Finding Aid for the Donald R. Morris papers, 1941-2002 LSC.1806

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Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Donald R. Morris papers
Creator: Morris, Donald R.
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1806
Physical Description: 24 Linear Feet (48 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1941-2002
Abstract: Donald R. Morris (1924-2002) was best known for authoring The Washing of the Spears: The Rise and Fall of the Zulu Nation (1965), a history on the Anglo-Zulu War. He also wrote two novels, China Station (1951) and Warm Bodies (1957), and a number of articles for publication in various periodicals. His spent his career in the Navy, the CIA, and, after retirement, as a news analyst for the Houston Post (1972-1989) and later, the Donald R. Morris Newsletter (1989-2002). The collection contains material from his naval career as well as his writing career and includes manuscripts, research correspondence, newspaper columns, letters and papers from readers of his works, book reviews and bound volumes of his published works.
Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language of Material: English .

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Donald R. Morris papers (Collection Number 1806). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Gift of Sarah P. Morris, 2008 March 18.

Processing Note

Processed by Phoebe Musandu in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Kelley Wolfe Bachli, Summer 2008.

UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 6156068 

Biography

Donald R. Morris (1924-2002) was best known for authoring The Washing of the Spears: The Rise and Fall of the Zulu Nation (1965), a history on the Anglo-Zulu War. He wrote two novels, China Station (1951) and Warm Bodies (1957), and a number of articles for publication in various periodicals. His spent his career in the Navy, the CIA, and, after retirement, as a journalist for the Houston Post.
Morris was born in 1924 and raised in New York City. He graduated from Horace Mann, spent three semesters at the University of Michigan (majoring in Naval Architecture and Chinese) and enlisted in the Navy in 1942. He entered the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis in 1944 and graduated in 1948 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering.
He served on three destroyers and an LST, and worked on the Victory at Sea television series. After Naval Intelligence School and Russian language training, he was detailed to the C.I.A. in 1956. He resigned his regular commission in 1960, remaining with the C.I.A. and continuing in the Naval Reserve until 1972, retiring as a Lieutenant Commander. He earned two battle stars in Korea and holds the Navy Commendation medal and a South Vietnamese decoration for psychological warfare.
Morris served with the C.I.A. until 1972, retiring with a total of 30 years government service. His 17 years with the C.I.A. were spent almost entirely in Soviet counterespionage operations, with 11 years overseas. He was stationed in Berlin from 1958 to 1962, in Paris from 1965 to 1967, in Kinshasa from 1969 to 1970 and spent the last two years of his service in Vietnam with MACV/SOG.
Donald Morris started to write for publication while at the Naval Academy and continued to do so for the rest of his life. His two novels, though works of fiction, were partly inspired by his general life and naval experiences. Warm Bodies was a Reader's Digest Book Club selection and was also adapted into a motion picture titled All Hands on Deck. However, he is better known for his book The Washing of the Spears that was first published in 1965 and reissued several times. Morris also wrote a number of articles for publication in various periodicals.
He developed a career in journalism after retiring from government service. He was a news analyst for The Houston Post from 1972 to 1989, writing an op-ed column on national and foreign affairs four times a week. In 1989, he established The Trident Syndicate which published the Donald R. Morris Newsletter that continued his four weekly columns of news analysis. Morris also gave lectures on national and foreign affairs in addition to teaching writing and African history courses at some universities in Texas.
Throughout his life, he remained interested in African, particularly South African current affairs. He wrote a considerable number of columns with his take on South African and African politics particularly in the The Houston Post, visited South Africa several times and worked as an election observer in Lesotho (1993) and South Africa (1994).
Donald Morris died on 4 December 2002.

Scope and Content

The Donald R. Morris Papers contain material from his naval career as well as his writing career and includes manuscripts, research correspondence, newspaper columns, letters and papers from readers of his works, book reviews and bound volumes of his published works.
The collection begins with documents and photographs relating to his life as a student at the United States Naval Academy such as class registers, manuals, class work, family correspondence, navy correspondence and papers. These documents offer one a glimpse at Donald Morris as a person, his experiences as a midshipman in the Naval Academy of the forties and later in active military service as well as his thoughts on the navy as a career. Class work but more so letters to his family enable one to see his development as a writer and some of the experiences that later inspired his writing. Similarly, his training and work experience between 1956 and 1972 provides a contextualizing platform of sorts for his journalistic career after 1972.
The collection has a considerable number of papers arising from Morris's writing and journalistic career. They include numerous manuscripts and drafts of various published and unpublished articles, published works, research notes, research correspondence and some primary sources employed in the writing of The Washing of the Spears, correspondence with literary agents and publishers, legal documents relating to the publication of his works, book reviews, Houston Post cuttings, copies of the Donald R. Morris Newsletter, itineraries and some literature on African politico-economics. This material viewed in the context of his navy papers and the available material on his naval reserve career phase, offers the researcher the opportunity to see not only some of the experiences and literature that went towards informing Morris's writing process but also the writing process itself from its nascent stages to completion as he experienced it.
The Donald R. Morris collection also has a limited number of papers relating to his family and a section dedicated to his other interests. They include artwork (sketches), poetry, aviation and items he collected as part of his interest in the First World War including a number of military manuals that belonged to Laurence T. Stallings Jr., the father of Morris's first wife Sylvia Poteat Stallings, World War I veteran, literary critic, screenwriter, novelist, photographer (among other things) best known for his book against war; The First World War: A Photographic History.

Organization and Arrangement

The collection is organized into the following series and sub-series:
  • 1. Navy (1940s-1972)
    • 1.1 Naval Academy
    • 1.2 Letters to Family and Relatives
    • 1.3 United States Navy and Naval Reserve
  • 2. Writing (1948-1998)
    • 2.1 Trident and Naval Academy
    • 2.2 Articles in Journals
    • 2.3 Manuscripts and Correspondence: Short writing
    • 2.4 Manuscripts: Unpublished Book Projects
    • 2.5 China Station
    • 2.6 Warm Bodies
    • 2.7 The Washing of the Spears (TWOTS)
    • 2.8 Correspondence with Publishers and Literary Agents
    • 2.9 Bound Volumes of Morris Publications
  • 3. Journalism (1972-2002)
    • 3.1 Houston Post
    • 3.2 Donald R. Morris Newsletter
  • 4. Teaching and Speaking Engagements (1977-1995)
  • 5. Election Observer Missions to Africa (1993-1994)
    • 5.1 Lesotho Election Observer Mission
    • 5.2 South Africa Election Observer Mission
  • 6. African Politico-economic Literature and Correspondence (1975-2001)
    • 6.1 South Africa: Political Correspondence and Papers
    • 6.2 South Africa: Political Literature
    • 6.3 Africa: Political and Economic Literature
  • 7. Family and Personal Papers (1945-2002)
    • 7.1 Alumnae and Membership
    • 7.2 Correspondence/Papers from friends and acquaintances
    • 7.3 Family
    • 7.4 Other interests
    • 7.5 Personal papers

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Intelligence officers -- United States -- Archives.
Journalist -- United States -- Archives.
Africanists -- United States -- Archives.
Morris, Donald R. -- Archives

 

1. Navy 1940s -1972

Scope and Contents note

Includes material covering Morris' time at the U. S. Naval Academy, U.S. Navy, and other government work before his retirement in 1972. Consists of photographs, course work, correspondence to family members, correspondence with the U.S. Navy and manuscripts with Morris' reflections on service in the U.S. Navy.
 

