Morris, Wright, 1910-1998
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Long regarded as one of America's most gifted writers, Wright Morris authored over thirty-three books. He was born in Central City, Nebraska, on 6 January 1910. His novel, A Field of Vision, won the National Book Award in 1957, and Plains Song won the 1981 American Book Award for Fiction. In addition to his novels, he is the author of a number of photo-text books, books of criticism, and several collections of short stories. He taught English at San Francisco State College, and he and his wife, Josephine Mary Kantor Morris (1927-2002), made their home in Mill Valley, California. Morris died in April 1998.
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| referencedIn | Granville Hicks Papers, 1906-1980 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Marion Meade Papers on Dorothy Parker, 1859-2008. | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Esquire, Inc. Records, 1933-1977 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| creatorOf | Additional Papers of Alan Cheuse 1961-1988 | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | Morris, Wright, 1910-1998. Wright Morris papers. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Morris, Wright, 1910-1998. Papers, 1938-1972. | Lehman College Library, Leonard Lief Library | |
| creatorOf | Morris, Wright, 1910-1998. Wright Morris papers : additions, [ca. 1940-1971]. | California Digital Library | |
| creatorOf | Morris, Wright, 1910-1998. Letters, 1937-1980, n.d., to Lewis Mumford. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| creatorOf | Morris, Wright. Morris, Wright : [photography bio file]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| creatorOf | Morris, Wright, 1910-1998. Wright Morris correspondence with John Aldridge, 1956-1983. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | George P. Garrett Papers, 1929-2008, (bulk 1960-2000) | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Russell and Volkening records, 1940-2008 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| creatorOf | Morris, Wright, 1910-1998. Papers, 1958-1998. | Indiana University | |
| referencedIn | Archer, H. Richard (Horace Richard), 1911-1978. H. Richard Archer papers, 1947-1975. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Yvor Winters and Janet Lewis papers, | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Faulkner, Virginia, 1913-1980. Papers, 1930-1980. | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | |
| creatorOf | Aldridge, John W. John W. Aldridge papers, 1942-2006. | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Morris, Wright : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| creatorOf | Morris, Wright, 1910-1998. Artist file. | Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives | |
| creatorOf | Morris, Wright, 1910-1998. [Correspondence]. | Colorado State University, Morgan Library | |
| creatorOf | Jackson, Joseph Henry, 1894-1955. Joseph Henry Jackson papers, circa 1931-1955. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Morris, Wright, 1910-1998. Wright Morris papers : additions, 1935-1970. | California Digital Library | |
| referencedIn | Russell and Volkening. Russell and Volkening records, 1940-2008. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Meade, Marion, 1934-. Marion Meade papers, 1859-1993. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Jones, Madison, 1925-. Madison Jones papers, 1950-1989. | Emory University. Special Collections and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Robert Knoll, Papers, 1955-1999 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library | |
| creatorOf | MORRIS, WRIGHT. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) | |
| referencedIn | New Directions Publishing records | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Papers, 1938-1972. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Wright Morris, Collected Materials, 1973-1976 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library | |
| referencedIn | John W. Aldridge papers, 1942-2006, 1950-2000 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| creatorOf | Cheuse, Alan. Papers of Alan Cheuse, 1974-1989. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | Stuart Wright Collection: Wright Morris Papers, 1950-1985, undated | East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library | |
| referencedIn | Rubin, Louis Decimus, 1923-. Louis Decimus Rubin papers, 1945- (Series 1.1.1 I-N) [manuscript]. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Virginia Faulkner, Papers, 1930-1980 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library | |
| creatorOf | Wright Morris Papers | Bancroft Library | |
| creatorOf | Morris, Wright, 1910-1998. Wright Morris letters to Rollene Saal, 1960. | Pennsylvania State University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Morris, Wright, 1910-1998. [Wright Morris-Victor Musselman correspondence] ; 1928-1939. | Lincoln City Library, Lincoln City Libraries | |
| referencedIn | New Yorker records | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Josephine "Jo" Morris, Papers, 1895-1979 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library | |
| creatorOf | Wright Morris, Papers, 1948-2002 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library |
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| associatedWith | Aldridge, John W. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Aldridge, John W. | person |
| associatedWith | Angell, Joseph Warner, 1898- | person |
| associatedWith | Archer, H. Richard (Horace Richard), 1911-1978. | person |
| associatedWith | Booth, Wayne C. | person |
| associatedWith | Cheuse, Alan. | person |
| associatedWith | Ellison, Ralph. | person |
| associatedWith | Esquire, Inc. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Faulkner, Virginia, 1913-1980. | person |
| correspondedWith | Garrett, George P., 1929-2008 | person |
| associatedWith | Hicks, Granville, 1901-1982 | person |
| associatedWith | Jackson, Joseph Henry, 1894-1955. | person |
| associatedWith | Jones, Madison, 1925- | person |
| associatedWith | Knoll, Robert E., 1922- | person |
| associatedWith | Meade, Marion, 1934- | person |
| associatedWith | Morris, Josephine Jo Kantor | person |
| associatedWith | Musselman, Victor. | person |
| correspondedWith | New Directions Publishing Corp. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | New Yorker Magazine, Inc | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Rubin, Louis Decimus, 1923- | person |
| associatedWith | Russell and Volkening. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Saal, Rollene, | person |
| associatedWith | Winters, Yvor, 1900-1968. | person |
| associatedWith | Wright, Stuart Thurman, 1948- | person |
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Birth 1910
Birth 1910-01-06
Death 1998-04-25
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