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PC
30
Murrow, Edward R.
Edward R. Murrow
Photographs
1909-1964
1 container.
.5 linear feet of shelf space.
130 items.
The collection consists of ninety-eight
black and white photographs, one black and white montage, and two color
photographs of Edward R. Murrow. Images span Murrow's life, from boyhood scenes
to college, and through his career with CBS. Also included are three pieces of
correspondence addressed to E.R. or Janet Murrow, a New York Times
advertisement for E.R. Murrow and CBS, and three articles from the news
magazines Time, Look, and Newsweek. A collection of twenty-two black and white
photographs taken in 1942 by the Hutchison Studio, Pullman, Washington, has
been added to the Murrow collection.
Collection materials are in
English
Edward [Egbert] Roscoe Murrow was born on April 25, 1908, near
Greensboro, North Carolina. He was the youngest of three boys born to Roscoe
and Ethel Murrow. The family moved to Blanchard, Washington when Murrow was
five. Subsequently, Murrow attended Washington State College in Pullman,
Washington, graduating in 1930. He was president of the National Student
Federation from 1929 to 1932 and assistant director of the Institute of
International Education from 1932 to 1935. In 1934 he married Janet Brewster.
Their son, Charles Casey, was born November 6, 1945, in West London.
Murrow was hired by CBS in 1935 and worked for them until 1961. During
those years he worked as war correspondent in London, 1939 to 1945, vice
president, director of public affairs, 1945 to 1947, and news analyst and host
for the television programs
Person to Person,
See It Now, and
Small World during the 1950s. He was on the CBS board of
directors from 1949 to 1955. In 1961, Edward R. Murrow was appointed director
of the United States Information Agency (USIA), serving until 1964. He died on
April 27, 1965.
The collection donated by Janet Murrow consists of ninety-eight black
and white photographs, one black and white montage, and two color photographs
of Edward R. Murrow. Included are three pieces of correspondence addressed to
E.R. or Janet Murrow, a New York Times advertisement for E.R. Murrow and CBS,
and three articles from the news magazines Time, Look, and Newsweek. A
collection of twenty-two black and white photographs taken in 1942 by the
Hutchison Studio, Pullman, Washington, has been added to the Murrow
collection.
This collection is open for research use.
[Item Description]. PC 30, Edward R. Murrow
Photographs. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
The E.R. Murrow photographs were donated to the Washington State
University Library by Janet (Brewster) Murrow, of South Hadley, Massachusetts
in two accessions, in January and March of 1978 (78-2).
The E.R. Murrow photographs were arranged and processed by David
Smestad in November, 1978.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Murrow, Edward R. --Archives
Murrow, Edward R.--Portraits
Hutchison Studio
Historical Photograph Collections. waps
Photographs
Journalism
Washington (State)
Group portraits --
Washington (State)--20th century. gmgpc waps
Montages--20th century.
gmgpc waps
Portraits--Washington
(State)--20th century. gmgpc waps
Radio journalists -- United States--Portraits
Television journalists --United States--Portraits
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
"London/NYC, returning from
London."
1939-1945
a
1
ERM with Bill Hewey, CBS office,
London.
1939
a
2
ERM on London street.
1940
a
3
ERM on London street.
1940
83-114
a
4
ERM with three war
correspondents.
circa 1940
83-117
a
5
ERM with unidentified bomber
pilot.
circa 1941
92-181
a
6
ERM on deck of ship arriving in
NYC, from London.
1941
a
7
ERM and James Doolittle
[?].
1942-1943
a
8
ERM at work in London
office.
1940
83-115
a
9
ERM at work in London
office.
1940
79-130
a
10
ERM at work in London
office.
1940
83-116
a
11
ERM at work in London
office.
circa 1941
a
12
ERM at work in London
office.
May 1944
a
13
ERM in cockpit of fighter
plane.
1944
83-118
a
14
ERM with Marshall
Yarrow.
D-Day + 40 hrs
85-039
Chicago, Washington D.C.,
Philadelphia, Paris.
1945-1949
b
1
ERM with William L.
Shirer.
circa 1945
83-119
b
2
ERM in Chicago.
1945
83-121
b
3
ERM and H. Leslie Atlass (CBS
Vice President in charge of Central Division) receiving Alfred I. du Pont Radio
Awards from Dr. Francis P. Gaines.
1947
85-040
b
4
ERM, Robert Evans, and John Adams
(CBS newsmen) at the White House following Murrow's talk with President
Truman.
Dec. 12, 1947
b
5
ERM, Howard K. Smith, and other
members of CBS news crew at Republican Convention, Philadelphia.
1948
b
6
ERM and R. Runyon.
b
7
ERM with two SHAPE generals
(unidentified), Paris [?].
b
8
ERM with Thomas Dewey.
circa 1948
b
9
ERM with Thomas Dewey, Lowell
Thomas and others.
circa 1949
b
10
Informal portrait of ERM at
work.
circa 1949
83-125
b
11
Informal portrait of ERM at
work.
circa 1949
83-120
Korea.
