THOMAS H. MURPHY, INC.:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Murphy, Thomas H., creator. | |
| Title: | Thomas H. Murphy Inc. records. | |
| Dates: | 1960-1997. | |
| Abstract: | Business records of a fine arts, antiques, books and household furnishings appraiser and estate sales agent located in north Minneapolis. | |
| Quantity: | 9.0 cu. ft (9 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Files contain itemized appraisal reports, correspondence, receipts, agency agreements, news articles on client homes, obituaries, and estate sale notices. While most of the firm's clients lived in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, and included some of the social elite, a few lived in western Wisconsin and greater Minnesota.
The collection is arranged in an alphabetical sequence by client name. Files contain draft and final inventories of fine art, antiques, furniture, books, and household furnishings from estates of Minnesotans from the mid-1960s through the mid-1990s. Some of these appraisals were done for insurance purposes, but many were done around or after the death of an individual and were necessary before an estate sale could commence or before the final distribution of the estate could be completed. Some files contain newspaper clippings or magazine articles on the client's home or about the client and some contain obituaries and estate sale notices. Some also contain receipts from the estate sale, agency agreements with the client, correspondence, wills, photographs, probate court documents, and correspondence. While there are files from the Pillsburys, Daytons, Weyerhausers and other socially prominent families, most of the appraisals were from quite modest homes. There are a number of files from organizations and businesses, such as Charlie's Cafe Exceptionale (1982), the Radisson Hotel in Minneapolis, the Woman's Club of Minneapolis, and the Rectory of the House of Hope Presbyterian Church. A number of files contain book appraisals from Harold H. Lensing, who ran Harold's Book Shop, on West Seventh Street in St. Paul for many years. Thomas H. Murphy was a member of the Minnesota Antique Dealers Association, Inc.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Thomas H. Murphy Inc. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 15,904
Processing Information:
Processed by: Richard W. Arpi, March 2006
Catalog ID number: 990053184390104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| 151.I.18.13B | 1 | Aby - Cosgrove. | |||||||||
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| 151.I.18.14F | 2 | Couper - Flynn. | |||||||||
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| 152.H.1.1B | 3 | Ford - Isaacson. | |||||||||
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| 152.H.1.2F | 4 | Jacobson-Lusk. | |||||||||
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| 152.H.1.3B | 5 | Lykken - Murphy, K. | |||||||||
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| 152.H.1.4F | 6 | Murphy, K. - Plummer. | |||||||||
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| 152.H.1.5B | 7 | Polge - Spaulding. | |||||||||
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| 152.H.1.6F | 8 | Spencer - Voyutzis. | |||||||||
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| 152.H.1.7B | 9 | Wagner - Zierold. | |||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Inventories of decedents' estates -- Minnesota.
- Distribution of decedents' estates -- Minnesota.
- Sale of decedents' estates -- Minnesota.
- Decedents' estates -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
- Decedents' estates -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
- Types of Documents:
- Estate inventories -- Minnesota.
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