Christopher Morley letter MC.950.234 Alexandra Stern. Last updated on April 14, 2021. Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections Christopher Morley letter Table of Contents Summary Information....................................................................................................................................3 Biography/History..........................................................................................................................................3 Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4 Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4 Administrative Information........................................................................................................................... 4 Related Materials........................................................................................................................................... 5 Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5 Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 6 Christopher Morley..................................................................................................................................6 - Page 2 - Christopher Morley letter Summary Information Repository Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections Creator Morley, Christopher Title Christopher Morley letter Call number MC.950.234 Date 1935 Extent 005 linear feet (1 folder) Language English . Abstract This collection contains a letter written by Christopher Morley to Richard Muller. Cite as: Christopher Morley letter (HC.MC.950.234), Quaker and Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA. Biography/History Christopher Darlington Morley (1890-1957) was an American journalist, novelist, essayist, and poet. Morley was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, the son of Frank Morley, a mathematics professor at Haverford College, and Lillian Janet Bird, a violinist. Morley attended Haverford College and graduated as valedictorian in 1910. Morley was a Rhodes scholar at the University of Oxford following his - Page 3 - Christopher Morley letter graduation, and he completed his studies there in 1913, before moving to New York City. In 1914, Morley married Helen Booth Fairchild, and the couple had four children. Morley began writing while in college, when he edited the Haverfordian. A book of his poetry, "The Eighth Sin," was published while he was at Oxford (1912). He was the editor of the Ladies' Home Journal (1917-1918), a reporter and columnist for the Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger, and he wrote a column, "The Bowling Green," for the New York Evening Post. Morley published more than 100 novels, collections of essays, and volumes of poetry, and his best known novel, Kitty Foyle (1939) was adapted to film. Morley was the founder and a contributing editor of the Saturday Review of Literature, and, due to his enthusiasm for Sherlock Holmes, he helped found the Baker Street Irregulars. Morley died in 1957. Scope and Contents This collection contains a letter written by Christopher Morley on behalf of the C.O.S. Vacation Committee soliciting donations from Richard Muller to send inner city children to the countryside for a summer vacation. Arrangement This collection is arranged in a single folder. Administrative Information Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections Alexandra Stern. Access Restrictions The collection is open for research use. - Page 4 - Christopher Morley letter Use Restrictions Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17). Acquisition Unknown. Processing Information Processed by Alexandra Stern; completed April, 2019. Related Materials Related Materials Christopher D. Morley scrapbook HC.MC.975.04.011 Christopher Morley collection HC.MC.810 Morley Family papers HC.MC.807 Controlled Access Headings Subject(s) • Children -- United States -- History • Poor children -- Education -- Pennsylvania - Page 5 - Christopher Morley letter Christopher Morley Collection Inventory Christopher Morley, 1935. folder 1 - Page 6 -.