John Robert Murdock Collection 1917-1963 (Bulk 1942-1950)

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John Robert Murdock Collection 1917-1963 (Bulk 1942-1950)

MSS-62


Overview of the Collection
Creator:	Murdock, John Robert, 1885-1972
Title:	John Robert Murdock Collection
Inclusive Dates:	1917-1963
Bulk Dates:	1942-1950
Quantity:	5 Boxes (2.25 Linear Feet)
Abstract:	The John Robert Murdock Collection consists of correspondence, news clippings, radio broadcast scripts and speeches, election returns, and printed matter dating from 1917 to 1963. The bulk of the collection concerns Murdock's congressional campaigns and state elections between 1942 and 1950.
Identification:	MSS-62
Language:	Material in English
Repository:	Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 Phone: (480) 965-4932 E-Mail: archives@asu.edu Questions? Ask An Archivist!

Biographical Note

John Robert Murdock, educator and US Representative from Arizona, was born on April 20, 1885 near Lewistown, Missouri. He attended local public schools and graduated from the Missouri State Teacher's College at Kirksville in 1912. After teaching in public schools from 1908 to 1914 he accepted an appointment as an instructor in history and political science at the Tempe Normal School. In 1933, Murdock was named Dean of the Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe.

Murdock was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democrat in November of 1936 and served continuously until January of 1953, having been defeated in the fall 1952 elections. He was a specialist in water issues with particular expertise in water desalinization. Murdock died in Phoenix on February 14, 1972.

Scope and Content Note

The John Robert Murdock Collection consists of correspondence, news clippings, radio broadcast scripts and speeches, election returns, and printed matter dating from 1917 to 1963. The bulk of the collection concerns Murdock's congressional campaigns and state elections between 1942 and 1950.

Arrangement

This collection consists of five boxes.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.

Copyright

Arizona State University does not own the copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.

Related Material

Separated Materials

Photographs received with this collection were separated and cataloged as CP SPC 73: John Robert Murdock Photographs (guide available at http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/asu/cp_spc_73.xml).

Access Terms

Personal Name(s)

Murdock, John Robert, 1885-1972.

Corporate Name(s)

Maricopa County Democratic Women's Club (Ariz.).

Geographic Name(s)

Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico).

Subject(s)

Legislators -- United States.

Political campaigns -- Arizona.

Political campaigns -- United States.

Saline water conversion -- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico).

United States. Congress -- Elections.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], John Robert Murdock Collection, MSS-62, Arizona State University Library.

Provenance

The John Robert Murdock Collection was received from his daughter, Mrs. Rachel (Murdock) Ellis, in 1979 (ACC# 79-060).

Other Finding Aids

A calendar describing each item in the Murdock Collection is available in the Luhrs Reading Room upon request.

Container List


Box	Folder
1	1	Biographical Information, 1972, Undated


1	2		Newsclippings and Printed Matter, 1935-1936, 1946,


1	3		Political Speeches and Announcements, 1936-1944


1	4		Congressional Record, 1937-1951


1	5		News Clippings Regarding Various Arizona Issues and Communist Political Association (Phoenix) Typescript Statement Entitled Departure from Roosevelt's Policies, 1941-1946


1	6		News Clippings Regarding Arizona Water, R. H. Forbes, and Albin Barkley, 1934, 1943-1944


1	7		Newsclippings and Printed Matter, 1944-1950


1	8		Congressional Record Regarding Silver, American's Creed, 1943


1	9		Bills Introduced by Murdock, 1937


1	10		News Clippings Regarding Arizona Politics, 1939, Undated


1	11		Election Certificate and Acknowledgement and Official Canvass: General Election by County, 1938-1942


1	12		1942 Election: General Election Returns for Coconino and Pinal County and News Clippings Regarding Churchill and Roosevelt, 1942-1943


1	13		Voting Records Correspondence, 1938-1942


1	14		Campaign Press Release entitled As It Appears to Your Congressman, 1941


1	15		News Clippings Regarding Arizona Politics, 1942


1	16		1942 Campaign: Advertising and Management Correspondence, 1942


1	17		1942 Campaign: Printed Matter, 1942


1	18		1942 Election: Primary Election Returns (All Arizona Counties and Precincts) and Election Certificate, 1942


1	19		1944 Election: Primary Election Returns by County and Precinct, 1944


1	20		1944 Election: General Election Returns by County and Precinct, 1944-1945, Undated


1	21		1944 Campaign: Financial Records Regarding Advertising, 1944


1	22		Address at Williams Field, 1944


1	23		1944 Election: Pamphlet and Press Release with Election Statistics and Information Regarding Legislative Apportionment, 1944


1	24		1944 Campaign: Candidacy Announcement, 1944


1	25		Article entitled Veterans - Here's Your Farm, 1946


1	26		1946 Campaign: Primary Election Petition Carriers, 1946, Undated


1	27		1946 Election: News Clippings, 1946


1	28		1946 Campaign: Support Correspondence, 1946, Undated


1	29		1946 Campaign: Congratulatory Correspondence, 1946


1	30		1946 Campaign: Congratulatory Correspondence, 1946-1947, Undated


1	31		1946 Campaign: Advertising Correspondence and Printed Matter, 1944, 1946, Undated