1.1 Naval Academy

box 1, folder 1

Process of appointment to the naval academy 1941 - 1944

box 1, folder 2

Reef Points: The Annual Handbook of the Regiment of Midshipmen, United States Naval Academy 1941 - 1948

box 1, folder 3

U.S.S. Reina Mercedes Seaman Apprentice Certificate of Discharge 1944 July

box 1, folder 4

Annual Register of the United States Naval Academy 1947 - 1948

box 1, folder 5

1948-B United States Naval Academy Class Register 1948

box 1, folder 6

Summary of General Standing Orders for Cadets 1944

box 1, folder 7

Graded midshipman writing assignments undated

box 1, folder 8

Midshipman aviation notes 1946 July - August

box 1, folder 9

Naval Academy report cards 1944 - 1948

box 1, folder 10

Watch Officer's Guide 1946

box 1, folder 11

Naval Academy postcards undated

Scope and Contents note

8 postcards
box 1, folder 12

Broadbrush; informal students' graduation magazine 1951

 

1.2 Letters to Family and Relatives

box 1, folder 13

Letters to parents and relatives 1944 July - 1945 June

box 1, folder 14

Letters to parents and relatives 1945 June - 1946 March

box 2, folder 1

Letters to parents and relatives 1946 April - 1947 May

box 2, folder 2

Letters to parents and relatives 1947 May - 1948 June

box 2, folder 3

Letters to parents and relatives 1948 July - December

box 2, folder 4

Letters to parents and relatives 1949 January - April

box 2, folder 5

Letters to parents and relatives 1949 April - June

box 2, folder 6

Letters to parents and relatives 1949 July - December

box 3, folder 1

Letters to parents and relatives 1950 January - June

box 3, folder 2

Letters to parents and relatives 1950 April - June

box 3, folder 3

Letters to parents and relatives 1950 July - 1951 January

box 3, folder 4

Letters to parents and relatives 1951 March - July

box 3, folder 5

Letters to parents and relatives 1952 July - 1953 December

 

1.3 United States Navy and Naval Reserve

box 3, folder 6

Papers and correspondence undated

box 3, folder 7

Papers and correspondence 1940s

box 4, folder 1

Captain's Night Order Book 1947 - 1949

box 4, folder 2

Captain's Night Order Book 1949 - 1950

box 4, folder 3

U.S.S. Thomason "Out of Bounds" areas (Tsingtao) 1949

box 4, folder 4

Papers and correspondence 1952

box 4, folder 5

Papers and correspondence 1953

box 4, folder 6

Papers and correspondence 1954 - 1956

box 4, folder 7

United States Naval Intelligence School Diplomas 1954 - 1956

box 4, folder 8

Sketch of U.S.S. Murray, Bremerhaven by K.D. Schak 1954

box 4, folder 9

Navy Intelligence School - schedule and personnel directories 1954 - 1956

box 4, folder 10

C.I.A. application papers 1954

box 5, folder 1

Papers and correspondence 1960s

box 5, folder 2

Outlines on naval history television series undated

box 5, folder 3

United States Navy Certificate of Service undated

box 5, folder 4

Appointment to Naval Reserve 1960 March

box 5, folder 5

Naval Reserve Composite Company: Brief Biographies of Members undated

box 5, folder 6

Notes on Russia undated

box 5, folder 7

Notes on Russia undated

box 5, folder 8

Notes on Russia and South East Asia undated

box 5, folder 9

Thoughts on United States Code of Conduct undated

box 5, folder 10

Thoughts on Naval Resignations undated

box 5, folder 11

Assorted papers and correspondence - Berlin 1958 - 1962

box 5, folder 12

Temporary duty - Australia 1963

box 5, folder 13

United States Statistical and Survey Department - Paris 1965

box 5, folder 14

Assorted papers and correspondence - Kinshasa 1968 - 1970

box 6, folder 1

United States Military Assistance - Saigon 1970

box 6, folder 2

United States Naval Academy Alumni Lists (Houston and Washington Area) 1968 - 1974

box 6, folder 3

Naval Reserve Retirement 1984

box 6, folder 4

Association of Former Intelligence Officers Certificate 1986

box 6, folder 5

Department of Navy correspondence 1996

box 6, folder 6

Assorted career photographs undated

box 6, folder 7

Miscellaneous navy papers undated

box 44, folder 8

Papers and correspondence 1950 - 1951

box 44, folder 9

Assorted papers and correspondence - Saigon 1971 - 1972

box 44, folder 10

Thoughts on diplomatic service 1972

 

2. Writing 1948 - 1998

Scope and Contents note

Includes several short writing manuscripts, manuscripts of published and unpublished books, research correspondence (The Washing of the Spears), correspondence with publishers and literary agents dating back to Morris' first book (China Station), letters from readers of his books, book reviews and bound volumes of his publications.
 

2.1 Trident and Naval Academy

box 6, folder 8

Homer Clark Poundstone and the All-Big Gun Ship in United States Naval Institute Proceedings 1948 June

box 6, folder 9

Homer Clark Poundstone and the All-Big Gun Ship Reprint and critiques 1948 June

box 6, folder 10

Various articles in the Trident Magazine of the United States Naval Academy 1944 Fall - 1945 Winter

box 6, folder 11

Various articles in the Trident Magazine of the United States Naval Academy 1946 Winter -Fall

box 6, folder 12

Contributions to the Trident Magazine of the United States Naval Academy 1947 Spring - 1948 Winter

Scope and Contents note

Donald R. Morris as Managing Editor from June 1947
box 6, folder 13

Contributions to the Trident Magazine of the United States Naval Academy 1948 Spring - 1948 June

 

2.2 Articles in Periodicals

box 6, folder 14

Various articles in Argosy: The Complete Man's Magazine 1954 April - 1966 April

box 7, folder 1

"A Matter of Procedure" in The Reporter: The Magazine of Facts and Ideas 1968 February

box 7, folder 2

"Shaka" in the Fifteenth Edition of Encyclopedia Britannica 1974

box 7, folder 3

Various articles in The Aviation Consumer: The Consumer Report to Pilots and Aircraft Owners 1974 December - 1975 November

box 7, folder 4

Various contributions in Verbatim: The Language Quarterly 1975 December - 1992 Autumn

box 7, folder 5

Donald R. Morris - F.W.D. Jackson Anglo-Zulu War Debate in Soldiers of the Queen 1979 - 1987

box 7, folder 6

Contribution in Leadership Magazine 1986

box 7, folder 7

Various articles in American Heritage Magazine 1992 September - 1996 October

box 7, folder 8

"The Lost Art of Calligraphy" in Handscrit 1997 September - October

box 7, folder 9

"The Zulu Army" in Tradition: The Journal of the International Society of Military Collectors, no.23, vol. IV undated

box 7, folder 10

"The Brown-Baggers" undated

box 7, folder 11

"Devil to Pay" undated

box 7, folder 12

"Exfiltration" undated

 

