Call Number:

C0516

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 2 boxes
• 0.8 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); James Edward Murdoch Collection, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1840-1905 (inclusive)

Creator:

Princeton University. Library. Special Collections and Murdoch, James Edward, 1811-1893

Form:

Correspondence -- 19th century, Manuscripts -- 19th century., and Notebooks -- 19th century

Abstract:

Consists primarily of letters by theater people to James Edward Murdoch, known for his dramatic readings to soldiers during the Civil War.

James Edward Murdoch, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, originally trained as a bookbinder with his father before making his first appearance as an actor in 1829. Murdoch worked as an actor, stage-manager, and lecturer before the outbreak of the Civil War. During the Civil War, Murdoch volunteered as a nurse in Union hospitals in addition to giving dramatic readings to soldiers.

James Edward Murdoch, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, originally trained as a bookbinder with his father before making his first appearance as an actor in 1829. Murdoch worked as an actor, stage-manager, and lecturer before the outbreak of the Civil War. During the Civil War, Murdoch volunteered as a nurse in Union hospitals in addition to giving dramatic readings to soldiers.

James Edward Murdoch, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, originally trained as a bookbinder with his father before making his first appearance as an actor in 1829. Murdoch worked as an actor, stage-manager, and lecturer before the outbreak of the Civil War. During the Civil War, Murdoch volunteered as a nurse in Union hospitals in addition to giving dramatic readings to soldiers.

The collection consists of letters by theater people to Murdoch, known for his dramatic readings to soldiers during the Civil War; two notebooks recording biographical material about his life by Edmund H. Russell with the help of Murdoch's daughter, Ida; and the autograph manuscripts of two plays by George Henry Miles, Richelieu and Hernando de Soto.