Elizabeth Reid Murray Photograph Collection, PHC.91
Abstract
Collection consists of five (5) 5x7 dry plate glass negatives produced c. 1912 of
school groups located in Raleigh, NC. One negative depicts the grade 6 class of Murphey
School located on the corner of Person and Polk Streets. The remaining four (4) negatives
depict the graduating classes (grades 9, 10,11 and 12) of Raleigh High School located
at 113 W. Morgan Street c. 1912.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Elizabeth Reid Murray Photograph Collection
- Call Number
- PHC.91
- Creator
-
Murray, Elizabeth Reid
- Date
- 1912-1915
- Extent
- Repository
-
State Archives of North Carolina
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], PhC.91, Elizabeth Reid Murray Photograph Collection, State
Archives of North Carolina; Raleigh, NC.
Collection Overview
Collection consists of five (5) 5x7 dry plate glass negatives produced c. 1912 of
school groups located in Raleigh, NC. One negative depicts the grade 6 class of Murphey
School located on the corner of Person and Polk Streets. The remaining four (4) negatives
depict the graduating classes (grades 9, 10,11 and 12) of Raleigh High School located
at 113 W. Morgan Street c. 1912. It is believed that Hugh Morson is depicted on extreme
left in the background of the freshmen class portrait (PhC.91.2)
Arrangement Note
Arrangement is by age of school group
Biographical/Historical
Raleigh High School was organized in 1905 with Hugh Morson as Principal. The school
was located at 113 West Morgan Street between the municipal water tower and First
Presbyterian Church. The school was prepared for its first class of approximately
300 students in 1907. In 1924 a larger High School was built nearby on New Bern Avenue
and in 1925 posthumously named in honor of Hugh Morson. The existing Murphey school,
443 North Person Street, was built in 1916 after a fire burned the wooden school in
the summer of 1914. The plate in this collection was created prior to the 1914 fire
as a wooden structure is clearly seen in background.
Contents of the Collection
Collection Contents
Murphey School, Grade 6. Raleigh, NC. c. 1912, c. 1912
PHC.91.1
Raleigh High School, Freshmen Class. W. Morgan Street, Raleigh, NC c. 1912 (Hugh Morson,
Principal, can be seen on extreme left.), c. 1912
PHC.91.2
Raleigh High School, Sophomore Class. W. Morgan Street, Raleigh, NC c. 1912, c. 1912
PHC.91.3
Raleigh High School, Junior Class. W. Morgan Street, Raleigh, NC c. 1912, c. 1912
PHC.91.4
Raleigh High School, Senior Class. W. Morgan Street, Raleigh, NC c. 1912, c. 1912
PHC.91.5
Subject Headings
Morson, Hugh
Murphey School (Raleigh)
Hugh Morson High School (Raleigh)
High school students
Public schools
High schools.
Schools.
Raleigh (N.C.)
North Carolina