2.3 Manuscripts and Correspondence: Short writing

box 7, folder 13

"Auf Wiedersehen" undated

box 7, folder 14

"Big Fat - Long Thin" undated

box 7, folder 15

"Bye Baby Bunting" undated

box 7, folder 16

"The Catch-22 in Defense Spending Cuts" undated

box 7, folder 17

"The Commodore Comes Home" undated

box 7, folder 18

"The Epson-20 Brother" undated

box 7, folder 19

"Dear Mr. Secretary" undated

box 7, folder 20

"The Defense of Rorke's Drift" 1964

box 7, folder 21

"The Dentist" undated

box 7, folder 22

"Dixie had a Pigboat" undated

box 7, folder 23

"Eye Wash" undated

box 7, folder 24

"The Fine Straw Hat" undated

box 7, folder 25

"The Front" undated

box 7, folder 26

"From the Introduction to Doctor Trishkstein's 'A First Grammar of the Lower Ngleek'" undated

box 7, folder 27

"General Aviation and the Media" undated

box 8, folder 1

"The Greek Shield" undated

box 8, folder 2

"Haiti" undated

box 8, folder 3

"Homer Clark Poundstone and the All-Big Gunship" - Research material undated

box 8, folder 4

"Homer Clark Poundstone and the All-Big Gunship" - timeline undated

box 8, folder 5

"Homer Clark Poundstone and the All-Big Gunship" - manuscript undated

box 8, folder 6

"I Too Dealt With These" undated

box 8, folder 7

"Inspectionship" undated

box 8, folder 8

"The Invasion of Crimea" undated

box 8, folder 9

"It's Not The Media's Fault" undated

box 8, folder 10

"Letter from Sidi-Bel-Abbes" undated

box 8, folder 11

"The Ivy League" undated

box 8, folder 12

"Letter from Tsingtao" undated

box 8, folder 13

"Look and See" 1965

box 8, folder 14

"Look What the Carters Brought Back" undated

box 8, folder 15

"Mind over Madison" undated

box 8, folder 16

"The Old Corps" undated

box 8, folder 17

"Peter Retief" undated

box 8, folder 18

"Pitch" undated

box 8, folder 19

"Prophylactic Treatment" undated

box 8, folder 20

"Potluck" undated

box 8, folder 21

"The Proper Study" undated

box 8, folder 22

"The Rise and Fall of Dieter" undated

box 8, folder 23

"Rendezvous" undated

box 8, folder 24

"Rescue for Cell 13" undated

box 8, folder 25

"The Return of John Paul Jones" undated

box 8, folder 26

"The Shartz-Metterklume Method" undated

box 8, folder 27

"South Africa: The Politics of Racial Terminology" undated

box 8, folder 28

"Take me to your Leader" undated

box 8, folder 29

"War on the Veld" by Donald R. Morris and Brian Gardner undated

box 8, folder 30

"The World's Best Word-Processing Rig" undated

box 8, folder 31

"The Zulu War of 1879" undated

box 9, folder 1

"The adventures of Private Cao and Private Lun" undated

box 9, folder 2

"Anatomy of a forced landing" undated

box 9, folder 3

"ARTCC and the small boys" undated

box 9, folder 4

"British literary use of Americanisms" undated

box 9, folder 5

"Clear air turbulence" undated

box 9, folder 6

"Code of conduct" undated

box 9, folder 7

"Conversation piece" undated

box 9, folder 8

"The exploration of marginal VFR conditions" undated

box 9, folder 9

"Flight regulations" undated

box 9, folder 10

"General aviation and the press" undated

box 9, folder 11

"General information - N 201DG" undated

box 9, folder 12

"A glossary of useful phrases for the liaison officer's vade mecum" undated

box 9, folder 13

"Guys and dolls" undated

box 9, folder 14

"Hobby field" undated

box 9, folder 15

"Hook Haai" undated

box 9, folder 16

"I learned about flying from that" undated

box 9, folder 17

"Invasion of the Crimea" undated

box 9, folder 18

Letter from Saigon undated

box 9, folder 19

"Letter from Verdun" undated

box 9, folder 20

"Lt. Uhuru: Report to the bridge at once" undated

box 9, folder 21

"Made in USA" undated

box 9, folder 22

"The 1976 Cessna Cardinal RG: An owner's report" undated

box 9, folder 23

"Notes for a new student pilot" undated

box 9, folder 24

"The old breed" undated

box 9, folder 25

"On the personality of pythons" undated

box 9, folder 26

"Pen of my aunt" undated

box 9, folder 27

A proposal for FAA consideration undated

box 9, folder 28

"Ringer" undated

box 9, folder 29

"Safe as houses" undated

box 9, folder 30

"Shaka" undated

box 9, folder 31

"The Shartz Method" undated

box 9, folder 32

"The small boys and the center" undated

box 9, folder 33

"The structure of the FARS" undated

box 9, folder 34

Assorted manuscripts - untitled undated

box 9, folder 35

Assorted manuscripts - untitled undated

box 9, folder 36

Correspondence - American Heritage Magazine 1991 - 1997

box 9, folder 37

Correspondence - Verbatim: The Language Quarterly 1994 - 1996

box 44, folder 17

Correspondence - short writing 1952 - 1998

 

2.4 Manuscripts: Unpublished Book Projects

box 10, folder 1

Overhaul undated

box 10, folder 2

The Morning Gift undated

box 10, folder 3

Rybat undated

box 10, folder 4

Rybat undated

box 10, folder 5

Rybat undated

 

2.5 China Station

box 10, folder 6

China Station - edited manuscript undated

box 10, folder 7

China Station - edited manuscript undated

box 10, folder 8

China Station - slides undated

box 11, folder 1

China Station - agreements 1950 & 1953

box 11, folder 2

China Station publicity - John H. Phipps Radio Station 1951

box 11, folder 3

China Station - photograph undated

box 11, folder 4

China Station - book reviews 1953

box 11, folder 5

China Station - news articles undated

box 44, folder 11

China Station - Tsingtao memo 1933

 

