Delyte W. Morris personal papers, 1928-1976.

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Delyte W. Morris personal papers, 1928-1976.

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This collection pertains to the career of former Southern Illinois University president Delyte Wesley Morris and includes correspondence, reprints of articles, materials about professional and charitable organizations, information on meetings and conferences, school-related information such as syllabi, lesson plans and examinations for various university courses, departmental organization plans, partial case studies, and research ideas and tests. Some well-known figures in the field of speech represented in the Morris papers are Helen Keller, Sara Stinchfield Hawk, Wendell Johnson, Stanley Ainsworth, Bryng Bryngelson, and Herbert Koepp-Baker among others. There is also memorabilia consisting primarily of awards, honors, organizational memberships, materials from Morris' inauguration, and photographs. There are also a number of tapes, films, and records on various subjects but mostly relating to the field of speech or to Southern Illinois University.

112.00 boxes.

Southern Illinois University, Morris Library

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Southern Illinois University, Morris Library

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