1952
c
1
ERM with Larry
LeSueur.
83-059
c
2
ERM with Bill Downs.
83-123
c
3
ERM with unidentified
troops.
83-124
c
4
ERM with Howard K.
Smith.
83-122
USA/London.
1952-1959
d
1
ERM with General Omar
Bradley.
circa early 1950s
83-126
d
2
ERM, Howard K. Smith, Eric
Sevareid, and David Schoenbrun, Year End Show.
d
3
ERM with Janet Murrow and Harry
Truman, Isla Magordo.
1957
83-127
d
4
ERM with President Truman and
others.
d
5
ERM waiting for a
Person to Person show.
d
6
ERM on the set of
Person to Person show.
circa 1954-1959
95-103
d
7
ERM about to go on air,
Person to Person show.
d
8
ERM, John Aaron, and Jesse
Zousmer (co-producers of
Person to Person show).
circa 1953-1959
95-102
d
9
ERM in viewing room
See It Now, 9th Avenue, NYC.
1953
83-128
d
10
ERM and Fred Friendly
(co-producers of
See It Now).
1953
85-038
d
11
ERM with Eleanor Roosevelt and
Marion Anderson.
1958
85-041
d
12
ERM with Larry
LeSueur.
1955
83-129
d
13
ERM in 485 Madison Avenue
office.
1952
83-062
d
14
ERM at work in 485 Madison Avenue
office with Dorothy MacDonough taking dictation.
1952
83-130
d
15
ERM on set of
See It Now.
1952
79-131
d
16
ERM on set of
See It Now.
circa 1953
79-132
d
17
ERM at Cape Cod, unidentified
military base.
summer 1952
83-060
d
18
ERM at Cape Cod, unidentified
military base.
summer 1952
d
19
ERM at Cape Cod, unidentified
military base.
summer 1952
d
21
ERM with broadcasters in
London.
circa 1952
83-151
USIA/White House.
1961-1964
e
1
Twentieth anniversary of American
Library in London. ERM with Janet Murrow, Hamish Hamilton, Cyril Connelly, and
Mr. and Mrs. Yehudi Menuhin.
circa 1961
83-132
e
2
ERM in Tehran, Iran with Prime
Minister Asadollah Alam.
e
3
The Dytchley Conference in
Oxfordshire, England. ERM with (left to right) Sir Harold Caccia, Professor
John Hope Franklin, and Minister Lewis Jones.
e
4
ERM with President John Kennedy
and others in the White House [NOTE: White House letterhead regarding this
photo, neg. 83-133, in Folder P, Correspondence].
circa 1961
83-133
e
5
ERM with President John Kennedy
(color print) (b/w neg.).
1961
83-134
e
6
ERM, Chester Bowles, Macharios,
and Phillips Talbot.
July 31, 1961
e
7
ERM with General Lauris
Norstad.
Aug. 7, 1961
e
8
ERM with Franklin Roosevelt, Jr.
and Robert Dixon, Pawling, N.Y.
1961
e
9
ERM and Mayor Willi
Brandt.
e
10
ERM (as director of USIA) in USIA
office.
e
11
ERM with Adlai Stevenson in U.N.
Studio.
Last visit to the White House,
photos by Yoichi Okamoto.
circa Dec. 1963-Jan. 1964
e
12
ERM and President Lyndon
Johnson.
83-135
e
13
ERM leaving the Oval
Office.
83-136
e
14
ERM leaving the White
House.
83-137
Studio Portraits.
1941-1959
f
1
ERM, while home on
leave.
1941
88-343
f
2
ERM.
circa 1948-1950
f
3
ERM.
circa 1950
f
4
ERM (same image as f3).
circa 1950
Photos of Family and
Friends.
1909-1964
g
1
ERM at about one year of
age.
1909
83-138
g
2
ERM on the Olympic Peninsula as a
young man, fishing.
undated
89-263
g
3
ERM, high school
portrait.
undated
89-264
g
4
ERM with friends, walking from
Pullman to Moscow. (Left to right) Esther Stilson, George Stapleton, Betty
Ramsbeck, ERM.
1927
88-189
g
5
ERM and Janet Murrow,
London.
1938
83-139
g
6
ERM's parents, Roscoe and Ethel
Murrow, listening to ERM broadcasting from London.
circa 1939-1945
89-265
g
7
Murrow family gathering in
Seattle.
1941
83-150
g
8
ERM, Janet Murrow, and son Casey
on return to U.S. at end of war.
1947
83-142
g
9
Dewey J. Murrow, elder brother of
ERM.
undated
89-267
g
10
Lacey V. Murrow, elder brother of
ERM.
undated
89-268
g
11
ERM with brothers, Dewey J. and
Lacey V. Murrow, Quaker Hill, Pawling, N.Y.
