Leslie E. Morris:
An Inventory of His Collection, 1917-1956 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Morris, Leslie E. | |
| Title: | Leslie E. Morris Papers, | |
| Dates: | 1917-1956 and undated | |
| Abstract: | 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. | |
| Collection # | S1687.1 | |
| Quantity: | 1 boxes (0.5 linear feet) | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository: | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University | |
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:
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Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Open for research
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 | ||
Related Material
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections: |
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Leslie E. Morris Collection, 1917-1956 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Collection accession #(s):
2004-0018-B
Gift, 2004
Processed by
Karen Hicks, 2005
Collection Inventory
Correspondence, 1930-1953 and undated | |||||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | To Geneva Cook Morris, 1947-1952 and undated | |||||||||||
| 2 | To Joe and/or Amanda Morris, 1930-1951 and undated | ||||||||||||
| 3 | To Leslie E. Morris, 1937-1953 | ||||||||||||
Memorabilia, 1953-1956 | |||||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Funerals of Joe R. and Amanda Willie Sondstrom Morris, 1953-1956 | |||||||||||
Miscellaneous, 1934-1951 and undated | |||||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Miscellaneous, 1934-1951 and undated | |||||||||||