Elliston P. Morris Collected Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists mostly of letters, newsclippings and other material that help to document Morris' stance as a conscientious objector during WWII, and his arrest and imprisonment in 1942 at Danbury prison.
Dates
- Creation: 1918, 1942-1968
Creator
Language of Material
Materials are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
None
Biographical / Historical
Elliston Perot Morris Jr. born 1899, son of Marriott C. Morris; volunteer with the Quaker Reconstruction Unit for a year or more in France during/after WWI; graduate of Haverford College in 1922; conscientious objector to World War II: in 1942, he declined to register for the military draft, and was sentenced to prison for a year and a day; married to Anna Saylor; had four children; lived in Feasterville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; dedicated member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), as well as active in numerous community organizations, including the Southampton Volunteer Fire Company, the Bryn Gweled community, and the Pennsylvania Mental Health Association; died 1980.
Extent
0.41 linear ft. (1 box) ; 5 inches
Abstract
Elliston P. Morris was a Quaker conscientious objector during WWII.
Custodial History
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is the official repository of these papers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of David Marriot Morris (son), September 2019 (acc. 2019-072)
Separated Materials
One (8"x10") photo of Morris was removed to the Photograph Collection (collective CDGA box)
Legal Status
Copyright to the Elliston P. Morris Collected Papers created by Elliston P. Morris has been transferred to the Swarthmore College Peace Collection. Copyright to all other materials is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Processing Information
Collection processed and finding aid produced by Anne Yoder, January 2020
Subject
Topical
- Conscientious Objectors -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Draft resisters -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Quaker conscientious objectors -- Pennsylvania
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Feasterville -- History -- Sources
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious Objectors -- United States -- Sources
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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