1949
89-266
g
12
ERM and son Casey, Rumblewood,
Pawling, N.Y.
1952
83-148
g
13
ERM, Janet Murrow, and son Casey,
Glen Arden Farm.
1955
83-140
g
14
ERM and son Casey, Glen Arden
Farm.
1955
83-145
g
15
ERM and son Casey.
undated
83-144
g
16
ERM and son Casey, Glen Arden
Farm.
1956
83-146
g
17
ERM and son Casey,
Wisconsin.
summer 1957
83-143
g
18
ERM and son Casey,
Wisconsin.
summer 1957
83-147
g
19
ERM and son Casey,
Wisconsin.
summer 1957
g
20
ERM with Janet Murrow and son
Casey, Stockholm.
Sept. 1959
83-141
Informal Portraits at Home: Glen
Arden Farm Rumblewood, both at Quaker Hill, Pawling, N.Y.
1947-1964
h
1
ERM reading on couch.
1947
h
2
ERM at Rumblewood.
1950
h
3
ERM at Rumblewood.
1952
h
4
ERM at Rumblewood.
1952
79-153
h
5
ERM at Rumblewood.
1952
h
6
ERM.
1954
h
7
ERM in dairy, Glen Arden
Farm.
undated
h
8
ERM at Glen Arden
Farm.
circa 1955-1956
h
9
ERM at Glen Arden
Farm.
1955
h
10
ERM at La Jolla, recovering from
first operation.
1964
Undated Photographs.
undated
i
1
ERM, informal
portrait.
i
2
ERM with two unidentified
men.
j
Photo Montage: Just how long is a sabbatical, Ed?
1959
Hutchison Studio, Pullman,
Washington, PC 70. Two series, 14048 and 5131-33.
29 January 1942
May 1946
k
a1-a6
Hutchison Studio, Pullman,
Washington, from PC 70 #14048. Six formal portraits of Edward R. Murrow, two copies of
each, 1942 (Hutchison print) and 1997 ( WSU Photo Lab, Holland Library).
29 January 1942
k
b1
Maynard Lee Daggy (center), head
of Speech Department in 1942, ERM (left), Elden Barr (right), blind radio
announcer.
97-037
k
b2
ERM visiting Kappa Sigma
fraternity, State College of Washington.
1942
97-038
k
b3
ERM with radio buddies John
McCollom and Bob Curtis.
1942
97-039
k
b4
ERM with members of National
Collegiate Radio Guild.
May 1946
97-040
k
b5
George Holt (left), Joe Ashlock
(center, then head of Journalism) and ERM contemplating NCRG award.
97-041
k
b6
George Holt (left), ERM, Joe
Ashlock (right) at Kappa Sigma reception.
1942
97-042
k
b7
ERM speaking at welcoming banquet
sponsored by Sigma Delta Phi, just after return from London.
1942
97-043
k
b8
ERM speaking at welcoming
banquet.
1942
97-047
k
b9
President Holland and ERM
acknowledging greeting from audience of 6,000, Bohler Gym.
1942
97-049
k
b10
ERM speaking at Bohler Gym (with
duplicate).
1942
97-048
k
b11
ERM visiting his alma mater
(Washington State College), at Bohler Gym, with President Holland
(right).
97-044
k
b12
President Holland and ERM waiting
for applause to cease, Bohler Gym.
1942
97-050
k
b13
Welcoming banquet for ERM,
sponsored by Sigma Delta Phi; with President Holland, his sister Mrs. Rundell,
ERM, Wyman Cox, MC (chairman of DSF meeting).
97-045
k
b14
Welcoming banquet for ERM, with
President Holland, his sister Mrs. Rundell, ERM, Wyman Cox, MC.
97-046
k
b15
Welcoming banquet for ERM. Murrow
can barely be seen, seated between Mrs. Rundell and Wyman Cox, MC (man reaching
across table).
97-051
k
c1
Informal portrait of
ERM.
88-322
k
c2
ERM at KWSC podium.
88-342
k
c3
ERM with five fraternity brothers, all in 1930 sweaters.
Publications.
1948-1961
l
[7/18/2017 - item missing. MOE.] Advertisement for ERM and CBS.
The New York Times.
April 9, 1948
83- 113
m
Article,
Time.
September 30, 1957
n
Article,
Look.
August 18, 1959
o
Article,
Newsweek.
September 18, 1961
Correspondence.
1963
1978
p
1
Letterhead from United States
Advisory Commission on Information, Washington, D.C. to ERM from J. Leonard
Reinsch, regarding picture (neg. 83-133) of ERM and President John Kennedy [see
Folder E #4].
March 14, 1963
p
2
Letter to Janet Murrow from Olga
E. Allers, M.D., regarding reunion.
Jan. 17, 1978
p
3
Letter to Janet Murrow from Evis
Towle Jennings, regarding reunion.
Feb. 2, 1978