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Betty Morris scrapbook and materials, bulk 1890s-1970s

 

Summary

Creator:
Morris, Betty
Abstract:
Collection consists of a scrapbook with materials from the 1890s and documents related to the AUTOMON highway concept from the early 1970s, donated by St. Petersburg resident Betty Morris.
Extent:
0.75 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Betty Morris Scrapbook and Materials, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

The materials fall into two distinct categories of a scrapbook with materials from the 1890s and documents related to the AUTOMON highway concept from the early 1970s (in 0.75 linear ft).

Biographical / historical:

The scrapbook contains clippings and hand-copied poetry, prayers, and letters collected by Ms. Morris's mother, Gussie Palmer Morris (nee Colcock), who was the granddaughter of Benjamin Morgan Palmer, a well-known Louisiana preacher from the Civil War and Reconstruction years.

Acquisition information:
Betty Morris, a resident of the Fountain Inn facility once located at the southeast intersection of Third Street and Sixth Avenue South, donated these materials to the Poynter Library in 2002. The original donation included a scrapbook from the late 1800s and information on a transportation concept developed in the early 1970s.

Access and use

Terms of access:

None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

Betty Morris Scrapbook and Materials, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL.

Location of this collection:
140 7th Avenue South
St. Petersburg
FL
33701
USA