 1960 February 10
MS-2400 University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, July 11, 2006.
Summary Information
Murphy D. Smith Letter from Christopher Sandford
Date/Date Range : 1960 February 10
0.1 linear feet
Abstract: This letter to Murphy D. Smith from Christopher Sandford, February 10, 1960, discusses the possibilities for Smith to obtain Golden Cockerel Press books.
MS-2400
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Access and Use
This collection was donated to Special Collections.
Collection is open for research.
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[Identification of Item], Murphy D. Smith Letter from Christopher Sandford, MS-2400. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Biography / History
Murphy DeWitt Smith, Jr. was born to Murphy DeWitt Smith, Sr. and Damie Hogan Smith (d. 1968) on October 16, 1920 in Birmingham, Alabama. He was the third youngest of 10 children: Margaret "Big Sis" Cates (born about 1906), Harry (born about 1909), F. Eleanor (born about 1911), Evelyn "Evy" Caldwell (born about 1914), Avis "Abie" Byers McDonald (born about 1916), William (born about 1918), Albert Lester (born about 1923), Robert Neill (born in 1924), and C. Leonard (born about 1927). Murphy Smith began his undergraduate education at Carson-Newman College and transferred to the University of Tennessee in 1945. He graduated with his B.A. in 1948, and again with his M.A. in 1949. He continuted on to work toward his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania. It is unclear when he began working for American Philosophical Society Library in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but he remained in this position until his retirement. Smith also enjoyed travelling, and kept journals and slides documenting his trips around the world both alone and with various of his siblings. The UT Special Collections library now holds many of these records.
Collection Scope and Content Note
This letter to Murphy D. Smith from Christopher Sandford, February 10, 1960, discusses the possibilities for Smith to obtain Golden Cockerel Press books.
Interested researchers may also wish to consult MS 2690: Murphy DeWitt and Robert Neill Smith Papers, 1929-1998 (bulk 1937-1993) and MS 2705: Murphy DeWitt Smith Travel Journals and Slides, 1960-1990 for more information about Murphy D. Smith.
Subject Terms
- Smith, Murphy DeWitt, 1920-.
- Sandford, Christopher.
- Publishers and publishing -- United States.
Contents List
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Letter to Murphy D. Smith from Christopher Sandford, 1960 February 10 Scope Note: Sandford, in response to Smith's previous letter, provides information about who now controls Golden Cockerel Press. Smith is interested in collecting Golden Cockerel books. Sandford also gives Smith advice on where to located current and older Golden Cockerel books, in addition to his own collection.
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