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Creator
Morrison, Alfred, 1821-1897
Call number
Sc MG 632
Physical description
0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Language
English
Preferred Citation
[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
Sponsor
Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Repository
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
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Allan Morrison was a combat correspondent during World War II and later a journalist at Ebony magazine. The Allan Morrison additions consist of several letters and a few miscellaneous items, including Morrison's naturalization certificate (1946).

Biographical/historical information

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 Ebony 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.

Scope and arrangement

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.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Gift, Ruth Attaway, 1976

Revision History

Finding aid updated by Allison Hughes. (2022 November 28)

Related Material

Allan Morrison Papers (Sc Micro R-3537), Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Using the collection

Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Second Floor