Manuscripts

Refusal of Directorship of TVA

Description: Contains Newspaper Clippings on Many Subjects including Water Problems, Atomic Power and Morris' Refusal of Directorship of TVA. (The salary offered was $15,000, 1/2 of what he is getting now.).
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 12/30/1953 - 06/18/1954
Call number: mssMorris, Samuel papers
Creator: Morris, Samuel B (1890-1962)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of John Morris, 1993-1999.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.

Atomic Power Policy Committee

Manuscripts

Contains Correspondence, Notes and Three Papers Regarding Nuclear Energy for Electric Utilities, "Statement of Alex Radin, General Manager, American Public Power Association, Before Joint Atomic Energy Committee, February 10, 1955", *Development and Utilization of Atomic Energy Under the Recent Legislation" by Wm. S. Peterson and "Report on Atomic Energy Act of 1954."

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Appointment of S. B. Morris Director of TVA

Manuscripts

Contains clippings related to appointing S. B. Morris Director of TVA.

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Atomic Energy Committee

Manuscripts

Correspondence, Copies of Atomic Power Newsletter, Newspaper Clippings, Senate Bill, S. 2322, Press Release and Handwritten Notes.

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Consulting

Manuscripts

This series includes all of the work Morris did under contract to non-employers. He was a licensed Civil Engineer who had extensive experience in water problems, power applications, and the construction of high dams. Throughout his working life, Morris simultaneously worked for his employers as well as engaging in a variety of consulting work.

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Memberships

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This series includes programs, correspondence, technical reports, organizational and governance items related to Morris' membership in, among others, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Engineers Joint Council, the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, the Joint Committee on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, the American Public Power Association, the Colorado River Board, Town Hall, the United States Committee on Large Dams, and the American Water Works Association.

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Geneva Conference

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Contains correspondence Related to Appointment to the Panel on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Power, His Travel Arrangements and copy of His Paper, "Need in the United States for Small Power Reactors"`.

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Refusal of Directorship of TVA

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