Obituary of Rev. Edgar G. Murphy, Sebastian Co, Ar *********************************************************** Submitted by: Paul V.Isbell < > Date: 1 May 2011 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Murphy, Edgar Gardner - New York Times, Jun. 24, 1913 - The Rev. Edgar Gardner Murphy, author of "The Present South" and founder of the National Child Labor Committee, died yesterday at his home, 93rd Street and Central Park West. He was born in Arkansas forty four years ago, and was educated at the Univ. of the South. In 1903 at the National Conference of Charities and Corrections in Atlanta, Mr. Murphy set forth the conditions of child labor in the south by a memorable address. He enlisted the interest of philanthropists and others, and as the direct result of his pleading, the National Child Labor Committee was organized in 1904. Extracted from: New York Times via Ancestry.com