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Size | 8.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 15,762 items) |
Abstract | Journalist, author, and professor of journalism at the University of North Carolina, 1946-1970. The personal correspondence deals with Morrison's work for Cantor Publishing Company, applications for research grants, teaching at the University of North Carolina, journal articles and other writings, and work with various writers' conferences. Included also is correspondence with friends and professional colleagues, particularly Harry Golden of Charlotte, N.C. The material related to his work on W. J. Cash, Josephus Daniels, and O. Max Gardner includes correspondence with people who might have known each subject; copies of articles and other printed material by or about each subject; and Morrison's research notes. |
Creator | Morrison, Joseph L. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Suzanne Ruffing, May 1996
Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008
Updated by: Laura Hart, July 2021
This collection was processed with support, in part, from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.
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Joseph Lederman Morrison was born Joseph Lederman in New York City in 1918. After graduation from the University of North Carolina in 1940, he taught at the University for one year. After working for the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot in 1941, he served as first lieutenant in the Army Air Corps, 1942-1946, where he edited Armed Services publications. In 1946, he returned to teaching in the Department of Journalism at the University where he remained for the rest of his life.
In 1947, Morrison interned with the National Association of Broadcasters. Recipient of a CBS fellowship in 1957, he received his M.A. in American history from Columbia University in 1958 and his Ph.D. in American history from Duke University in 1961.
In addition to teaching journalism at UNC, Morrison worked with WRAL and WPTF radio in Raleigh, edited trade articles for Cantor Publishing Company in New York, wrote articles for Grolier Encyclopedia International, and played violin in the University Symphony.
Morrison's books include Opportunities in Business Papers (1955); Chapel Hill Guide (1955); Josephus Daniels Says (1962); Josephus Daniels, Small-d Democrat (1966); W. J. Cash, Southern Prophet (1967); and Governor O. Max Gardner (1971). He also wrote articles on W. J. Cash, H. L. Mencken, W. C. Brann, and Josephus Daniels for various scholarly journals.
In 1946, Morrison married Pearl Penner. They had two children, Lucy and Peter. Morrison died in 1970.
Back to TopPapers include general correspondence; materials on W. J. Cash, including one audiotape; material on Josephus Daniels; material on O. Max Gardener; and miscellaneous writings.
General correspondence deals with his work for Cantor Publishing Company, his applications for research grants, his articles for Grolier, his teaching at UNC, his journal articles, and his work with various writers conferences. Included also is correspondence with friends and professional colleagues, especially Harry Golden of Charlotte, N.C.
The material related to his work on W. J. Cash, Josephus Daniels, and O. Max Gardner includes correspondence with people who might have known each subject; copies of articles and other printed material about or by each subject; and typed 5" by 8" notecards used by Morrison in his research. Each card contains a quotation, precis, or statement of fact about the subject and shows the specific source of the text--newspaper, manuscript, article, pamphlet, etc.--with date and location of the source if applicable. Usually these cards are arranged in chronological order according to their content. Notecards relate to subjects discussed in Series 2, 3, 4, and 5.
Among the miscellaneous writings are seminar papers from Morrison's study at Duke and notes from other articles.
Back to TopArrangement: alphabetical.
Correspondence of Morrison arranged alphabetically by subject.
Folder 1-20
Folder 1Folder 2Folder 3Folder 4Folder 5Folder 6Folder 7Folder 8Folder 9Folder 10Folder 11Folder 12Folder 13Folder 14Folder 15Folder 16Folder 17Folder 18Folder 19Folder 20 |
Correspondence, circa 1949-1970
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Folder 21-40
Folder 21Folder 22Folder 23Folder 24Folder 25Folder 26Folder 27Folder 28Folder 29Folder 30Folder 31Folder 32Folder 33Folder 34Folder 35Folder 36Folder 37Folder 38Folder 39Folder 40 |
Correspondence, circa 1949-1970
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Folder 41-55
Folder 41Folder 42Folder 43Folder 44Folder 45Folder 46Folder 47Folder 48Folder 49Folder 50Folder 51Folder 52Folder 53Folder 54Folder 55 |
Correspondence, circa 1949-1970
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Material relating to W. J. Cash, a native of South Carolina, who grew up in Cleveland County, N.C., attended Wofford College and Wake Forest College, taught school in Kentucky and North Carolina, worked on newspapers in Chicago, Baltimore, and Shelby, N.C., and was associate editor of the Charlotte News and author of The Mind of the South and other works. See also notecards in Series 6.