2.6 Warm Bodies

box 11, folder 6

A groom for the bride (Warm Bodies) - manuscript undated

box 11, folder 7

Warm Bodies - manuscript 1957

box 11, folder 8

Warm Bodies - advanced uncorrected proofs undated

box 11, folder 9

Warm Bodies - press cuttings of relevance to story line undated

box 11, folder 10

A groom for a bride (Warm Bodies) - publishing agreement 1957

box 11, folder 11

Warm Bodies - Reader's Digest Agreement Confirmation 1957 June

box 11, folder 12

Warm Bodies - agreement 1958 January

box 11, folder 13

Warm Bodies - memorandum of agreement 1958 May

box 11, folder 14

Warm Bodies - book reviews assorted

box 11, folder 15

Warm Bodies - post-publication correspondence 1957

box 11, folder 16

All Hands on Deck (Warm Bodies movie) - reviews assorted

 

2.7 The Washing of the Spears (TWOTS)

box 11, folder 17

TWOTS - Research correspondence 1959 - 1964

box 11, folder 18

TWOTS - Correspondence with and on Killie Campbell Library of Natal, South Africa 1960 - 1966

box 12, folder 1

Correspondence on Killie Campbell Library of Natal, S. Africa 1966 - 1999

box 12, folder 2

Killie Campbell Library of Natal, S. Africa - catalogues undated

box 12, folder 3

Africa Books of Rondebosch S. Africa - bookshop correspondence 1960

box 12, folder 4

C. Struik of Cape Town, S. Africa - bookshop correspondence 1961 - 1964

box 12, folder 5

Chas J. Sawyer Ltd of London, U.K. - bookshop correspondence 1960 - 1966

box 12, folder 6

Correspondence with other bookshops, libraries and archives 1961 - 1966

box 12, folder 7

"The voyage of the 3rd BN 60th Rifles to Natal and their campaign in Zululand, South Africa" - research material undated

box 12, folder 8

" Census, 1960: list of important historical events and also of Zulu royal regiments for the guidance of enumerators in estimating ages of Bantu" 1960

box 12, folder 9

"Roll of officers, non comm officers, and men present at the Defence of Rorke's Drift"

box 12, folder 10

"24th regiment officers" 1879 January

box 12, folder 11

"The Zulu army" 1878 November

box 12, folder 12

Zulu Military Kraals undated

box 12, folder 13

Zulu Chiefs undated

box 12, folder 14

"Copies of the Judgments of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the Colony of Natal and of the charter or other instrument regulating the constitution of Natal" 1868

box 12, folder 15

"The diary of the Siege of Ladysmith" as kept by Sgt. Dick Seed of the Natal Police undated

box 12, folder 16

"An account of the Battle of Isandhlwana" by Captain Penn Symonds, 2nd Battn. 24th Regiment 1880 January

box 12, folder 17

19th century correspondence 1873 - 1879

box 12, folder 18

"How Lord Chelmsford was decoyed from Isandhlwana" from an unpublished account by Trooper F. Symons, Natal Carbineers undated

box 12, folder 19

Report: The Defence of "Rorkes Drift" by Surgeon-Major James Henry Reynolds, M.B., V.C. 1878

box 12, folder 20

The Defence of Rorke's Drift by Major J.R.M. Chard, V.C., R.E. 1880 January

box 12, folder 21

"Supplement to The London Gazette" 1879 May

box 12, folder 22

The Illustrated London News 1879

box 12, folder 23

The Times and The Evening Standard: assorted contemporaneous clippings on the Anglo-Zulu war 1879

box 13, folder 1

The Graphic: an illustrated weekly newspaper 1879 January - June

box 13, folder 2

The Anglo-Zulu war - 20th century newspaper clippings 1928 - 1993

box 13, folder 3

The Battle of Isandhlwana and The Defence of Rorke's Drift - 20th century accounts 1949 - 1963

box 13, folder 4

Hand-drawn maps undated

box 13, folder 5

Hand-drawn map undated

box 13, folder 6

Zulu people - photographs undated

box 13, folder 7

Isandhlwana - photographs undated

box 13, folder 8

British and allied troops, forts and alignments - photographs undated

box 13, folder 9

Rorke's Drift - photographs 1879

box 13, folder 10

Anglo-Zulu War personalities - photographs undated

box 13, folder 11

Langa Rebellion troops - photographs undated

box 13, folder 12

Military personnel at Tugela - photographs undated

box 13, folder 13

Anglo-Zulu war dead - photographs undated

box 13, folder 14

South Africa - miscellaneous photographs 1865 - 1888

box 13, folder 15

Research notes undated

box 14, folder 1

Court of Inquiry: Certain charges preferred against Langalibalele chief of the Amahlubi 1874

box 14, folder 2

19th century correspondence 1876

box 14, folder 3

19th century correspondence 1876 - 1880

box 14, folder 4

19th century correspondence 1876 - 1883

box 14, folder 5

20th century correspondence on Anglo-Zulu War 1929 - 1932

box 14, folder 6

The Zulu and Anglo-Zulu War - 20th century accounts 1907 - 1969

box 14, folder 7

Anglo-Zulu War - 20th century newspaper clippings 1962 - 1991

box 14, folder 8

Research notes undated

box 14, folder 9

Research notes undated

box 14, folder 10

Research notes undated

box 14, folder 11

Research notebook undated

box 14, folder 12

Research notebook undated

box 14, folder 13

Research notebook undated

box 15, folder 1

Research notebook undated

box 15, folder 2

Research notebook undated

box 15, folder 3

Research notebook undated

box 15, folder 4

Zulu and Kiswahili grammar notes undated

box 15, folder 5

Research travel to South Africa - correspondence 1960 - 1962

box 15, folder 6

TWOTS manuscript - odd pages undated

box 15, folder 7

TWOTS manuscript A: from A.H. Heath and Company Ltd to Jonathan Cape Ltd - Part I 1964 December

box 15, folder 8

TWOTS manuscript A: from A.H. Heath and Company Ltd to Jonathan Cape Ltd - Part II 1964 December

box 15, folder 9

TWOTS manuscript B: with proofreader's marks - Part I undated

box 16, folder 1

TWOTS manuscript B: with proofreader's marks - Part II undated

box 16, folder 2

TWOTS manuscript B: with proofreader's marks - Part III undated

box 16, folder 3

TWOTS manuscript B: with proofreader's marks - Part IV undated

box 16, folder 4

TWOTS manuscript B: with proofreader's marks - Part V undated

box 16, folder 5

TWOTS manuscript C: with proofreader's marks - Part I undated

box 16, folder 6

TWOTS manuscript C: with proofreader's marks - Part II undated

box 17, folder 1

TWOTS manuscript C: with proofreader's marks - Part III undated

box 17, folder 2

TWOTS manuscript C: with proofreader's marks - Part IV undated

box 17, folder 3

TWOTS editor's notes and Donald R. Morris' responses undated

box 17, folder 4

TWOTS: notes on cover design undated

box 17, folder 5

TWOTS: dust jackets 1965 - 1988

box 17, folder 6

TWOTS: notes on style undated

box 17, folder 7

TWOTS: sample pages for Simon and Schuster, Inc. submitted by American-Stratford, Inc. undated

box 17, folder 8

TWOTS production notes and correspondence 1964

box 17, folder 9

TWOTS dedication: response from Col. Philip J. Noel, Jr. undated

box 17, folder 10

TWOTS introduction: drafts of Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi's introduction to the 1998 edition undated

