Eugene Edmund Murphey papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Eugene Edmund Murphey papers
Creator: Murphey, Eugene Edmund, 1875-1952
Inclusive Dates: 1894-1952
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.8 Linear Feet (2 document boxes)
Collection Number: ms991
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Eugene Edmund Murphey (1875-1952), born in Augusta, Georgia, was a physician, writer, professor at the Georgia Medical College, and avid ornithologist.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of papers of Eugene Edmund Murphey from 1894-1952. Contains mainly correspondence (1933-1939) relating to his hobby as an ornithologist; speeches and writings relating to a variety of subjects including public health issues; and lectures on medicine. Also includes memorials, materials (1936-1940) on the Augusta Museum, photographs, and printed material.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged by record type.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Eugene Edmund Murphey papers, ms991, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2009 July 21.

General Notes

Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.

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Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

Biographical Information
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1	1	Biographical Information
1	2	Biographical Information, Obituaries, Memorials

 

Correspondence

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Ba-Br

Bailey, Harold

Bassett, V. H.

Bird Lore (William Vogt, Editor)

Brinkley, Fred

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Bureau of Biological Survey

Burleigh, Thomas D.

Burton, E. Milby

Bush, William E.

Butler, Gracie (Mrs.)

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Chamberlain, E. Burnham

Chambers, W. Lee

Coles, Victor

Cravey, Zach D.

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D-F

Denton, J. Fred

Elliott, Lester F.

Forbush, E. H.

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Gabrielson, Ira N.

Ganier, A. F.

Georgia State Ornithological Society, re.

Giles, Norman, Jr.

Gould, Victor E.

Greene, Earle R.

Griffin, Bill

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Harlee, Capt. H. L.

Hembree, D. V.

Henderson, Dan, re.

Howell, A. H.

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I-M

Loomis

Lunz, G. Robert, Jr.

McAtee, W. L.

Moffitt, James

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N-P

Norris, Robert

Oberholser, Harry C.

Oliver, Harriet M.

Oriole

Orr, Robert T.

Palmer, Dr. T. S.

Pickens, A. L.

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Rogers, Mabel T.

Sass, Herbert R.

Sprunt, James

Sutton, George M.

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T-Z

Taylor, Lucius M.

Tompkins, Ivan R.

Vogt, William (Bird-Lore, q.v.)

Wallace, Henry A.

Wards Natural Science Establishment

Williams, R. W.

 

Ornithological Notes
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1	13	Ornithological Notes by Dr. Murphey
1	14	Ornithological Notes "The Red-Headed Cockaded Wood-Pecker"
1	15	Ornithological Notes "The Birds of Athens, Clarke County, Georgia" by Thomas D. Burleigh, Associate Biologist, U. S. Bureau of Biological Survey

 

Lectures, Writing

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Augusta Museum: Constitution, Correspondence

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Re: Charleston "Auklet": Correspondence and Articles

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Speeches and Writings

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Lectures re History of Medicine

Primitive Health

Mesopotamia, Code Hammurabi

Hebrew Medical Thought

Minoan, Trojan, Mycenaean, Greek

Greek and Asia Minor. Hippocrates

Athens after Hippocratic Period

Romans

Galen, Rome, Baths, etc.

The Great Plagues of History

Influence of Christianity

Influence of the Crusades

The Renaissance

Negro Influence on American Culture

Mrs. Mary Lou Yancey Phinizy

Letter to the Editor, Augusta Chronicle re "Hambone"

Birds in Gardens, March 2, 1933

(Garden Club) 2 c.

Senator George

Garden Clubs Address, April 9, 1940

Bicentennial Commission....Augusta, 1735-1935

letter re.

Fire Companies, re

"The Cap of Youth" by John Steuart. Book Review

Idioms, re

Married School Teachers, re

Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art

Philosophy in Everyday Life. Welcoming Students, 1939

Address to Nurses Association

Does Preventive Medicine Ever Interfere with Private Practice

Sterilization Bill

Water Works

Sanitation

Sanitation. Report to Chamber of Commerce

Water Supply

"Wedding Night" by Peggy Gaddis. Book Review

Our Town

Address before Richmond County Medical Society, ca 1930

Modern Medical Education: Progress or Retrogression?

The History of Pellagra in Georgia

Medical Education, 1932

Response to Address of Welcome

"Cemeteries Outside Cities" by LeGarde S. Doughty

Child Health, City of Augusta

Medical Association of Georgia Convention, re, 1938

Old Medical Building, February 1931

Medical Association of Georgia, 1934

Medical Profession, Notes re., 1933

Blood Donors

Cardiac Disease

Hospital Expansion

Graduation Address, 1939

The Junior League

Health on Vacations

University Grounds, re

Diagnostic Blunders and Misconceptions

House at 432 Telfair St., re

History of South Carolina

Reclamation of Men for Railroad Service

Roosevelt Ball, re

The Medical Aspects of Gall Bladder Disease

Control of Malaria

Progress of Medicine

The U. S. Philatelic Stamp Truck

Dedication of one of the Medical School Buildings

Medical Association of Georgia, re

The Middle-aged Woman: What is She Worth?

 

Pictures
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2	9	Pictures and Christmas cards
2	10	Pictures: Dr. and Mrs. Murphey

 

Printed Material
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2	11	"An Address before the Georgia Medical Society..." by R. D. Arnold, A.M., M.D., Retiring President, 1868
2	11	"Salvage" by Eugene E. Murphey, M. D., 1928
2	11	"Blood Pressures in Aortic Coarctation" by Eugene E. Murphey, et al
2	11	"Sodium Cacodylate in the Treatment of Pernicious Malaria" by E. E. Murphey, M. D., F.A.C.P.
2	11	"Observations on the Bird Life of the Middle Savannah Valley, 1890-1937" by E.E. Murphey
2	11	The Charleston Museum Quarterly, Vol. II, no. 1, 1932