Edwin and Terry Murray collection of newsprint comic strips, 1920s-1980s
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Summary
- Creator:
- Murray, Edwin, and Terry Murray (collectors)
- Abstract:
- Collection consists of Edwin and Terry Murray's collection of clipped comic strips from newspapers, including Blondie, B.C., Gasoline Alley, Gordo, Buz Sawyer, Apartment 3-G, Bugs Bunny, Archie, Mary Worth, Moon Mullins, Out Our Way, Judge Parker, Steve Canyon, Kerry Drake, Campus Clatter, Chief Wahoo, Priscilla's Pop, Green Beret, Hi and Lois, Boner's Ark, Dennis the Menace, The Jackson Twins, RIP Kirby, Wizard of Id, Smilin' Jack, Beetle Bailey, Popeye, and many others; as well as assorted full comics sections (also known as funnies) from American newspapers such as The Washington Post, the New Orleans Times-Picayune, the Overseas Weekly, the Detroit Free Press, The Chicago Defender, Asbury Park Sunday Press, The Durham Sun, The Durham Morning Herald, The Greenville News, and The News and Observer (Raleigh, N.C.). The bulk of the comic strips date from the 1950s through 1970s.
- Extent:
- 64 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.11749
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of Edwin and Terry Murray's collection of clipped comic strips from newspapers, including Blondie, B.C., Gasoline Alley, Gordo, Buz Sawyer, Apartment 3-G, Bugs Bunny, Archie, Mary Worth, Moon Mullins, Out Our Way, Judge Parker, Steve Canyon, Kerry Drake, Campus Clatter, Chief Wahoo, Priscilla's Pop, Green Beret, Hi and Lois, Boner's Ark, Dennis the Menace, The Jackson Twins, RIP Kirby, Wizard of Id, Smilin' Jack, Beetle Bailey, Popeye, and many others; as well as assorted full comics sections (also known as funnies) from American newspapers such as The Washington Post, the New Orleans Times-Picayune, the Overseas Weekly, the Detroit Free Press, The Chicago Defender, Asbury Park Sunday Press, The Durham Sun, The Durham Morning Herald, The Greenville News, and The News and Observer (Raleigh, N.C.). The bulk of the comic strips date from the 1950s through 1970s.
- Biographical / historical:
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Edwin L. and Terry A. Murray, brothers residing in Durham, North Carolina, have been collectors of comic books and other pulp culture for fifty years.
- Acquisition information:
- The Edwin and Terry Murray Collection of Newsprint Comic Strips were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2019.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Meghan Lyon, Bethany Lynch, June 2019; Laurin Penland, Bethany Lynch, November 2019 and February 2020.
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2019-0077, 2019-0124, and 2019-0142.
- Arrangement:
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Collection is sorted into series: Clipped Strips and Newspaper Comics Sections.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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[Comic Title, Artist, Date, Newspaper title (if known)], Edwin and Terry Murray Collection of Newsprint Comic Strips, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.