box 17, folder 11

TWOTS publishing agreement: Simon and Schuster Inc. 1963

box 17, folder 12

TWOTS publishing agreement: Jonathan Cape 1965

box 17, folder 13

TWOTS synopsis: to be published by Jonathan Cape on April 28th 1966 undated

box 17, folder 14

TWOTS publicity material 1965 - 1966

box 17, folder 15

TWOTS newspaper articles: various interviews given by Donald R. Morris 1965 - 1976

box 17, folder 16

TWOTS post-publication correspondence 1965 - 1966

box 17, folder 17

TWOTS post-publication correspondence 1967 - 1971

box 18, folder 1

TWOTS post-publication correspondence 1969 - 1983

box 18, folder 2

TWOTS post-publication correspondence 1984 - 1989

box 18, folder 3

TWOTS post-publication correspondence 1990 - 1998

box 19, folder 1

TWOTS post-publication correspondence 1965 - 1984

box 19, folder 2

TWOTS book reviews 1965

box 19, folder 3

TWOTS book reviews 1965 - 1966

box 19, folder 4

TWOTS book reviews 1965 - 1966

box 19, folder 5

TWOTS book reviews 1965 - 1966

box 19, folder 6

TWOTS book reviews 1966

box 19, folder 7

TWOTS book reviews 1966

box 19, folder 8

TWOTS book reviews 1966

box 19, folder 9

TWOTS book review 1995

box 19, folder 10

TWOTS hand-drawn maps and diagrams undated

box 19, folder 11

Correspondence: F.W.D. Jackson - Donald R. Morris Anglo-Zulu War Debate 1966 - 1987

box 19, folder 12

TWOTS: research bibliographies 1946 - 1949

box 19, folder 13

TWOTS: research bibliographies 1949 - 1950

box 20, folder 1

TWOTS: research bibliography undated

box 20, folder 2

TWOTS: research bibliographies 1951 - 1958

box 20, folder 3

TWOTS: research bibliography 1951 - 1956

box 20, folder 4

TWOTS: research bibliographies 1956 - 1957

box 44, folder 12

Printed maps: South Africa and Ulundi 1879 - Undated

box 44, folder 13

TWOTS: complimentary copy lists undated

box 44, folder 14

Television series proposal - correspondence 1966

box 44, folder 15

TWOTS: Screen production notes undated

 

2.8 Correspondence with Publishers and Literary Agents

box 18, folder 4

Correspondence with literary agents 1950 - 1961

box 18, folder 5

Correspondence with literary agents 1962 - 1966

box 18, folder 6

Correspondence with literary agents 1967 - 1995

box 18, folder 7

Correspondence with publishers 1951 - 1965

box 20, folder 5

Correspondence with publishers 1966 - 1994

 

2.9 Bound Volumes of Morris Publications

box 45, folder 1

Morris, Donald R. China Station. New York: Signet Books by arrangement with Farrar, Straus and Young, Inc. (paper back) 1952

box 45, folder 2

Morris, Donald R. Warm Bodies in Reader's Digest Condensed Books. Great Britain: Hazell Watson & Viney Ltd., Aylesbury and Slough, and Taylowe Ltd., Maidenhead (hard cover) undated

box 45, folder 3

Morris, Donald R. Warm Bodies in Reader's Digest Condensed Books. U.S.A.: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (hard cover)

box 45, folder 4

Morris, Donald R. The Washing of the Spears. New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc. (hard cover) 1965

box 45, folder 5

Morris, Donald R. The Washing of the Spears. New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc. (paper back) 1965

box 46, folder 1

Morris, Donald R. The Washing of the Spears. New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc. (leather bound)

box 46, folder 2

Morris, Donald R. The Washing of the Spears. New York: Konecky & Konecky (hard cover) 1965

box 46, folder 3

Morris, Donald R. The Washing of the Spears. London: Sphere (paper back) 1968

box 46, folder 4

Morris, Donald R. The Washing of the Spears. New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc. (paper back) 1969

box 46, folder 5

Morris, Donald R. The Washing of the Spears. London: Jonathan Cape Ltd. (hard cover) 1972

box 47, folder 1

Morris, Donald R. The Washing of the Spears. London: Cardinal (paper back) 1973

box 47, folder 2

Morris, Donald R. The Washing of the Spears. London: Sphere (paper back) 1978

box 47, folder 3

Morris, Donald R. The Washing of the Spears. London: Cardinal (paper back) 1988

box 47, folder 4

Morris, Donald R. The Washing of the Spears. London: Cardinal (paper back) 1985

box 47, folder 5

Morris, Donald R. The Washing of the Spears. London: Jonathan Cape Ltd. (hard cover) 1988

box 47, folder 6

Morris, Donald R. The Washing of the Spears. London: Abacus (paper back) 1992

box 47, folder 7

Morris, Donald R. The Washing of the Spears. New York: Da Capo Press 1998

box 48, folder 1

Morris, Donald R.; Estell, Dick. The Washing of the Spears. Newport Beach, CA: Books on Tape, Part 1 of 2 1996

box 48, folder 2

Morris, Donald R.; Estell, Dick. The Washing of the Spears. Newport Beach, CA: Books on Tape, Part 2 of 2 1996

 

3. Journalism 1972 - 2002

Scope and Contents note

Covers Morris' Houston Post columns and Donald R. Morris Newsletter editions. It also contains correspondence relating to his transition from Houston Post employee to the self-employed writer of his newsletter as well as letters his readers sent him in response to his work in both publications. Also included are itineraries of Morris' trips abroad as well as business cards of contacts, friends and acquaintances.
 

