Finding Aid for the John Ainsworth Morgan papers, 1917-1989
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Descriptive Summary
Title: John Ainsworth Morgan papers
Date (inclusive): 1917-1989
Collection number: 1627
Creator:
Morgan, John Ainsworth
Extent:
2 boxes (1 linear ft.) 6 oversize boxes
Abstract: John Ainsworth Morgan is the author of
Oxford observations (1925). The collection consists of correspondence, personal papers, photographs and negatives, memorabilia, books, scrapbooks,
and ephemera relating to Morgan's career at Princeton University and during World War II.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Language of the Material:
Materials are in English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections
for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the
creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright
owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], John Ainsworth Morgan papers (Collection Number 1627). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles
E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
Biography/History
Morgan is the author of
Oxford observations (1925).
Scope and Content
Collection consists of correspondence, personal papers, photographs and negatives, memorabilia, books, scrapbooks, and ephemera
relating to Morgan's career at Princeton University and during World War II. Includes photographs and negatives of the San
Francisco earthquake, material relating to commissions and military documents, and Morgan's book,
Without parallel in history.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Morgan, John Ainsworth--Archives.
Genres and Forms of Material
Photographs.
Container List
Box 1
San Francisco Earthquake- Photographs and Negatives, Flight Logs, Journals, World War II vol. I "Commissions" and vol. II
"Military Documents," Untitled Manuscript
Box 2
Obituary- Lansing C. Holden Jr.
Box 2
Personal Records- ca. 1940-1945
Box 2
Without Parallel in History by JAM
Box 2
WWII- Original Manuscript
Box 2
Col. John A. Morgan- Scrapbook
Box 5
Address Books ca. 1930-1945
Box 6
Printed Material ca. 1945
Box 6
Ca. 60 Rolls of Film and 8 Boxes of Negatives, ca. 1939-1945
Box 7
Personal Papers ca. 1939-1945
Box 7
Awards, Photographs ca. 1939-1945
Box 7
Medals, Scrapbook ca. 1939-1945
Box 8
Photographs ca. 1939-1945
Box 8
JAM's Bound US Army Directory, Clippings, Pamphlets ca. 1939-1945
Box 8
Signed Photographs ca. 1939-1945
Box 10
Wartime Photographs
Scope and Content Note
Includes photographs of Tom Harmon, Major General T.B. Larkin, General A.P. Wilson, Lt. Col. P.M. Hamilton, General "Teddy"
Rosevelt, General Giraud, Archbishop Spellman, Raymond Quilter, General Wilbur and Lt. Col. Pete Hamilton, General Eisenhower,
Air Marshal Tedder, General Alexander, Admiral Cunningham, General Bedel Smith, Douglas Fairbanks Junior, Lt. Col. Cohen and
Abrams. Also includes commendation for Bronze Star for Lt. Col. John A. Morgan, letter and photograph from Edward P.- Prince
of Wales 1925.
