Guide to the Dorothy Nafus Morrison Literary Manuscripts
1977-1979

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Overview of the Collection

Creator: Morrison, Dorothy Nafus
Title: Dorothy Morrison literary manuscripts
Dates: 1977-1979 ( inclusive )
Quantity: .5 linear feet (1 container)
Collection Number: Ax 862
Summary: Dorothy Morrison was an educator and writer. The collection includes manuscripts for two pieces, The Eagle and the Fort and Ladies Were Not Expected.
Repository: University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives

1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html

Languages: Collection materials are in English. 
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical Note

Dorothy Nafus Morrison is known for her work as a children's author and an educator. She was born in Nashua, Iowa. She married twice, Carl V. Morrison, a psychiatrist and Robert C. Hunter, an attorney.

Dorothy Morrison attended University of Northern Iowa, and received a B.A. degree from the University of Iowa. She was a music teacher in public schools in Iowa. She taught stringed instruments in public schools in Beaverton, Oregon from 1954-1966. She began her writing career in 1965.

Content Description

The collection is a small one, containing manuscripts for two pieces, The Eagle and the Fort and Ladies were not Expected.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

Collection is open to the public.

Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room.

Restrictions on Use :  

Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation :  

[Identification of item], Dorothy Morrison Literary Manuscripts, Ax 862, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.

Administrative Information

Arrangement :

Collection is organized into the following series:

Series: Literary Manuscripts

Processing Note :  

Collection processed by processing staff, 1979.


Detailed Description of the Collection

Literary Manuscripts
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box
Folder
1 1 Manuscript, The Eagle and the Fort 1979
1 2 Manuscript, The Eagle and the Fort
1 3 Manuscript, The Ladies were not Expected 1977
1 4 Manuscript, The Ladies were not Expected
1 5 Manuscript, The Ladies were not Expected

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Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

  • Personal Names :
  • Duniway, Abigail Scott, 1834-1915--Juvenile literature
  • McLoughlin, John, 1784-1857--Juvenile literature
  • Morrison, Dorothy Nafus
  • Geographical Names :
  • Northwest, Pacific--History--Juvenile literature
  • Subject Terms :
  • Children's literature, American--Authorship
  • Feminists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
  • Pioneers--Oregon--Biography--Juvenile literature
  • Women authors, American--20th century
  • Form or Genre Terms :
  • Manuscripts for publication

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