3.1 Houston Post

box 20, folder 6

Book reviews undated

box 20, folder 7

Book reviews 1972

box 20, folder 8

Book reviews 1973

box 20, folder 9

Book reviews 1974

box 20, folder 10

Book reviews 1975

box 20, folder 11

Book reviews 1976

box 20, folder 12

Book reviews 1977

box 20, folder 13

Book reviews 1978

box 20, folder 14

Book reviews 1979

box 20, folder 15

Book reviews 1980

box 20, folder 16

Book reviews 1981

box 21, folder 1

Book reviews 1982

box 21, folder 2

Book reviews 1983

box 21, folder 3

Book reviews 1984

box 21, folder 4

Book reviews 1985

box 21, folder 5

Film review - Shaka Zulu 1987

box 21, folder 6

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) undated

box 21, folder 7

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1972

box 21, folder 8

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1973 January - June

box 21, folder 9

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1973 July - December

box 21, folder 10

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1974

box 21, folder 11

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1975 January - May

box 21, folder 12

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1975 June - December

box 22, folder 1

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1976 January - July

box 22, folder 2

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1976 August - December

box 22, folder 3

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1977 January - July

box 22, folder 4

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1977 August - December

box 22, folder 5

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1978 January - June

box 22, folder 6

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1978 July - December

box 22, folder 7

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1979 January - July

box 22, folder 8

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1979 August - December

box 23, folder 1

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1980 January - June

box 23, folder 2

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1980 July - December

box 23, folder 3

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1981 January - June

box 23, folder 4

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1981 July - December

box 23, folder 5

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1982 January - June

box 23, folder 6

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1982 July - December

box 23, folder 7

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1983 January - June

box 23, folder 8

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1983 July - December

box 24, folder 1

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1984 January - June

box 24, folder 2

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1984 July - December

box 24, folder 3

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1985 January - June

box 24, folder 4

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1985 July - December

box 24, folder 5

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1987 January - June

box 24, folder 6

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1987 July - December

box 24, folder 7

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1988 January - June

box 24, folder 8

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1988 July - December

box 24, folder 9

Opinion columns (U.S. and World) 1989 January - April

box 24, folder 10

Opinion columns - United States Navy 1972 - 1981

box 25, folder 1

Opinion columns (Africa) 1972

box 25, folder 2

Opinion columns (Africa) 1973

box 25, folder 3

Opinion columns (Africa) 1974

box 25, folder 4

Opinion columns (Africa) 1975

box 25, folder 5

Opinion columns (Africa) 1976

box 25, folder 6

Opinion columns (Africa) 1977

box 25, folder 7

Opinion columns (Africa) 1978

box 25, folder 8

Opinion columns (Africa) 1979

box 25, folder 9

Opinion columns (Africa) 1980

box 25, folder 10

Opinion columns (Africa) 1981

box 25, folder 11

Opinion columns (Africa) 1982

box 25, folder 12

Opinion columns (Africa) 1983

box 25, folder 13

Opinion columns (Africa) 1984

box 25, folder 14

Opinion columns (Africa) 1985

box 25, folder 15

Opinion columns (Africa) 1987

box 25, folder 16

Opinion columns (Africa) 1988

box 25, folder 17

Opinion columns (Africa) 1989

box 25, folder 18

Star Review opinion column 1983

box 25, folder 19

Baltimore Sun opinion columns 1990 - 1995

box 25, folder 20

Fayetteville Observer-Times opinion column 1992

box 25, folder 21

Houston Post opinion columns 1992 - 1994

box 25, folder 22

Readers' correspondence undated - 1988

box 26, folder 1

Readers' correspondence 1976 - 1980

box 26, folder 2

Readers' correspondence 1981 February - 1982 February

box 26, folder 3

Readers' correspondence 1982 March - December

box 26, folder 4

Readers' correspondence 1983 January - December

box 26, folder 5

Readers' correspondence 1984 January - June

box 26, folder 6

Readers' correspondence 1984 July - 1985 December

box 26, folder 7

Readers' correspondence 1986 January - July

box 26, folder 8

Readers' correspondence 1986 August - December

box 26, folder 9

Readers' correspondence 1987 January - August

box 27, folder 1

Readers' correspondence 1987 September - December

box 27, folder 2

Readers' correspondence 1988 January - May

box 27, folder 3

Readers' correspondence 1988 June - December

box 27, folder 4

Readers' correspondence 1989

box 27, folder 5

Journalism workshop papers undated

box 27, folder 6

"Foreign governments hosted trips" - manuscript undated

box 27, folder 7

Government hosted trips - correspondence and itineraries 1974 - 1983

box 27, folder 8

Government hosted trips - correspondence and itineraries 1986 - 1996

box 27, folder 9

Journalism awards 1979 - 1988

box 27, folder 10

Donald R. Morris Houston Post images 1972 - 1983

 

3.2 Donald R. Morris Newsletter

box 28, folder 1

Houston Post to Trident Newsletter transition period - correspondence 1988 - 1990

box 28, folder 2

Trident Newsletter 1989 August - December

box 28, folder 3

Trident Newsletter 1990

box 28, folder 4

Trident Newsletter 1991

box 28, folder 5

Trident Newsletter 1992

box 28, folder 6

Trident Newsletter 1993

box 28, folder 7

Trident Newsletter 1994

box 28, folder 8

Trident Newsletter 1995

box 28, folder 9

Trident Newsletter 1996

box 29, folder 1

Trident Newsletter 1997

box 29, folder 2

Trident Newsletter 1998

box 29, folder 3

Trident Newsletter 1999

box 29, folder 4

Trident Newsletter 2000

box 29, folder 5

Trident Newsletter 2001

box 29, folder 6

Trident Newsletter 2002 January - October

box 29, folder 7

Trident administrative issues - correspondence 1990 - 1993

box 29, folder 8

Trident Newsletter printer undated

box 29, folder 9

Trident Newsletter citation report 1992

box 29, folder 10

Trident Newsletter advertising 1990 - 1996

box 30, folder 1

Readers' correspondence undated - 1990

box 30, folder 2

Readers' correspondence 1991

box 30, folder 3

Readers' correspondence 1992

box 30, folder 4

Readers' correspondence 1993

box 30, folder 5

Readers' correspondence 1994

box 30, folder 6

Readers' correspondence 1995

box 30, folder 7

Readers' correspondence 1996 - 2002

box 30, folder 8

Business cards undated

box 30, folder 9

Business cards undated

box 31, folder 1

Business cards undated

box 31, folder 2

Business cards undated

box 31, folder 3

Business cards undated

box 31, folder 4

Business cards undated

box 31, folder 5

Business cards undated

box 31, folder 6

Business cards undated

box 31, folder 7

Business cards undated

box 44, folder 18

Readers' correspondence 1991 - 1992

 

4. Teaching and Speaking engagements 1977 - 1995

Scope and Contents note

Includes correspondence to Morris from a variety of organizations and some universities on teaching and lecture opportunities. It also has some of the materials he used to teach.
 

no sub-series

box 27, folder 11

"Talking to myself about the writer as guest" by Wilbur Louis Dunbar undated

box 27, folder 12

Teaching and speaking engagements - correspondence 1977 - 1995

box 27, folder 13

Teaching materials undated

box 27, folder 14

Teaching materials undated

 

5. Election Observer Missions to Africa 1993 - 1994

Scope and Contents note

Documents relating to Morris' activities as part of larger observer delegations to Lesotho (1993) and South Africa (1994). Includes correspondence from observer organizations, sample voter documents, observer electoral reports and contemporaneous magazine and newspaper pullouts.
 

