Scope and Contents
The papers include personal and family correspondence, subject files, and photographs relating to the life and career of William Henry Morse. The collection also contains genealogical material relating to Morse family members, particularly Jedidiah Morse, the father of American geography.
Dates
- 1833-1959
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Existence and Location of Copies
Selected images have been digitally reproduced and are available through the Manuscripts and Archives Digital Image Database.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged in five series: I. Correspondence, 1850-1959. II. Fraternity Activities, 1833-1927. III. Legal Registers, n.d. IV. Subject Files, 1854-1925. V. Photographs, 1863-1921.
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The papers include personal and family correspondence, subject files, and photographs relating to the life and career of William Henry Morse. The collection also contains genealogical material relating to Morse family members, particularly Jedidiah Morse, the father of American geography.
Biographical / Historical
William Henry Morse, born in 1846, was the son of Richard Cary Morse (Yale 1812), the grandson of Jedidiah Morse (Yale 1783), and a nephew of Samuel F. B. Morse (Yale 1810). A graduate of the Class of 1867, he served as class secretary from 1867 to 1940. After graduating from the New York University School of Law in 1870, Morse practiced law independently in New York City until 1874. He then studied stenography and became one of the first court stenographers. With the exception of short periods of employment elsewhere, Morse worked as a stenographer, reporter, and instructor in shorthand until 1897. He then held the position of night librarian of the Supreme Court Law Library in Washington until his retirement in 1930. In 1879, Morse married Louise Parish Townsend. The last surviving member of the Class of 1867, Morse died in 1940.
- Title
- Guide to the William Henry Morse Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Joann Williamson
- Date
- September 1969
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Yale University Library
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Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511