Folder 56-60
Folder 56Folder 57Folder 58Folder 59Folder 60 |
Cash Correspondence, 1921-1941Copies of Cash correspondence, especially letters from Blanche Knopf. |
Folder 61 |
Cash Commencement Speech, 1941Transcript of the commencement address entitled "The South in a Changing World," delivered by W. J. Cash at the University of Texas, Austin, 2 June 1941. |
Audiotape T-3787/1 |
Cash Commencement Speech, 1941Audiotape of the commencement address entitled "The South in a Changing World," delivered by W. J. Cash at the University of Texas, Austin, 2 June 1941. |
Folder 62-79
Folder 62Folder 63Folder 64Folder 65Folder 66Folder 67Folder 68Folder 69Folder 70Folder 71Folder 72Folder 73Folder 74Folder 75Folder 76Folder 77Folder 78Folder 79 |
Correspondence about Cash, 1964-1970Notes about and correspondence with people who knew Cash, especially his widow Mary Cash Maury, collected by Morrison while writing books and articles about Cash. Items are arranged alphabetically by the title of the book or article.
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Folder 80 |
Clippings, 1948-1980Chiefly newspaper clippings about Cash. |
Correspondence, notes, and copies of manuscripts relating to "Josephus Daniels and the Bassett Academic Freedom Case"; "Josephus Daniels: Southern Philo-Semite"; "Josephus Daniels, Simpatico"; "Josephus Daniels as Secretary of the Navy"; "The 'Tar-Heel editor' in North Carolina's Crisis, 1929-1932"; Josephus Daniels Says; Josephus Daniels, Small-d Democrat; and an article on Daniels for the Encyclopedia Americana Daniels was owner and editor of the Raleigh News and Observer, U.S. Secretary of the Navy, and U.S. ambassador to Mexico. See also notecards in Series 6.
Folder 81-88
Folder 81Folder 82Folder 83Folder 84Folder 85Folder 86Folder 87Folder 88 |
Correspondence about Daniels, 1958-1966Correspondence with people who might have known Daniels, especially his son Jonathan Daniels. Items are arranged alphabetically. |
Folder 89-106
Folder 89Folder 90Folder 91Folder 92Folder 93Folder 94Folder 95Folder 96Folder 97Folder 98Folder 99Folder 100Folder 101Folder 102Folder 103Folder 104Folder 105Folder 106 |
Articles on Daniels, 1947-1970Correspondence, notes, and copies of manuscripts of books and articles by Morrison about Daniels.
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Material accumulated by Morrison while researching O. Max Gardner, governor and politician of North Carolina. See also notecards in Series 6.
Folder 107-125
Folder 107Folder 108Folder 109Folder 110Folder 111Folder 112Folder 113Folder 114Folder 115Folder 116Folder 117Folder 118Folder 119Folder 120Folder 121Folder 122Folder 123Folder 124Folder 125 |
Gardner Correspondence, 1903-1947Copies of Gardner's correspondence and one folder of his wife's correspondence from the period after his death. |
Folder 126 |
Fay Webb Gardner Correspondence, 1947-1966 |
Folder 127-132
Folder 127Folder 128Folder 129Folder 130Folder 131Folder 132 |
Correspondence about Gardner (Morrison), 1964-1970Letters from Morrison to people who might have known Gardner, with correspondence about his book on Gardner grouped at the end. |
Folder 133-137
Folder 133Folder 134Folder 135Folder 136Folder 137 |
Correspondence about Gardner (replies), 1968-1970.Letters from people who knew Gardner, especially Faye Gardner, Ralph Webb Gardner, Edwin Gill, and Drew Pearson. |
Folder 138-139
Folder 138Folder 139 |
Notes on Interviews, 1968-1970Notes on interviews about Gardner. |
Folder 140-142
Folder 140Folder 141Folder 142 |
Research Materials, 1968-1970Miscellaneous research materials, including Edwin Gill's memoranda on Gardner. |
Folder 143 |
Clippings, 1902-1970Newspaper clippings relating to Gardner. |
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Typescripts of miscellaneous articles and seminar papers and pages 54-277 (chapters 4-15) of a work on Benedict Arnold. (See also notecards in Series 6.)
Folder 144-150
Folder 144Folder 145Folder 146Folder 147Folder 148Folder 149Folder 150 |
Writings"Brann the Iconoclast" "Canada or Guadeloupe, 1759-1763" "E. L. Godkin as Silkstocking Liberal" Godkin Notes Pulitzer Notes "The Zionist Movement's East-West Struggle" "Canada or Guadeloupe, 1759-1763" "E. L. Godkin as Silkstocking Liberal" Godkin Notes Pulitzer Notes "The Zionist Movement's East-West Struggle" |
Folder 151-154
Folder 151Folder 152Folder 153Folder 154 |
Benedict Arnold Typescript, Ch. 4-15 |
Folder 155 |
Miscellaneous |
Image Folder PF-3787/1 |
Pictures, 1964 and undated
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Arrangement: chronologically.
Primarily typed notecards containing quotations, precis, or other data from Morrison's research.
Box 14 |
Notecards about W.J. Cash and Josephus Daniels |
Box 15 |
Notecards about Josephus Daniels and Oliver Maxwell Gardner |
Box 16 |
Notecards about Oliver Maxwell Gardner and other research topicsIncludes information on Joseph Pulitzer, E. L. Godkin, imperialism, and the Cliveden set. |