Ralph G. Morrissey Collection
Scope and Contents
The Ralph G. Morrissey Collection is largely composed of photographs of authors who were written about during Morrissey's tenure as a literary critic for the Nashville Tennessean. Ralph Morrissey took some of the photographs, and others were acquired through the book publishers. The majority of photographs are identified but are not dated with the actual date taken. Date references are the publication dates of a specific book (some press releases are attached). Dates are approximated from 1930-1956.
Dates
- Creation: 1930 - 1956
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
The physical materials from this collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Vanderbilt’s Special Collections and University Archives. Materials should be requested two to three days in advance to facilitate easier access. Contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu to schedule an appointment.
Biographical / Historical
Ralph Grainger Morrissey was born in Nashville, Tennessee, to Andrew Johnson Morrissey and Ruth Grainger Morrissey on December 1, 1904. He received his BA in English from Washington and Lee University in 1924 and received his MA in English from Vanderbilt University in 1930. From 1944 to 1956, he worked as a copy reader, photographer, weekly columnist, and literary editor at the Tennessean. He also taught literature at the Watkins Institute, Peabody College, and Morehead State College in the 1950s. In 1954, he was a National Book Award Panel member. Morrissey died in Nashville on September 21, 1956.
Full Extent
5.2 Linear Feet (10 letter Hollingers, 2 A-V containers)
Topical
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Ralph G. Morrissey Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives Repository
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
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