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Murphy, Gerald, 1888-1964

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1888 - 1964

Biography

Gerald Murphy (1888-1964), expatriate American who moved to the French Riviera in the early 20th century; social circle included artists of the Lost Generation.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Sara and Gerald Murphy papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 468
Abstract: The collection consists of the personal and family papers of Gerald and Sara Murphy, including material created and accumulated by Gerald and Sara, their children Baoth, Patrick, and Honoria, and the Wiborg family. The collection documents the Murphy's unconventional and artistic lifestyle and their role in the American expatriate community in Paris and Antibes, France during the 1920s and early 1930s, as well as their personal connections with artists and writers of the Modernist period....
Dates: 1854-2005

Mary Hoyt Wiborg papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1408
Abstract: The collection consists of correspondence, writings, photographs, personal papers, printed material, and electronic files by or relating to Mary Hoyt Wiborg. Materials document her life as an expatriate in France, service as a volunteer nurse in both World Wars, and work as a playwright. Included are letters from Wiborg to her father Frank Bestow Wiborg in 1918, describing her experiences at a French military hospital during World War I, and correspondence with her sisters Sara Murphy and...
Dates: circa 1910s-2017, bulk 1914-1964

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  • Subject: Americans -- France -- History -- 20th Century X

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American literature -- 20th century 1
Art, American -- 20th Century 1
Art, Modern -- 20th Century 1
Audiovisual materials 1
Authors, American -- 20th Century -- Archives 1