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Papers of Samuel Eliot Morison

Biographical information on Morison includes autobiographical sketches; memoirs; bibliography; papers relating to 44 Brimmer St., Boston; and memoirs, including drafts, of Morison's wives. Other personal material includes diaries, 1907-1976; research notebooks; commonplace books; Eliot Family letters; Emily M. Eliot diaries; papers of Elizabeth Shaw Morison and Priscilla Barton Morison; Morison's correspondence with his children; his statement on Sacco and Vanzetti; and financial papers, 1958-1969. General correspondence contains letters of a professional nature with other historians, political figures, publishers, societies, Harvard colleagues, and other universities. Peace conference papers include diary, correspondence, statement on policy, and articles on the Baltic States. Oxford correspondence includes Morison's letters while professor of history at Oxford and includes Morison family letters. Research material for his books are of a diverse nature, from notes, typescripts, card files, articles, to correspondence with publishers and scholars, and illustrations. Also manuscripts of several of Morison's books; reviews of his books and reviews by Morison; articles by Morison; subject files, with correspondence, lectures and addresses; and research notes on a wide range of topics. Harvard Columbus Expedition material includes glass slides from the Expedition, lists of food, ships' logs, and several maps and charts used on the expedition.

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