Elliston P. Morris materials
Scope and Contents
This collection includes miscellaneous Haverford archives items, including materials related to the Haverford Alumni Fund and Haverfordania, pamphlets on Rebecca and Sarah Nicholson and Daniel and Emily Oliver, obituary clippings on J.S. Stokes, and a picture showing Jordans Meeting House.
Dates
- Creation: 1859-1884
Creator
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Elliston Perot Morris (1980-1899) was the son of Marriott C. Morris and a graduate of Haverford College (class of 1922). He worked with the American Friends Service Committee after World War I, and was a conscientious objector during World War II. In 1942, he declined to register for the military draft, and was sentenced to prison for a year and a day. Morris lived in Feasterville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and was a member of the Religious Society of Friends. He died in 1980.
Extent
0.005 linear ft. (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains miscellaneous Haverford archival items collected by Elliston P. Morris.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in a single folder.
Acquisition
The Elliston P. Morris materials were donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in 1978 by Elliston P. Morris. Accession # 3734.
Processing Information
Processed by Alexandra Stern; completed April, 2019.
Source
Geographic
- Title
- Elliston P. Morris materials, 1859-1884
- Date
- April, 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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