5.1 Lesotho Election Observer Mission

box 32, folder 1

Observer's card 1993

box 32, folder 2

Commonwealth Observer Group to the Lesotho Election - arrival statement 1993

box 32, folder 3

Plan for coordinating the activities of international observers at the general elections in Lesotho by United Nations Electoral Assistance Unit 1993

box 32, folder 4

Observer's manual by International Republican Institute 1993

box 32, folder 5

Observer's report by International Republican Institute 1993

box 32, folder 6

Lesotho press clippings 1993

 

5.2 South Africa Election Observer Mission

box 32, folder 7

Tribute poll 1993 February

box 32, folder 8

United Nations Observer Mission in South Africa (UNOMSA)/International Foundation for Electoral Systems - application papers 1993 - 1994

box 32, folder 9

UNOMSA election observer training documents 1994

box 32, folder 10

South Africa Independent Electoral Commission - sample voting papers undated

box 32, folder 11

International Election Observer's Manual 1994

box 32, folder 12

Independent Election Observers - personnel lists and documents 1994

box 32, folder 13

UNOMSA Communications Instructions 1994

box 32, folder 14

Preliminary election results 1994

box 32, folder 15

Election results - South African press 1994

box 32, folder 16

Post-apartheid government commentary - Houston Post 1994

box 32, folder 17

Visits to South Africa - correspondence 1988 - 2000

 

6. African Politico-economic Literature and Correspondence 1975 - 2001

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, speeches, and contemporaneous literature from the apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa as well as an assortment of literature on a few African countries.
 

6.1 South Africa: Political Correspondence and Papers

box 33, folder 1

Notes on the African National Congress undated

box 33, folder 2

Correspondence on and with the African National Congress 1988 - 1996

box 33, folder 3

Correspondence on the African National Congress and South Africa 1994 - 2001

box 33, folder 4

Correspondence with Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi 1989 - 2001

box 33, folder 5

Inkatha Freedom Party - documentation of leaders killed in incidents of political violence: 1985 - 1992 undated

box 33, folder 6

Inkatha Freedom Party - incidents of violence against members as of February 1992 undated

box 33, folder 7

Inkatha Freedom party - incidents of violence against members as of September 1992 undated

box 33, folder 8

Press statement on leadership meeting between the Conservative Party and the Inkatha Freedom Party undated

box 33, folder 9

Memorandum of agreement for reconciliation and peace between the Inkatha Freedom Party/Kwazulu Government and the African National Congress and the South African Government/National Party 1994

box 33, folder 10

A short briefing for presentation to Dr. Robert Merrill and Mrs. Linda Merrill and Mr. Cliff B. Gosney and Mrs. Patricia Gosney submitted by Mangosuthu Buthelezi, M.P., and President of the Inkatha Freedom party and Minister of Home Affairs 1995

box 33, folder 11

Traditional leadership in post-apartheid South Africa - correspondence, speeches and articles 2000

box 33, folder 12

Coalition of traditional leaders - speeches 2000

box 33, folder 13

Traditional leadership in post-apartheid South Africa - correspondence, speeches and articles 2000 -2001

box 33, folder 14

Meeting with Inkatha Freedom Party elected councillors - Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi's speech

box 33, folder 15

Kwazulu Monuments Council undated

box 44, folder 16

South Africa - notes undated

 

6.2 South Africa: Political Literature

box 33, folder 16

The African National Congress Method: Violence, published by Feluca Holdings, Toronto: Canada undated

box 33, folder 17

South African Communist Party: 65 years in the frontline of struggle undated

box 33, folder 18

South African liberation: the communist factor by Thomas G. Karis undated

box 33, folder 19

The unrest in South Africa published by Southern African Editorial Services (Pty) Ltd 1986

box 33, folder 20

Black Consciousness Movement (from Geheim) undated

box 33, folder 21

Southern Africa: Soviet front organizations in Backgrounder published by The Minister (Information) South African Embassy, Washington D.C. 1983

box 33, folder 22

Report of Commission on National Structures, Constitutional Guidelines and Codes of Conduct - African National Congress National Consultative Conference 1985

box 33, folder 23

ANC: A Soviet task force? By Keith Campbell and Institute for the Study of Terrorism 1986

box 33, folder 24

Talking with the ANC… published by the Bureau for Information, Pretoria 1986

box 33, folder 25

Terrorist Group Profiles for sale by the Superintendent of Documents U.S. Government Printing Office undated

box 33, folder 26

The Progressive Federal Party - What is it? undated

box 33, folder 27

Right-Wing Organizations - compiled and produced by the South African Consulate General 1990

box 33, folder 28

TransAfrica 1985 - 1986

box 34, folder 1

Azania Manifesto undated

box 34, folder 2

Trade Unions undated

box 34, folder 3

Breaking the Apartheid Impasse - World Future Society 1989

box 34, folder 4

The dismantling of apartheid: the balance of reforms 1978 - 1988 by Andre Thomashausen 1987

box 34, folder 5

Groundswell South Africa undated

box 34, folder 6

Why the revolutionary enemy wants to destroy the National Party by Craig Williamson undated

box 34, folder 7

The state of emergency undated

box 34, folder 8

Blacks in the SA Defence Force by Major C. J. Nothling 1980

box 34, folder 9

Statistics on education 1983

box 34, folder 10

Bantu homelands economic review compiled by Bureau of Economic Research 1975

box 34, folder 11

Transkei's initiation into nationhood - Financial Mail special report 1976

box 34, folder 12

Soweto 1983

box 34, folder 13

South Africa in Africa Confidential 1986 - 1995

box 34, folder 14

"Economic sanctions aren't working" in Forbes Report 1987

box 49, folder 4

Various article clippings ca. 1960-1990

 

6.3 Africa: Political and Economic Literature

box 34, folder 15

Africa in Africa Insight 1988 - 1993

box 34, folder 16

Centre for Strategic and International Studies Africa Notes 1994 - 1995

box 34, folder 17

"Is there hope for Africa?" in Foreign Service Journal 1995

box 34, folder 18

Ghana 1995

box 34, folder 19

Lesotho: ten years of independence - Financial Mail special report 1976

box 34, folder 20

Namibia/South West Africa 1986

box 34, folder 21

Rhodesia - assorted booklets and papers 1967 - 1980

box 35, folder 1

Rhodesia - fact papers undated

box 35, folder 2

Rhodesia - statistical information and government digest 1977

box 35, folder 3

Rhodesian government on violence 1976 - 1977

box 35, folder 4

Maryknoll: progress and struggle in Southern Africa 1982

box 35, folder 5

UNITA 1985 - 1988

box 49, folder 1

Donald S. McAlvany, "Revolution and Betrayal: Accelerating Onslaught Against South Africa." The Council on Southern Africa, 60 minute VHS tape probably 1986

box 49, folder 2

"The Time in Between," draft manuscript by Robert G. McGregor (folder 1 of 2) undated

box 49, folder 3

"The Time in Between," draft manuscript by Robert G. McGregor (folder 2 of 2) undated

 

7. Family and Personal Papers 1945 - 2002

Scope and Contents note

Includes limited correspondence from family members, correspondence from alumnae, as well as from friends and relatives, photographs and literature collected out of personal interest e.g. World War I history or naval affairs, art etc.
 

