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David Murray fonds

  • MS-2-181
  • Fonds
  • 1905, [ca. 1940s]
Fonds includes handwritten catalogues of David Murray's record collection, manuscripts of a skit called "Pukka Sahib," and notes on Frederic Chopin.

Murray, David, fl. 1934-1972

Draft handwritten manuscript list of musical movements

Draft handwritten manuscript list of musical movements

Item consists of a handwritten 41-entry list of short musical pieces compiled by David Murray, with the composer of each piece noted in the right-hand margin. The first 23 entries on the list are under the heading 1936-37, the following 18 entries are under the heading 1937-38, while the final unnumbered entry is under the heading Halifax--Jan. 39. One page of item contains 20 examples of humorous quotations written by Murray, possibly for use in future sketches. While unrelated to the musical list, the pages appear to have been removed sequentially from a notebook.
Pukka Sahib. Copy #1

Pukka Sahib. Copy #1

Item consists of a working copy typescript manuscript of the humorous skit Pukka Sahib, written for three characters, sometime in the 1940s by David Murray. This copy was used by the character "Reciter", with all Reciter parts underlined in pencil.
Later draft manuscript of Pukka Sahib

Later draft manuscript of Pukka Sahib

Item consists of a later draft manuscript of the humorous skit "Pukka Sahib" written by David Murray sometime in the 1940s. This version of the script corrects earlier spelling mistakes, and slightly alters stage directions and text of the skit from previous versions. Also includes a carbon-copied version of the same script.

Record collection catalogs : [manuscripts]

  • MS-2-181, SF Box 27, Folder 45
  • File
  • [late 1930s, early 1940s?]

    • Part of David Murray fonds

File contains four documents related to David Murray's record collection. All of the record collection items contain Murray's location coding. File contains a handwritten 44-leaf notebook containing, alphabetically, Murray's "Record Library of Opera & Secular Music", a short handwritten addendum of record collection additions from 1936-37, a 49-leaf typescript variant collection list and a similar 49-leaf handwritten collection list with different location codes.

Music writing : [manuscripts]

File contains handwritten manuscript notes compiled by David Murray to introduce pieces during radio broadcasts. File contains manuscript material discussing the career and influences of Frederic Chopin.
Handwritten manuscript of a radio introduction piece about Frédéric Chopin

Handwritten manuscript of a radio introduction piece about Frédéric Chopin

Item consists of a five-page, 479-word handwritten manuscript written by David Murray. Item consists of an introductory piece about the career and influences of Frédéric Chopin, written for a radio broadcast introducing the playing of Chopin's Nocturne No. 13 (about "the march of fate crushing a life") and its "direct opposite", Waltz Op. 70, No. 1, "the very essence of gaity [sic] and sprightfulness."
Early draft manuscript of Pukka Sahib

Early draft manuscript of Pukka Sahib

Item consists of an early draft manuscript of the humorous skit "Pukka Sahib", written by David Murray sometime in the 1940s. This version of the manuscript contains spelling mistakes with corrections in pencil, as well as some abbreviations contained in the stage directions and character names.
Record library of opera and secular music

Record library of opera and secular music

Item consists of a handwritten catalog of a personal record library of opera and secular music compiled by David Murray in the mid-to-late 1930s. The catalog is arranged in alphabetical order variably by category or musician, with associated records held in the collection listed underneath in a left-hand column (with corresponding storage location in the opposite column). The catalog was compiled in an address book.
Draft typed and handwritten manuscript of a record catalog

Draft typed and handwritten manuscript of a record catalog

Item consists of a two copies of an untitled 49-leaf (98 leaves in total) double-sided record collection catalog compiled by David Murray in the early- to mid-1940s. The first copy is a typescript, while the second copy is a handwritten version of the catalog. Each catalog is arranged alphabetically by performer, with an abbreviation of their operatic role or primary instrument. Murray also made additions in pencil to the typescript version of the catalog (vital statistics of the performer, the latest date being 1946), and additions to the catalog in ink. Each entry in the catalog contains a corresponding filing code.