Four Misfortunes

Item — Box: 3, Folder: 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The Timothy Murphy Poetry Collection contains poems and other materials realted to the life and work of Timothy Murphy. The collection is organized into three series: Publication Series, Unbound Poems Series, and a Mixed Writings Series.

The Publication Series consists of works Timothy Murphy had published over his long career. This includes self-published works, publishing company books, as well as self-bound collections.

The Unbound Poems Series consists of a mix of Murphy's works. Including loose leaf poems he gifted as well as work published in newspapers and other formats.

The Mixed Writing Series consists of newspapaer articles realted to Murphy, correspondence, longer form writings by Murphy, Charles Beck, David Manson, and Alan Sullivan.

Overall, the collections provides a compherensive collection of Timothy Murphy's work as a poet in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

Dates

Majority of material found within 1990 - 2018

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Linear Feet (A mix of published poetry books, journals, reviews, and correspondence related to the life and work of Timothy Murphy.)