1	32		1946 Campaign: Campaign Advertisements, 1946, Undated


1	33		1946 Campaign: Financial Records and Correspondence, 1946, Undated


1	34		Newsclippings and Printed Matter Regarding Water, 1947-1948, Undated


1	35		Speeches Regarding Water, Labor, and Murdock Political Qualifications, 1946-1947, Undated


1	36		Voting Records for 1945-1948, 1948


1	37		1948 Campaign: Primary Election Petition Carrier Correspondence and Instructions, 1948


1	38		1948 Campaign: Primary Election Correspondence and Printed Matter, 1948, Undated


1	39		1948 Campaign: Radio Broadcasts (Scripts) and Speeches, 1946, Undated


1	40		1948 Campaign: Personal Correspondence, 1948


1	41		1948 Campaign: Primary Election Newspapers and Direct Mail Correspondence, 1948


1	42		1948 Campaign: Advertising Copy Directed at Mormon Constituency, 1948, Undated


1	43		1948 Campaign: Issues for Possible Campaign Speeches, 1948


1	44		1948 Campaign: Political Speeches and Radio Broadcast Scripts, 1948


1	45		[Not Used], 1948, Undated


1	46		1948 Campaign: Support for Other Congressional Candidates, 1948


1	47		1948 Election: Correspondence and Printed Matter, 1948, Undated


Box	Folder
2	1	1946 Congressional Election Statistics, Arizona State and County Elected Officials, and 1948 Primary and General Election Information, 1946, 1948


2	2		1948 Elections: Campaign Statistics and News Clippings, 1948, Undated


2	3		1948 Elections: Arizona Gubernatorial Primary News Clippings, Undated


2	4		1948 Elections: News Clippings Regarding Other Candidates, Undated


2	5		1948 Campaign: Correspondence and Newsclippings, 1948, Undated


2	6		1948 Campaign: Correspondence and Speeches, 1948, Undated


2	7		1948 Elections: Precinct Voting, Undated


2	8		1948 Campaign: Primary and General Election Expenses, Correspondence, and Printed Matter, 1948, Undated


2	9		1948 Election: Primary and General Election Returns by County, Undated


2	10		1948 Campaign: Congratulatory Correspondence, 1948-1949


2	11		Newspaper Column entitled "As It Appears to Your Congressman", 1939-1944


2	12		1950 Campaign: Primary Election Correspondence and Printed Matter, 1950, Undated


2	13		1950 Campaign: Correspondence, Speeches, and Position Statements, 1950


2	14		1950 Campaign: Advertising Correspondence and Receipts, 1950, Undated


2	15		1950 Campaign: Correspondence Regarding Voting Records and Position Statements, 1950


2	16		1950 Campaign: Primary Election Congratulatory Correspondence, 1950


2	17		1950 Campaign: General Election Congratulatory Correspondence, 1950


2	18		1950 Campaign: Primary and General Election Expense Correspondence, Newsclippings, and Financial Records, 1950, Undated


2	19		1950 Campaign: Radio Addresses (Scripts), Speeches, and Correspondence, 1950, Undated


2	20		Invitations and Correspondence, 1950


2	21		Petition Signers Mailing List and Pamphlet entitled How Your Congressman Voted, Undated


2	22		1950 Campaign: Correspondence and Invitations Regarding Rallies, 1950, Undated


2	23		1950 Campaign: Petition Carriers Correspondence, 1950, Undated


2	24		Press Releases and Correspondence, 1950


2	25		1950 Campaign: Correspondence, 1950


2	26		1950 Campaign: Petition Carrier Correspondence, 1950


2	27		Extra Petitions, Undated


2	28		Murdock in Congressional Record, 1950


2	29		Democratic National Congressional Committee Issue Statements, 1949-1950, Undated


2	30		Political News Clippings, 1949-1951


2	31		Maricopa County Democratic Women's Club Year Book, 1951, Undated


2	32	In Congress Murdock Said ... 1937-1939, Undated
			Pamphlets regarding Colorado River water.


2	33		Printed Matter and Newsclipping Regarding Robert H. Forbes, Gezira Sporting Club, and a Resolution Relating to Public Funds, 1920-1922, Undated


2	34		News Clippings Regarding Agriculture, 1917, 1939, 1954


2	35		News Clippings Regarding Arizona Politics, 1951-1952, Undated


2	36		News Clippings Regarding Various Arizona Issues, Primarily Water, 1954, Undated


2	37	Methodist House Tape Transcripts, Undated
			Lectures on various Arizona-related topics probably directed at general audiences.


2	38		Colorado River Development Tape Transcripts, Undated


2	39		[Not Used?]


2	40		Colorado River Water Desalinization: Notes and Editorial Regarding HR 6578, 1964, Undated


2	41		Colorado River: Palo Verde District/Gila Project: Speech, Hearings, and Comments, 1946, 1950, Undated


2	42		Colorado River: Supreme Court Decision: Transcripts of Tapes Recorded for Carl T. Hayden, 1963, Undated


2	43/OV2		Caricature of Murdock, Undated