Murphy, Mary Marguerite
Person
Biographical Information
Coming from her home in South Bend, Indiana, Mary Murphy graduated from Purdue in 1924 with a Bachelor of Science degree. During her time as an undergraduate, Mary was very involved with campus activities, including women’s sports. She played basketball and was a member of Theta Chi Gamma, Kappa Delta Pi, the Philalethean Literary Society, the Women’s Athletic Association, the Woman’s Press Club, the Purdue Girls’ Club, the Purdue Union Club, and the staff of the Exponent student newspaper.
Citation:
Written by Archives staff, Accessed at: http://www4.lib.purdue.edu/archon/?p=creators/creator&id=39Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Murphy Family papers
Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: MSA 273
Scope and Contents
The Murphy Family Papers (1916-1929, 1999; 0.5 cubic ft.) document the student life and activities of Rosemary Murphy and Mary Marguerite Murphy during their school days at Purdue University. Subject areas include women's sports at Purdue University (basketball, soccer, track), the Purdue "We Girls Rifle Team," physical education for women students at Purdue, and the various fraternities, sororities, honors and athletic societies to which the Murphy women belonged. The bulk of the papers...
Dates:
1916-1999; Other: Majority of material found in 1925-1929; Other: Date acquired: 01/05/2007