Morris (Sidney) papers, circa 1910-2004

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Summary

Title:
Sidney Morris papers
Dates:
circa 1910-2004
Creators:
Morris, Sidney (Sidney Morris Fineberg)
Abstract:
Essays, poetry, prose, scripts, playbills, posters, fliers, reviews, clippings, contracts, photographs, audio recordings, video recordings, correspondence, biographical information, and personal papers documenting Sidney Morris and his lovers, friends, family, theater productions, and work with the intellectually disabled, 1910-2004. Morris was a playright of roughly 50 plays, including If This Isn't Love in 1982. Morris also wrote poetry and essays, and published articles on HIV/AIDS.
Extent:
7.6 Linear Feet 2 archive boxes + 2 archive cartons + 3 archive binders + 1 archive flat box.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder #, or item name] Sidney Morris Papers, Coll2013-070, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

Essays, poetry, prose, and scripts written or collected by Sidney Morris; playbills, posters, fliers, reviews, clippings, contracts, photographs, audio recordings, and video recordings from Morris' theater productions; and correspondence, photographs, awards, medical records, biographical information, and personal papers documenting Morris and his lovers, friends, family, and work with the intellectually disabled, circa 1910-2004.

Biographical / historical:

Sidney Morris Fineberg, known as Sidney Morris, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1929. He first garnered notice in the theater world in 1963 with his New York production of A Gallery of Characters. Morris would write roughly 50 plays, over half of which were produced, including If This Isn't Love in 1982, his most popular work. Morris wrote poetry and essays, and published articles on HIV/AIDS. He helped support himself by teaching special education classes and drama therapy workshops. He volunteered his time to Senior Action in a Gay Environment (SAGE) and Cabrini Hospital, and was a member of the Dramatist's Guild, Poetry Society, Holocaust Generation After, and Eulenspiegel Society. Morris died after a years-long battle with AIDS in 2002. He was survived by his longtime partner, Bert Coffman.

Acquisition information:
Deed of gift dated, December 20, 2002.
Processing information:

Collection processed by Katrina Sire and Kyle Morgan, 2014.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in the following series:

Series 1. Literature, 1982-2002, undated

Series 2. Personal and professional papers, 1934-2004

Series 3. Photographs and audiovisual materials, circa 1910-2004

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Kyle Morgan
Sponsor:
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-09-30 15:57:20 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder #, or item name] Sidney Morris Papers, Coll2013-070, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007, US
Contact:
(213) 821-2771
askone@usc.edu
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