Richard B. Morris papers, 1925- 1940

Summary Information

At a Glance

Arrangement

• Series I: Gifts, 1965-1969
• Subseries I.1: 1965 Gift
• Subseries I.2: 1966 Gift:
• Subseries I.3: 1967 Gift:
• Subseries I.4: 1968 Gift
• Subseries I.5: 1969 Gift
• Subseries I.6: 1976 Gift
• Subseries I.7: 1997 Gift
• Series II: Books by Richard B. Morris
• Subseries II.1: U.S.A.: The History Nation
• Subseries II.2: The Emerging Nations and the American Revolution
• Subseries I1.3: The American Revolution, 1763-1783: A Bicentennial Collection
• Subseries II.4: Seven Who Shaped Our Destiny: The Founding Fathers as Revolutionarues
• Subseries II.5: Basic Documents on the Constitution and Confederation
• Series III: Notes, Correspondence, Manuscripts, Lectures, Columbia University, etc.
• Series IV: Projects, Speeches and Miscellaneous

Description

Summary

Professional papers of Morris relating to his researches into various aspects of American legal history. The correspondence consists primarily of material relating to publications Morris edited or proposed for the Legal History Committee of the American Historical Association. Also included in the collection are the notes, drafts, proofs, and memoranda of his writings, as well as correspondence pertaining to the activities of the American Historical Association and other learned societies.

• Series I: Gifts, 1965-1969

• Series II: Books by Richard B. Morris

• Series III: Notes, Correspondence, Manuscripts, Lectures, Columbia University, etc.

• Series IV: Projects, Speeches and Miscellaneous

  17 RSCs (##1-8; 12-20) and 3 greyboxes (##9-11)

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1963. Accession number--M-63.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 08/--/89.

Revision Description

2020-01-25 Removed expired 1990 restricton. kws

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Subject

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Gouverneur Morris Professor of History at Columbia University. Morris was Secretary of the Legal History Committee of the American Historical Association.