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Griffin-Murray-Studds-Douty family photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0322

Abstract

This collection contains portraits of the Griffin, Murray, Studds, and Douty family.

Dates

  • 1839-1987

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

The reproduction of materials in this collection may be subject to copyright restrictions. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine and satisfy copyright clearances or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information visit the MCHC’s Rights and Permissions page.

Biographical / Historical

The Griffin, Murray, Studds, and Douty families primarily resided in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. John Roland Murray (1828-1921), son of Henry G. (b. 1802) and Liza Billups Murray (b. ca. 1804), married Mary Griffin (1837-1898) in 1856. John worked as a coach maker in Baltimore, Maryland. He and Mary, daughter of John and Elizabeth Spicer Griffin, had three sons, George R. (1867-1892), James R. (b. ca. 1869), and John Harry Murray (1855-1932). Mary’s brother, William M. (b. ca. 1844), served in the Union Army during the Civil War, as a quartermaster sergeant for the Baltimore Battery, Maryland Light Artillery.

John Harry worked as a clerk in Baltimore and married Julia Truslow Tucker (d. ca. 1928-1932) in 1882. They had two children, Bessie Francene (1885-1979) and Carroll Harper Murray (1886-1956). Bessie married Walter Granville Studds in 1920, and had two children, Granville Murray (1921-1992) and Audrey Lee Studds (1924-2010). Bessie later married James Frederick Douty, Jr. (1877-1953).

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by family group and generation which retains the order created by the donor.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Diane Berg, June 13, 2015.

Related Materials

MS 3201, Griffin-Murray-Studds-Douty Family Manuscript Collection, 1842-1992

Title
Guide to the Griffin-Murray-Studds-Douty family photograph collection
Status
Under Revision
Author
Lara Westwood
Date
2017-04
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Revision Statements

  • 2020-03-13: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Mallory Herberger.

Repository Details

Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository

Contact:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750