Collection: Joan Morris Papers | Hesburgh Libraries

Scope and Content

Correspondence, 1950s-1977; her writings, including leaflets for her Damascene pictures (1957), entries for the New Catholic Encyclopedia (1963), articles concerning the role of women in the church (1970s), and an unpublished book-length manuscript, My Peregrinations: An Autobiography (1977); reviews of her book The Lady Was a Bishop (1973); and copies of such personal records as birth and baptismal certificates.

Also some of her films: Shakespeare Songs, Fight for the Right (on the Women's Movement), Glass Leaves, Symbolic Candles, True Peace Nativity, and The Tower and the Dove; with an excerpt from her film Suffragettes and film concerning the history of women in medicine.

Dates

Creation: 1901-1977

Creator

Morris, Joan, 1901-1988 (Person)

Language of Materials

English.

Conditions Governing Access

Restricted by contract

Background

British-born artist, film maker, author, and Catholic feminist. Morris, who served as editor of Art Notes, 1937-1948, received an M.A. in liturgical research, University of Notre Dame, 1954.