Descriptive Summary
Morris, Leslie E.
Leslie E. Morris Papers,
1917-1956 and undated
The collection
consists of correspondence and other documents generated by the business and
personal activities of the Morris family in New Mexico from 1917-1956 and
undated.
S1687.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
1 boxes (0.5 linear
feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
Leslie E. Morris, the son of Joe R. and Amanda W. Sondstrom Morris,
was born in Chaves County, New Mexico in 1917. During United States Army Air
Force service in World War II, he worked as a supply clerk and drove fuel
tankers used in refueling aircraft. After the war, he was involved in
farming/ranching and owned a package liquor store in Tucumcari, New Mexico. He
married Geneva Cook of Amherst, Texas. Joe R. Morris was born in Young County,
Texas in 1882. Amanda Willie Sondstrom Morris, born in Travis County, Texas in
1883, had family in Paducah, Texas. The Morris' moved to Roosevelt County, New
Mexico in 1915. They were active in ranching and owned the J. R. Morris Feed
Store in Elida, New Mexico. A daughter, Thelma, died in 1932.
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection consists of legal and financial documents
relating to the activities of Joe R. and Amanda Morris with lesser amounts of
personal and business correspondence and items from other family members.
Organization
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Correspondence
- Financial Material
- Legal Material
- Leslie E. Morris
- Memorabilia
- Miscellaneous
Index Terms
The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
developed.
Subjects (Persons)
Morris, Amanda W. (1883-1955)
Morris, Joe R. (1882-1953)
Morris, Leslie E. (1917-?)
Subjects
Roosevelt County (N.M.)--History
Elida (N.M.)--History
Collection accession #(s):
2004-0018-B
Gift, 2004
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Karen Hicks, 2005
Preferred Citation
Leslie E. Morris Collection, 1917-1956 and undated, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
- Leslie E. Morris Photograph Collection
Collection Inventory
Correspondence, 1930-1953 and undated
1
1
To Geneva Cook Morris,
1947-1952 and
undated
1
2
To Joe and/or Amanda Morris,
1930-1951 and
undated
1
3
To Leslie E. Morris,
1937-1953
Financial Material, 1917-1946
1
4
Bank Statements,
1930-1946
1
5
Checks and Deposit Slips,
1917-1946
1
6
Insurance Policies,
1936-1946
1
7
Leslie Morris - Charles Ilfield Company pay stubs,
1938-1939
1
8
Receipts,
1945-1953
1
9
Taxes,
1926-1945
1
10
Tucumcari Package Store - Tax,
1951-1953
1
11
Miscellaneous,
1937-1944 and
undated
Legal Material, 1928-1945 and undated
1
12
General,
1933-1945
1
13
Lubbock Oil Cotton Company vs. Joe R. Morris; Lubbock
Oil Cotton Company vs. Ray Sawyer,
1932-1934 and
undated
1
14
Real Estate transfer: T. P. Swaggerty to Amanda W.
Morris re Lot 1 and S1/2 Lot 2 of Block 43 in the Richards Addition of Paducah,
Texas,
1928-1934
1
15
Leslie E. Morris - United States Army Air Force,
1945-1949
Memorabilia, 1953-1956
1
16
Funerals of Joe R. and Amanda Willie Sondstrom Morris,
1953-1956
Miscellaneous, 1934-1951 and undated
1
17
Miscellaneous, 1934-1951 and undated