Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Harold James Ruthven Murray (1868-1955) was a chess player and historian of chess and board games. He was the author of
Papers and correspondence of H.J.R. Murray, relating to chess and board games, consisting of:
The papers were given to the Library with a collection of printed books and Oriental manuscripts in 1955.
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a
valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers,
See also Papers of H.J.R. Murray (MSS. Eng. c. 2817, d. 2370, e. 2719-21).