Shaw in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Daniel A.P. Murray Residence
934 S Street, NW
— African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 24, 2019
1. Daniel A.P. Murray Residence Marker
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Daniel A.P. Murray Residence. 934 S Street, NW. Daniel Alexander Payne Murray (1852-1952) was the second African American to hold a professional position at the Library of Congress, achieving the level of assistant librarian by 1881. One of Murray's responsibilities was to gather a copy of every book and pamphlet written by an African American for the Exhibit of Negro Authorship at the 1900 Paris Exposition. Afterwards these works became the foundation of the Library's Collection of Books by Colored Authors (now integrated into the general and rare books collections). A prolific author himself, Murray often wrote on race issues and testified before the U.S. House of Representatives on Jim Crow laws and the black migration from rural to urban areas.
Daniel Alexander Payne Murray (1852-1952) was the second African American to hold a professional position at the Library of Congress, achieving the level of assistant librarian by 1881. One of Murray's responsibilities was to gather a copy of every book and pamphlet written by an African American for the Exhibit of Negro Authorship at the 1900 Paris Exposition. Afterwards these works became the foundation of the Library's Collection of Books by Colored Authors (now integrated into the general and rare books collections). A prolific author himself, Murray often wrote on race issues and testified before the U.S. House of Representatives on Jim Crow laws and the black migration from rural to urban areas.
Location. 38° 54.844′ N, 77° 1.518′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Shaw. Marker is on S Street Northwest west of 9th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map.
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Marker is at or near this postal address: 934 S Street Northwest, Washington DC 20001, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. Caption: Daniel Murray Moorland-Spingarn Research Center Howard University
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 24, 2019
2. Daniel A.P. Murray Residence
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