Collection Title: Murray Democrat Photographic Negatives Collection
Series Number: MS12-04
Processed and Cataloged by: Processed by Jonathon Byrn and Michael Adams from March to August of 2012
Date Listed: August 29, 2012.
Date Span: ca. 1950s-1960s
Size of Collection: 2.0 linear feet.
Number of Boxes: 4 letter size document cases.
Type of Material: Photographic negatives.
Condition of Material: Fair with dust and water damage to some and over exposure caused by improper storage and climatic fluctuations.
Arrangement: Organized alphabetically by subject or event; Chronological arrangement.
Biographical / Historical Information: The Murray Democrat was published in Murray, Kentucky from 1939 to 1975.
Scope and Content: Collection consists of photographic negatives produced and retained by the publisher of the Murray Democrat newspaper during the 1950s and 1960s. The collection contains images of people, businesses and events in the City of Murray and Calloway County, Kentucky.
Subject Headings / Descriptors:
Murray Democrat (Murray, Ky.)
Murray (Ky.) – Newspapers.
Calloway County (Ky.) – Newspapers.
Murray (Ky.) – Pictorial works.
Calloway County – Pictorial works.
