| Title: |
Charles F. Murphy
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Art Institute of Chicago. Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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| Collection: |
Chicago Architects Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Murphy speaks about working at the D.H. Burnham & Company; impressions of Daniel H. Burnham; Ernest Graham; the Insurance Exchange building; Alfred Shaw and the Civic Opera House; the Field Building; the Merchandise Mart; Century of Progress International Exposition 1933-34; the Prudential Building; the First National Bank. Interwoven throughout the text are memories of the people and events of which early 20th century Chicago history is made.
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| Extent: |
69 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/caohp/murphy.pdf
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1981 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Murphy, Charles Francis, 1890-1985
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1890
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Jersey City, NJ; New Jersey; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Architect; Secretary
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| Age at speaking: |
91
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| Document location: |
Chicago, IL
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| Document date: |
01-Jun-1981
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| Interviewer: |
Manny, Carter H., 1918-
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| Locations discussed: |
Chicago, IL; Illinois; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Architects; Architectural design; Architectural firms; Architecture; Architecture--Chicago (Ill.); Chicago (Ill.)--History; Chicago, IL; Illinois; North America; Oral history; United States; Work environment
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
D.H. Burnham & Company
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0025548-27410
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