University of Oklahoma Libraries Western History Collections W. B. and James Morrison Collection Morrison, W. B., and James Morrison. Papers, 1840–1920. 8 feet. Historians. Research notes and related materials (1840–1920), many concerning Choctaw and Chickasaw tribal politics, allotment of lands, and Indian participation in the Civil War, gathered by the Morrisons for the purpose of writing a history of Bryan County, Oklahoma. ______________________ Biographical Note: Dr. William Brown Morrison was born June 12, 1877, in Lexington, VA. He graduated from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA, and one year later began his teaching at Rockville Academy, Rockville, MD. He then went to Beaumont, TX and had his own school, the Beaumont Classical Academy. He later became principal of Beaumont High School. In 1902 he became Vice-President of Durant Presbyterian College. On December 25, 1902 he married Christine Dorman Barton. In 1904 he moved to Williamson, West Virginia, where he was in charge of the Williamson Presbyterial Academy. Later he was principal of the high school there and at the same time was editor and publisher of the Williamson Enterprise. In 1920 he moved to Durant, OK, and became president of Oklahoma Presbyterian College for girls, a position which he held for 13 years. He resigned to enter the bookstore business. In 1925 he was a member of Southeastern State College faculty in the history department. He had poems published in the Anthology of Poetry by Oklahoma Writers, and among the books he published are Red Man's Trail, An Oklahoman Abroad, Out in Oklahoma, and Military Camps and Forts. He was a charter member of the Durant Lions Club, of which he was president 1 year and secretary 16 years. He was a member of the Masonic Blue Lodge, Knights Templar, Knights of Pythias, and the Woodmen of the World. W. B. Morrison had three sons -- James Davidson Morrison, Lieutenant Ross Morrison, and Lieutenant (jg) William Morrison, and two daughters -- Mrs. Natalie Virginia Denison and Mrs. Elizabeth Chapin Stephany. At the time of his death, which occurred on March 20, 1944, he also had three grandchildren: Gertrude Ann Morrison, William Barton Morrison, Jr., and James Harris Denison. James Davidson Morrison is the son of William Brown Morrison. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma, and in 1951 submitted a thesis on "A Social History of the Choctaws, 1865-1907". He was Dean of Instruction at Southeastern State College in Durant, OK. He was also a history professor at Eastern Oklahoma College in Wilburton. Box 1 Papers related to William Brown Morrison: Folder: 1. Articles by W.B. Morrison 2. Harlow Publishing Company 3. Personal Notebooks and Passport 4. Personal papers, items--W.B. and /or James Morrison 5. Personal Papers 6. Personal papers and items 7. Poetry by W.B. Morrison 8. Scrapbook 9. Student History Papers--W.B. Morrison, Instructor Box 2 Papers related to James Davidson Morrison Folder: 1. Articles by James Morrison 2. Personal papers, correspondence 3. Personal papers, items, letters 4. Dissertation 5. Dissertation 6. Dissertation with notes 7. Dissertation with notes 8. Dissertation notes 9. Dissertation--revised 10. Dissertation--revised 11. Dissertation notes and bibliography 12. Pioneer Judge: The Life of Robert Lee Williams by James D. Morrison and E.E. Dale. Box 3 Folder: 1. Barbed wire 2. Business records--R.L. Williams Library 3. Business records--church records, miscellaneous 4. Minutes of the Choctaw Mission, semiannual meetings, 1836-1869. 5. Choctaw Mission II Journal 6. Historic Oklahoma 7. Military Forts, Posts, Camps 8. Miscellaneous newspaper clippings 9. Miscellaneous papers 10. Oklahoma Presbyterian College--News clips of girl's basketball team (Cardinals), appreciation letters. 11. Sermon materials 12. Southeastern State College 13. Various travel booklets and brochures 14. University of Texas History Department Box 4 Research notes and materials on the following subjects: Folder: 1. A. B. C. F. M., late 1840's. 2. Alberson, 1834-1845 3. Albion, 1846 4. Alexanan, A., 1861 5. Alsobrook, L.D., 1850's 6. American Legion, no date. 7. Anderson, John E., 1861 8. Arbuckle, Fort, 1850 9. Arkansas Constitutional Convention, 1836 10. Armstrong Academy, 1840 11. Armstrong, William, 1830-1840 12. Bailey, S. W., 1830-1870 13. Balentine, 1849 14. Ball, D. G., 1840-1850 15. Baylor, J. R., 1843-1844 16. Beams, 1850's 17. Beaver, Black, 1850 18. Belden, Miss C.M., 1846 19. Bennington Church, no date 20. Benson, 1845 21. Benton, Jessie Jr., 1843 22. Berthelet, Heald, and Company, 1840's 23. Berthelet, J. R. , 1840's 24. Bloomfield Academy, no date 25. Boggy Depot, 1840-1850's 26. Bokchito, no date 27. Bonham, 1844 28. Boone, Captain, 1844 29. The Bowl, 1843 30. Bradford, William, 1819 31. Brown, P. P., 1846 32. Bryan County (See also Durant--History), no date 33. Buffalo, 1830's-40's 34. Butterfield Overland Mall, no date 35. Byington, Cyrus, 1840's 36. Cannibalism, 1845 37. Carr, John Harpole, no date 38. Carter, Colbert, 1860's 39. Central National Road, 1840's 40. Cherokee Indians, 1830's-40's 41. Chickasaw Indians, 1810-1860's 42. Chisolm, Jesse, 1810-1860's 43. Choctaw Indians, 1800-1902 44. Choctaw Academy, 1840's-50's 45. Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians, 1830's-60's 46. Cholera, 1849 47. Chuahla Female Seminary, 1840's 48. Clarksville, 1830's-40's 49. Cochnauer, Nicholas, 1849 50. Coffee, Fort, 1840's-60's 51. Coffee, Holland, 1830's-40's 52. Colbert, 1810-1860's 53. Colbert, George, 1830's 54. Colbert, Holmes, 1860's 55. Colbert, James, 1700's 56. Colbert, Levi, 1830's 57. Colbert, Pitman, 1840's-50's 58. Colbert, Susan, 1830's-40's 59. Colbert, William, no date 60. Colbert, Winchester, 1860's 61. Cole, Coleman, 1860's-70's 62. Cole, Robert, 1820's 63. Copeland, C.C., 1840's 64. Copeland, H.K., 1840's 65. Corn, 1810-1850's 66. Cotton, 1810-1840's 67. Cushway, Matilda, no date 68. Dale, Sam, 1830's 69. Dana, 1849 70. DeMorse, Charles, 1810-1880's 71. Dickinson, Mary J., 1840's-50's 72. Doaksville, 1840's 73. Doaksville, 1850's 74. Doaksville, 1860's 75. Doaksville, 1870's 76. Dodge, Richard Irving, 1880's 77. Dolbeare, (Miss), 1846 78. Downer, Miss C.L., 1846 79. Drennen, John, 1849 80. Dukes, Joseph, 1840's 81. Dunlap, Harry Mayo, no date 82. Durant, 1800's-1900's 83. Durant, Bill and Family, no date 84. Durant College, 1920's-50's 85. Durant covers, 1901-1904 86. Durant and Bryan County History, no date 87. Durant Presybtery, no date 88. Dutcher, 1849 89. Dwight, J. E., 1840's-50's 90. Eagletown, no date 91. Earls, Elizabeth, 1870's 92. Edward, James, 1830's 93. Edwards, John, 1860's 94. Edwards, Thomas, 1864 95. Estecayucatubba, 1843 96. Farmers, 1905 97. Fisher, Silas, 1840's 98. Fisk, Pliny, no date 99. Five Civilized Tribes, 1800-1850's 100. Folsom, 1820's-60's 101. Folsom, A. E., 1861-1865 102. Folsom, Daniel, 1849 103. Folsom, David, 1830's-40's 104. Folsom, George, 1850's 105. Folsom, H. N., 1861 106. Folsom, Israel, 1840's 107. Folsom, Jacob, 1849 108. Folsom, Jeremiah, 1846 109. Folsom, Joseph P., 1861 110. Folsom, Nathaniel, 1830-40's 111. Folsom, Peter, 1861 112. Folsom, Sampson, 1840-50's 113. Folsom, Simpson N., 1862 114. Folsom, Tandy, 1880's 115. Force, Peter, 1840's 116. Frazier, Jackson (Chickasaw), 1854 117. Gaines, George S., 1800-1830's 118. Galveston and Red River Railroad, 1848 119. Gamble, James, (Chickasaw) 1854 120. Game (Wild), 1830-40's 121. Gardner, Jefferson, no date 122. Garland, 1820-60's 123. Genealogy (American), 1929 124. Fort Gibson, 1840's, 1940's 125. Glisan's Journal, no date Box 5 Research notes and materials related to the following: Folder: 1. Gold Rush, 1849 2. Golding, Miss Harriet, 1846 3. Goode, William H., 1840 4. Gooding, George C. and Henry, 1840 5. Goodland, 1920-70 6. Goodwater, 1840-50 7. Graham, A. J., 1840 8. Gregg, Josiah, 1840 9. Gregory, C. R., 1840 10. Grimes, 1860 11. Guy, William R., 1840 12. H. T. and C., 1873 13. Hall, Joseph, 1848 14. Hall, Miss Lydia S., 1840 15. Harkins, George W., 1830-50 16. Harris, Cyrus, 1840-60 17. Harrison, 1849 18. Heald, J. H., 1830-50's 19. He(r?)ald, Joseph G., 1860 20. Hester, G. B., 1865 21. Hill, Seaborn, 1840 22. Horse Prairie, 1819 23. Horse Racing, 1840 24. Horse Stealing, 1840 25. Hotchkin, Ebenezer, 1840 26. Howell, 1841 27. Hudson, George, 1840-60's 28. Humphreys, R., 1849 29. Hudson, Peter J., 1920-30 30. Immigration, 1830-40 31. Indian Presbytery, no date 32. Indians—General, 1700-1850 33. Intelligencer, Choctaw, 1840-50 34. Ish-ta-ho-ta-pa, 1830-40 35. Iyanubbi, 1840-50 36. James, 1849 37. Johnston, Douglas H., 1850 38. Jones Academy, 1932 39. Jones Bluff, 1700's 40. Jones, Robert Jr., 1930 41. Jones, Robert M. (before removal), 1810-1830's 42. Jones, Robert M., 1830 43. Jones, Robert M., 1840 44. Jones, Robert M., 1850 45. Jones, Robert M., 1860-1865 46. Jones, Robert M. (Reconstruction), 1860-70's 47. Jones, Robert M. (general), 1920-30's 48. Jones, Wilson N., 1920-50's 49. Jonesboro, 1810-1840 50. Juzan, Pierre, 1830 51. Kemp, Johnson, 1830-40 52. Keyes, Miss Harriet N., 1840 53. Kincaid, 1849 54. Kingsbury, Cyrus, 1840-1920 55. Kingsbury, J. P., 1840-60 56. Koonsha, 1840 57. Lake West, 1840 58. Leased District, 1860 59. Leavenworth Expedition, 1830-70's 60.