A Guide to the Albert Alexander Murphree Papers
Finding aid prepared by Dept. Staff
University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
March 2005
Descriptive Summary |
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| Provenance: | Murphree, Albert Alexander, 1908- | |
| Title: | Albert Alexander Murphree Papers | |
| Dates: | 1934-1974 | |
| Abstract: | Lecture materials on world and European drama, letters pertaining to graduate-level curriculum revision, and chapters from Murphree's unfinished manuscript about John Dryden. | |
| Extent: | 0.4 linear feet. (1 Box) | |
| Identification: | Manuscript Collection 51 | |
Biographical/Historical Note
Albert Alexander Murphree, known to friends and colleagues as "Waddy", was the son of University of Florida President A. A. Murphree. He served on the faculty of the Department of English for over four decades. Murphree graduated from Florida in 1929 with an A. B. As a Rhodes scholar, he continued his studies at Oxford University where, in 1933, he received the degree of M.A. Oxon. The following year Murphree returned to Florida as a member of the English faculty with the rank of Instructor. He was responsible for lower-division courses in rhetoric and composition. Soon afterwards, he enrolled at John Hopkins to pursue additional graduate work. He returned, again, to the University of Florida in 1941, this time as an associate professor. He taught upper-division classes that focused on the themes and theatrical devices common to European drama.
Scope and Content
Included in the collection are lecture materials for courses on "World Drama," "European Drama," and "Dryden and Pope" (dated 1938, 1952, and 1972), letters pertaining to graduate-level curriculum revision (dated 1954), and several chapters from Murphree's unfinished manuscript about the author/playwright John Dryden and his dramatic technique.
Access or Use Restrictions
Access
Collection is open for research.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Albert Alexander Murphree Papers, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Contents List
Selected Subjects and Access Points |
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| The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog: | ||
| Organizations: | ||
| University of Florida. Dept. of English -- History. | ||
| Personal Names: | ||
| Dryden, John, 1631-1700. | ||
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