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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Biography/Administrative History
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms
  • Additional collection guides

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Frederick William Morris Collection
    Dates: 1892-1918
    Collection Number: FWM
    Creator/Collector: Morris, Frederick William, 1865-1938, Wilmington Journal
    Extent: 0.25 linear feet
    Repository: Wilmington Historical Society
    Wilmington, California 90744
    Abstract: The Frederick William Morris Collection primarily documents his career as a professional printer in the Los Angeles area between 1902 and 1906, but also contains examples of his work while living in Portland, Oregon, and a small amount of material related to family history.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    The collection is open for research use.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator of this collection has not been transferred to the Wilmington Historical Society. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item]. Frederick William Morris Collection. Collection Number: FWM. Wilmington Historical Society

    Acquisition Information

    The source and date of acquisition are unknown.

    Biography/Administrative History

    Please see finding aid with box list for biographical history.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The Frederick William Morris Collection primarily documents his career as a professional printer in the Los Angeles area between 1902 and 1906, but also contains examples of his work while living in Portland, Oregon, and a small amount of material related to family history. The collection is arranged at the collection level, alphabetically by subject. It is worth noting that the first issue of the Wilmington Journal, published on November 5, 1904, has been digitized by the University of California, Riverside, and can be viewed by accessing the California Digital Newspaper Collection.

    Indexing Terms

    Family history
    Newspaper editors
    Newspapers–ownership
    Los Angeles County (Calif.)
    Multnomah County (Or.)
    Wilmington (Los Angeles, Calif.)
    Documents
    Photographic materials
    Scrapbook

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