Allan Morrison collection : additions

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unitid

{"value"=>"21091", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"Sc MG 632", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"b20049182", "type"=>"local_b"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1946-1965", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1946/1965"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Allan Morrison collection : additions"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 folder", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.01 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}

repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Allan Morrison was a combat correspondent during World War II and later a journalist at <span class=\"title\">Ebony</span> magazine. The Allan Morrison additions consist of several letters and a few miscellaneous items, including Morrison's naturalization certificate (1946)."}

langmaterial

{"value"=>"English"}

origination

{"value"=>"Morrison, Alfred, 1821-1897", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Born in Britain, Allan Morrison was a combat correspondent during World War II. He accompanied the liberation forces into Paris towards the end of the war. On becoming a naturalized United States citizen in 1946, Morrison officially changed his name to Allan Malcolm Morrison. In the 1940s, he began a career at <span class=\"title\">Ebony</span> magazine which continued for more than 25 years. On two occasions (1961 and 1965), John H. Johnson wrote letters commending Morrison for his service to the Johnson Publishing Company.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The Allan Morrison additions consist of several letters and a few miscellaneous items, including Morrison's naturalization certificate (1946). Included are a 1946 thank you letter from Walter White, Executive Secretary of the NAACP, making positive comments about the content of an article done by Morrison on the White family; two letters from J.G. Gude, August 18, 1963, one introducing Morrison to Blair Clark, then chief of CBS news operations, the other informing Morrison about the introduction; and two letters from John H. Johnson, 1961 and 1965. There is also a letter from the US Information Agency, 1965, cancelling a contract with Morrison for his failure to produce a manuscript.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Gift, Ruth Attaway, 1976</p>"}

relatedmaterial

{"value"=>"<p>Allan Morrison Papers (Sc Micro R-3537), Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture</p>"}

sponsor

{"value"=>"Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation"}

revisiondesc

{"value"=>"Finding aid updated by Allison Hughes.", "date"=>"2022 November 28"}

date_start

1946

keydate

1946

date_end

1965

date_inclusive_start

1946

date_inclusive_end

1965

extent_statement

0.01 linear feet (1 folder)

prefercite

{"value"=>"[Item], Allan Morrison collection : additions, Sc MG 632, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}

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