Aldon Morris Papers
Scope and Contents
Collection includes materials related to Aldon Morris’s professional career as Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Northwestern University. His papers include published and unpublished articles, speeches and event materials.
Dates
- 1986-2006
Creator
- Morris, Aldon D. (donor., Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions
Conditions Governing Use
Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection
Biographical / Historical
Aldon D. Morris is the Leon Forrest Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Morris writes and teaches about race, social inequality, religion, politics, theory and social movements. He is the author of the award-winning book, The Origins of the Civil rights Movement. Morris is co-editor of Frontiers in Social Movement Theory and Opposition Consciousness. His book, The Scholar Denied: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Birth of Modern Sociology, was published in 2015 by the University of California Press. Professor Morris was elected the 112th President of the American Sociological Association in June 2019.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (in 1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Professor of sociology and African American studies at Northwestern University, Aldon Morris is the author of Origins of the Civil Rights Movement. His papers include published and unpublished articles, speeches and memorabilia.
Arrangement
The manuscripts in this collection are arranged alphabetically by title
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Aldon Morris and Michael Flug [Chicago Public Library archivist] between 1998 and the late 2000s
- African American sociologists Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Drake, St. Clair. (Title of work: Black Metropolis..)
- Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
- Morris, Aldon D. -- : Archives.
- Sociology Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Creator
- Morris, Aldon D. (donor., Person)
- Flug, Michael (donor., Person)
- Title
- Aldon Morris Papers
- Author
- Elizabeth Loch, Archival Specialist
- Date
- May 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection Repository
Woodson Regional Library
Chicago Public Library
9525 S. Halsted Street
Chicago IL 60628 United States
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