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Sara Murphy

Collections Manager
Division of Political and Military History

B.A., Roanoke College 2000

Projects: 
  • Collection Manager, Division of Politics and Reform
  • Collection Manager for The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden, First Ladies at the Smithsonian, and Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life

Past Projects:

  • Traveling version of The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden
  • Traveling version of First Ladies: Political Role, Public Image

Publications

Smithsonian Magazine "The Somber History of the Presidential Funeral Train," Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Institution, December 5, 2018, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/somber-history-presidential-funeral-train-180970955/