Melvin S. Morris Papers, 1925-1981

This series contains a single folder of biographical materials about Morris, including an undated vita.

This series contains Morris' professional correspondence that relate to his teaching and research interests in range management, ecology, and wildlife nutrition.

This series contains Morris' 1932 thesis on the forage value of chaparral and a summary of a faculty seminar on college teaching that was presented by Ernest Melby at the University of Montana.

This series contains materials related to Morris' years of service to the University of Montana. It includes student papers from Morris' range management courses and materials from the School of Forestry's annual senior class trip that were used to produce complete scrapbooks of the trips. The books include diaries of the trips, lesson materials, photographs, and logistics materials.

This series contains materials produced and collected by Morris in the course of his research and other work-related activities. Many of his writings appear here with contextual information about the reason and circumstances of their authorship. Materials include bibliographies on range management topics, articles by Morris and others, and reports. There are significant materials on the National Bison Range, topics related to the U.S. Forest Service, and from his service to the Navajo Nation. Most of the materials, however, relate to range conditions and management in Montana.

This series contains photographs produced and collected by Morris in the course of his work at the University of Montana. They include images of the campus, the university grass nursery, forest fire training for students, and the annual senior forestry trips. There are also photographs that appear to have been produced in the course of research, including images of rangelands in Montana, ranches, and materials from the elk nutrition study in the Blackfoot Valley.

This series contains color 16mm films produced by Morris; none have sound. Most are of University of Montana School of Forestry trips, with accompanying scenes from range and wildlands. There is one shot that shows the University of Montana's "M" in the mid-1950s.