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Mary Hill Nevin Hall manuscript

Title
Mary Hill Nevin Hall manuscript, undated.
Author
Murphy, Minnie Hall.

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Moving imageSupervised use *T-Mss 1994-003Offsite

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Description
.25 lin. ft., (345 p.).
Summary
This third person narrative covers the journey west and life in Colorado in the 1860s as Murphy imagines her mother experienced it. The focus is on personal family matters.
Subjects
Access (note)
  • Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Source (note)
  • Higgins, Paul V.
Biography (note)
  • Minnie Hall Murphy, the mother of Antoinette Perry (1888-1946), actress and director for whom the Tony Awards were named, wrote this narrative on the westward journey of her mother, Mary Hill Nevin Hall, Perry's grandmother, who travelled from Michigan to Colorado in 1858 as part of the Pike's Peak or Bust expedition.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
*T-Mss 1994-003
OCLC
NYPW94-A161
Author
Murphy, Minnie Hall.
Title
Mary Hill Nevin Hall manuscript, undated.
Restricted Access
Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Biography
Minnie Hall Murphy, the mother of Antoinette Perry (1888-1946), actress and director for whom the Tony Awards were named, wrote this narrative on the westward journey of her mother, Mary Hill Nevin Hall, Perry's grandmother, who travelled from Michigan to Colorado in 1858 as part of the Pike's Peak or Bust expedition.
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Research Call Number
*T-Mss 1994-003
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