Associate Justice Frank Murphy Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE FRANK MURPHY
Born: April 13, 1890 in Harbor Beach, Michigan
Died: July 19, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan
Died: July 19, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan
Frank Murphy (1890-1949), a former Mayor of Detroit (1930-1933), Governor-General of the Philippine Islands (1933-1936) and Governor of Michigan (1937-1938), became FDR's Attorney General on January 2, 1939, serving until January 17, 1940. On January 18, 1940, he was sworn in as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, serving until his death in 1949. As an Associate Justice, Murphy wrote many of the Court's opinions concerning civil liberties, including that for the 1940 Thornhill v. Alabama case, in which he clarified labor's right to strike, holding that peaceful picketing was a manifestation of freedom of speech. In a vigorous dissent from the Court's decision upholding the internment of Japanese-Americans (1944), Murphy became the first Justice ever to use the word "racism" in his opinion. Murphy used the term in five of his Court opinions; after his retirement, no Justice would use the word again until 1967.
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FRANK MURPHY Attorney General, Frank Murphy signs embossed card Signature: "Frank Murphy", 5x3½ embossed card. FRANK MURPHY (1890-1949), a former Mayor of Detroit read more...Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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FRANK MURPHY Signature on a 4x2 card Signature: "Frank Murphy.". 3¾x2¼ card. Murphy (1890-1949), a former Mayor of Detroit (1930-1933), read more...Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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FRANK MURPHY Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy's handwritten note on a copy of Gettysburg Address, praising the speech Autograph Note signed: "Frank Murphy", 1p, 6½x9. Beneath a printed read more...Sale Price $405.00
$450.00
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FRANK MURPHY Small black and white photograph of Frank Murphy signed in blue ink Photograph signed: "Frank Murphy". B/w, 4x6 overall, image 2½x3¼ (one surface). Frank Murphy read more...Sale Price $306.00
$340.00
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FRANK MURPHY 4x6 image of the Supreme Court Justice Photograph signed: "Frank Murphy". Sepia toned, 4x6 (actual image 2¾x3¾). Frank Murphy (1890-1949), a former read more...Sale Price $324.00
$360.00
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FRANK MURPHY Signature on a Supreme Court card, affixed on a page with a newspaper photo of him Supreme Court Card signed: "Frank Murphy", 4¼x3¼ Affixed to a 8½x11 page with brief typed biography and a captioned newspaper photo of Murphy. read more...Sale Price $198.00
$220.00
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FRANK MURPHY Supreme Court Justice, Frank Murphy sends thank you for Christmas greetings Typed Letter Signed "Frank Murphy.", 1p. 8x10½, Supreme Court Letterhead. Washington D.C. , 1941 January 6. To: Mr. Basil O'Connor, Long Island, New York. read more...Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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FRANK MURPHY Attorney General , Frank Murphy responds to request for an autographed photograph Typed Letter signed: "Frank Murphy.", 1p. 7x9¼ folded, 14x9¼ overall. Department of Justice Letterhead. Washington D.C. 1939 March 3. To: Mrs. A. Bleck, Clintonville, Wisconsin. read more...Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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FRANK MURPHY As Attorney General, he sends belated thanks for the gift of a book about Abraham Lincoln. Typed Letter signed: "Frank Murphy" as Attorney General, 1 page, 7x9¼. Washington, D.C., 1945 March 25. On official letterhead to G. Lynn Sumner, New York City. read more...Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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FRANK MURPHY Justice Frank Murphy writes to his friend-Secretary of the Senate, Edwin A. Halsey Typed Letter Signed: "Frank Murphy" as Associate Justice, 1p, 8x10. Washington, 1943 April 19. To Colonel Edwin A. Halsey, Secretary of the Senate. read more...Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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FRANK MURPHY Supreme Court Justice, Frank Murphy replies to request for photograph Typed Letter Signed "Frank Murphy.", 1p. 8x10½, Supreme Court Letterhead. Washington D.C., 1949 June 16. To: Mr. Eddie Sousa, Livermore, California. read more...Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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FRANK MURPHY He apologizes for the delay in a reply to a letter, and sends an autographed photo Typed letter signed: "Frank Murphy", in black ink, 1 page, 7¼x10½. July 20, 1937. Yonkers, New York. read more...Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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FRANK MURPHY Governor Frank Murphy responds to a request for an autograph Typed Letter Signed "Frank Murphy.", 1p. 7x0½, State of Michigan Letterhead. Lancing, Michigan, 1937 August 3. To: Mr. H.W. Correll, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In Full: "Dear Mr. read more...Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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FRANK MURPHY Justice Frank Murphy writes to Hollywood producer, Darryl Zanuck Typed Letter Signed: "Frank Murphy" as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, 1p, 8x10½. Washington, 1941 August 19. To Hollywood producer Darryl Zanuck after a luncheon in his home. read more...Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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FRANK MURPHY As Attorney General, he sends FDR a legal opinion regarding Presidential powers to devalue the dollar! Typed Letter signed: "Frank Murphy" as Attorney General, 3 pages, 8½x11. Washington, D.C., circa 1939. read more...Sale Price $1,530.00
$1,800.00
