Harold Murray, MD Papers, A Guide to the

Creator

Murray, Harold, 1893-1977.

Dates

1917-1920.

Extent

.50 Linear Feet (.50 linear ft)

Restrictions on Access

No restrictions on access, under the conditions of the Archives access policy.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Harold Murray (1893-1977) was born in Newark, New Jersey, were he attended Barringer High School. His pre-medical training was received at Seton Hall College were he earned a B.A. and M.A., and in 1952, Seton Hall University awarded Dr. Murray a Doctor of Laws "honoris causa." In 1920 Dr. Murray received his M.D. from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Murray served an internship at Newark City Hospital, followed by thirteen years postgraduate work in pediatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.

During his long career, Dr. Murray received numerous honors and held a number of positions of leadership within the profession. These included Fellow of the American College of Physicians, Trustee of the Academy of Medicine of New Jersey, President of the Essex County Medical Society, Diplomat ofthe American Board of Pediatrics, and Director of Pediatrics at St. Michael's Hospital, St. James Hospital and Newark City Hospital. In 1957, Dr. Bela Schick declared Dr. Murray as "Newark's Prince of Pediatrics."

In an editorial eulogy, Dr. Richard Nevin said, " 'Dynamic' was the word for Harold Murray, in everything from his widely varying interests to his zest for living and for people. Keen of mind, enthusiastic in his energies, he embodied and exemplified those attitudes indispensable for accomplishment."

Arrangement

This collection has been organized into two series. They are:

Series I: Lecture Notes Series II: Photographs

Related Materials

When this collection was received it included seven books owned by Dr. Murray. These books have been integrated into the holdings of George F. Smith Library. Five of the books are textbooks used by Dr. Murray as a medical student. They included:

Brewer, George E., A Textbook of Surgery. Lea and Febiger, NY 1915 Cushing, Harvey, The Life of Sir William Osler Vol. II. London: Claendon Press, 1926 Davis, Loyal, J.B. Murphy Stormy Petrel of Surgery. NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1938 Dayton, Hughes, Practice of Medicine. NY: Lea and Febiger,1917 Gould, George M., The Students Medical Dictionary. Philadelphia: Blackston's, 1913 Hiss, Philip H and Hans Zinsser, A Textbook of Bacteriology. Appleton and Co., 1916 War Department, Ophthalmology. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1917

Custodial History

Peter Guthorn, MD, donated the collection in 1981.

Scope and content

The papers of Harold Murray, M.D. consist of four sets of lecture notes and photographs. The lecture notes, arranged in chronological order, were taken by Dr. Murray when he was a medical student at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. The photographs, of Newark City Hospital House and Nursing Staffs, are arranged in alphabetical order.