7.1 Alumnae and Memberships

box 35, folder 6

Horace Mann-Barnard School - Bronx, New York: Reunions 1982 - 2001

box 35, folder 7

Scarsdale High School - Scarsdale, New York: Reunions 1988 - 1992

box 35, folder 8

U.S.S. John W. Thomason (DD-760): Reunions 1988 - 2002

box 35, folder 9

U.S.S. Alameda County LST 32 - members located as of July 1996 1996

box 35, folder 10

U.S.S. Alameda County LST 32 - proclamation in honor of, 1995

box 35, folder 11

Reunion lists 1990 - 2001

box 35, folder 12

Literature on John W. Thomason and the U.S.S. John W. Thomason 1964 - 1993

box 35, folder 13

U.S.S. Eberle - press news 1943

box 35, folder 14

MENSA America - correspondence 1966 - 1996

 

7.2 Family

box 35, folder 15

Correspondence 1962 -1992

box 36, folder 1

Birthday wishes undated

box 36, folder 2

S. Fred and Vera D. Morris - passports 1959 - 1966

box 36, folder 3

Donald R. Morris - passports 1946 - 2002

box 36, folder 4

Sylvia Stallings Morris - passport 1962

box 36, folder 5

Sarah, Michael, Julia and Margaret Morris - passports 1958 - 1984

 

7.3 Correspondence/Papers from friends and acquaintances

box 36, folder 6

Correspondence undated

box 36, folder 7

Correspondence undated

box 36, folder 8

Correspondence 1945 - 1965

box 36, folder 9

Paintings from Dickerson 1955 - 1970

box 36, folder 10

Correspondence 1966 - 1969

box 37, folder 1

Correspondence 1970 - 1980

box 37, folder 2

Correspondence 1981 - 1983

box 37, folder 3

Correspondence 1985 - 1986

box 37, folder 4

Correspondence 1987 - 1989

box 37, folder 5

Correspondence 1990

box 37, folder 6

Correspondence 1991

box 37, folder 7

Correspondence 1992

box 37, folder 8

Correspondence 1993

box 38, folder 1

Correspondence 1994 - 1995

box 38, folder 2

Correspondence 1995 - 1996

box 38, folder 3

Correspondence 1996

box 38, folder 4

Correspondence 1997

box 38, folder 5

Correspondence 1997 - 2002

box 38, folder 6

Correspondence - Baekey 1995 - 1997

box 38, folder 7

Correspondence - Baekey 1998 - 2002

box 39, folder 1

Community Law Centre 1992 - 1993

box 39, folder 2

Community Law Centre publications 1991 - 1993

box 39, folder 3

Correspondence 1962 - 1985

box 39, folder 4

Correspondence - Die Starken project 1981 - 1982

box 39, folder 5

Correspondence and papers - World Wilderness Congress 1976 - 1977

box 39, folder 6

International Wilderness Leadership Foundation undated

box 39, folder 7

Eulogies of friends and acquaintances 1991 - 1998

 

7.4 Personal Papers

box 39, folder 8

Biodata undated

box 39, folder 9

Rating Life's Changes 1971

box 39, folder 10

Fellowship applications 1970 - 1972

box 39, folder 11

A dream recorded - manuscript 1971

box 39, folder 12

Subscriptions 1993 - 1996

box 39, folder 13

Donald R. Morris described in Big Town, Big Money undated

box 39, folder 14

Insurance papers 1962 - 1988

box 40, folder 1

Pocket diary 1965

box 40, folder 2

Travel journal 1987 - 1988

box 40, folder 3

Travel journal 1989

box 40, folder 4

Literary ideas journal 1964 - 1970

box 40, folder 5

Books read 1966

box 48, folder 3

Library card index undated

box 48, folder 4

Library card index undated

box 48, folder 5

Library card index undated

 

7.5 Other interests

box 40, folder 6

Sketchbook undated

box 40, folder 7

Sketches undated

box 40, folder 8

Poetry undated

box 40, folder 9

Picture projects notebook undated

box 40, folder 10

Motion picture projects undated

box 40, folder 11

World War I - Manual of the chief of platoon of infantry (belonged to Capt. J. H. Johnston) 1917

box 40, folder 12

World War I - Notes on the construction and equipment of trenches (belonged to Laurence T. Stallings Jr.)

box 41, folder 1

World War I - Notes on infantry attacks and raids (belonged to Laurence T. Stallings Jr.) 1917

box 41, folder 2

World War I - Notes on the use of machine guns in trench warfare (belonged to Laurence T. Stallings Jr.) 1917

box 41, folder 3

World War I - Methods of unarmed attack and defence (belonged to Laurence T. Stallings Jr.)

box 41, folder 4

World War I - The deck and boat book: United States Navy (belonged to Laurence T. Stallings Jr.) 1914

box 41, folder 5

World War I - Field service regulations: United Sates Army (belonged to Laurence T. Stallings Jr.) 1914

box 41, folder 6

World War I - Extracts from general orders and bulletins relating to regimental and company administration (belonged to Laurence T. Stallings Jr.)

box 41, folder 7

World War I - Notes for infantry officers on trench warfare (belonged to Laurence T. Stallings Jr.) 1917

box 41, folder 8

World War I - Field Service regulations: United States Army (belonged to George Havell) 1914

box 41, folder 9

World War I - Navy and Army Illustrated 1915

box 41, folder 10

World War I - The Illustrated War News 1916

box 41, folder 11

Bureau of Ordnance telegrams: Navy Department 1864

box 41, folder 13

Naval photographs - U.S. Navy aircraft undated

box 41, folder 13

Naval photographs - LST 32: Bethlehem Steel Co. Inc, Shipbuilding Division, Staten Island Yard 1953

box 41, folder 14

Naval photographs - warships undated

box 42, folder 1

Naval photographs - warships undated

box 42, folder 2

Naval photographs - warships undated

box 42, folder 3

Naval photographs - warships undated

box 42, folder 4

Naval photographs - warships undated

box 42, folder 5

Naval photographs - warships undated

box 42, folder 6

Naval photographs - warships undated

box 43, folder 1

Naval photographs - warships 1907 - 1915

box 43, folder 2

Naval photographs - warships undated

box 43, folder 3

Naval photographs and papers - U.S.S. Edsall undated

box 43, folder 4

Naval photographs - models undated

box 43, folder 5

Aviation photographs - early flight undated

box 43, folder 6

Aviation photographs - assorted 1925 - 1945

box 43, folder 7

Miscellaneous photographs undated

box 44, folder 1

"Aircraft: 1911 - 1918" undated

box 44, folder 2

Aviation - training papers 1973 - 1980

box 44, folder 3

Aviation - financial documents 1974 - 1988

box 44, folder 4

Aviation - flying opportunity searches undated

box 44, folder 5

Aviation - cruise tables undated

box 44, folder 6

Aviation - correspondence 1963 - 1992

box 44, folder 7

Poetry 1964 - 1969

box 49, folder 5

Various article clippings on espionage ca. 1958-1974

Scope and Contents note

Includes manuscript "I was and officer in the Soviet Secret Police," by Yuriy Rastvorov
box 49, folder 6

Unidentified photographs, probably South Africa, 2 envelopes ca. 1997 and undated