ORU_Ax862.xml Guide to the Dorothy Nafus Morrison Literary Manuscripts 1977-1979 Morrison (Dorothy Nafus) Literary Manuscripts Finding aid prepared by processing staff Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2006
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Dorothy Morrison literary manuscripts Morrison, Dorothy Nafus Ax 862 0.5 linear feet 1 container 1977-1979 Dorothy Morrison was an educator and writer. The collection includes manuscripts for two pieces, The Eagle and the Fort and Ladies Were Not Expected. English .

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 Duniway, Abigail Scott, 1834-1915 Morrison, Dorothy Nafus Northwest, Pacific--History--Juvenile literature Children's literature, American--Authorship Women authors, American--20th century Pioneers--Oregon--Biography--Juvenile literature Feminists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature Oregon Literature Children and Youth Pioneers Women Manuscripts for publication

Dorothy Nafus Morrison is known for her work as a children's author and an educator. She was born in Nashua, Iowa. She married twice, Carl V. Morrison, a psychiatrist and Robert C. Hunter, an attorney.

Dorothy Morrison attended University of Northern Iowa, and received a B.A. degree from the University of Iowa. She was a music teacher in public schools in Iowa. She taught stringed instruments in public schools in Beaverton, Oregon from 1954-1966. She began her writing career in 1965.

The collection is a small one, containing manuscripts for two pieces, The Eagle and the Fort and Ladies were not Expected.

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