Joseph Bryan Morris Papers
Scope and Contents
The Joseph Bryan Morris Papers consist primarily of legal documentation, litigation, oil and gas leases, correspondence, land surveys, financial records, and other materials related to his legal practice and the organizations he worked with. Clients of interest that are represented in the collection include Lamar, Beaumont ISD, South Park ISD, Hamshire ISD, City of Beaumont, Port of Beaumont, and the Texas Economy Commission.
Dates
- Creation: 1920 - 1959
Creator
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Biographical Note
Joseph Bryan Morris (1892-1982) was born in Hamilton, Texas and moved to Beaumont in 1917 after graduating from the University of Texas. He worked as a lawyer in Beaumont, most notably as an attorney for the Beaumont and South Park School Districts, as well as the Port of Beaumont and South Park Junior College (precursor to Lamar College of Technology, and later, Lamar University). He also served for a time as special court justice of the 9th Court of Civil Appeals. He is known as the "grandfather" of Lamar University in part because of his work as chairman emeritus of the Lamar board of regents from 1954-1970. He was also responsible for writing the bill that transformed South Park Junior College into the four-year Lamar College of Technology in the late 1940s.
Extent
3 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Joseph Bryan Morris (1892-1982) was born in Hamilton, Texas and moved to Beaumont in 1917 after graduating from the University of Texas. He worked as a lawyer in Beaumont, most notably as an attorney for the Beaumont and South Park School Districts, as well as the Port of Beaumont and South Park Junior College (precursor to Lamar College of Technology, and later, Lamar University). The Joseph Bryan Morris Papers consist primarily of legal documentation, litigation, oil and gas leases, correspondence, land surveys, financial records, and other materials related to his legal practice and the organizations he worked with. Clients of interest that are represented in the collection include Lamar, Beaumont ISD, South Park ISD, Hamshire ISD, City of Beaumont, Port of Beaumont, and the Texas Economy Commission.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into thirteen series.
Series 1: Lamar, undated
Series 2: General, undated
Series 3: Gladys City/Spindletop, undated
Series 4: City of Beaumont Drainage District, undated
Series 5: Port of Beaumont, undated
Series 6: School Districts, undated
Series 7: Texas Economy Commission, 1950-1952
Series 8: Water Control and Improvement, undated
Series 9: City of Beaumont, 1942-1948, undated
Series 10: Beaumont ISD, 1920s-1950s, undated
Series 11: Hamshire ISD, undated
Series 12: Personal, undated
Series 13: South Park, c. 1920s-1950s, undated
Subject
- Beaumont Independent School District (BISD) (Organization)
- Lamar College (Beaumont, Tex.) (Organization)
- Lamar University (Beaumont, Tex.) (Organization)
- South Park Independent School District (Tex.) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Joseph Bryan Morris Papers, 1920-1959
- Author
- Jennifer Perritt
- Date
- February 19, 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Tyrrell Historical Library Archives Repository
