Morris (John) Papers

Correspondence and working papers, 1944-1977 and undated, of John Morris, including notes, proofs, manuscript and typescript drafts, comprising material on Roman sources and history, Christianity, Saxon, Celtic and Arthurian sources and history, including Nennius and Gildas; photographs of Anglo-Saxon archaeology, particularly a site at Mitcham, Surrey; typescript of Morris' 'Londinium: London in the Roman Empire'; correspondence and papers relating to 'Past and Present' including articles submitted to Morris for publication and related correspondence; academic correspondence with correspondents in the UK and abroad; papers and correspondence relating to Morris' visit to India, including academic matters and Indian politics and papers relating to Morris' political interests and activities, particularly the Institute for Workers' Control, including printed material.

The first and second accessions has been arranged in the following sections: Academic papers (Roman, Gildas, Arthur, Nennius, Celtic, 'Liber Landen', Anglo-Saxon) (Refs: A-G); 'Past and Present' (Ref: H); Correspondence (Ref: J); India (Ref: K); Political Papers (Ref: L); Miscellaneous (Ref: M). The third and fourth accessions remain in the original order.

University College London Special Collections also holds Morris's appointment file (Ref: GO 1567) and superannuation file (Ref: GO 1470).

Closed pending cataloguing. Please contact UCL Special Collections for futher information.

Born, 1913; read Modern History at Oxford University; served in World War Two; joined University College London as Lecturer in Ancient History, 1948; founder and first editor of 'Past and Present', 1952; visited India as a lecturer for the Indian University Grants Commission, 1968-1969; Senior Lecturer, University College London, 1969; involved in several socialist organisations, particularly the Institute for Workers' Control; died, 1977. Publications: 'The Age of Arthur' (1973); co-editor and translator of the Phillimore edition of 'The Domesday Book'; co-editor with A H M Jones and J R Martindale of the 'Prospography of the Later Roman Empire' (from 1971); 'Londinium: London in the Roman Empire' (1982), revised by Sarah Macready and published posthumously.