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Life

Jack Cassius Morris (1911-1954)

Relevant Employment

ORNL Library

Contribution

Morris worked at: Librarian, Univ. SD 1941-43; Patent chemist, Hercules Powder Co. 1943-1946; Chief librarian, ORNL 1947-54. He wrote Corporate Entry Guide for Report Literature at ORNL as well as two important articles on subject analysis. Under his leadership the ORNL library became a model special library. He developed an "outstanding technical reports control system." Morris was responsible for the basic ideas/systems used to catalog the series reports issued by the AEC. He challenged Taube's Uniterm information retrieval system. He believed subject headings used in a unit card system of application were superior to the Uniterm system. He advocated the development of a system combining the best features of unit and marginal punched cards.

Source: Robert V. Williams, "Morris, Jack Cassius (1911-1954)." In: Dictionary of American Library Biography, Supplement (Libraries Unlimited, 1990), pp. 84-87.

Awards

Offices

SLA Oak Ridge Chapter | Pres., 1952-53

Papers

Location #1

Papers dates:
Size:
Includes: No papers in existence; based on a 1990 conversation with his wife. See Dictionary of Americal Library Biography; Supplement (Libraries Unlimited, 1990, pp. 84-87.
Finding aid:
Source: DALB Supplement

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-DATES:	1911-1954
+== Life ==
+Jack Cassius Morris (1911-1954)
-ADDRESS:
+== Relevant Employment ==
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+* ORNL Library
-WORKED AT:	ORNL Library
+== Contribution ==
+Morris worked at: Librarian, Univ. SD 1941-43; Patent chemist, Hercules Powder Co. 1943-1946; Chief librarian, ORNL 1947-54. He wrote Corporate Entry Guide for Report Literature at ORNL as well as two important articles on subject analysis. Under his leadership the ORNL library became a model special library. He developed an "outstanding technical reports control system." Morris was responsible for the basic ideas/systems used to catalog the series reports issued by the AEC. He challenged Taube's Uniterm information retrieval system. He believed subject headings used in a unit card system of application were superior to the Uniterm system. He advocated the development of a system combining the best features of unit and marginal punched cards.
-OTHER INFORMATION:	Morris worked at: Librarian, Univ. SD 1941-43; Patent chemist, Hercules Powder Co. 1943-1946; Chief librarian, ORNL 1947-54. He wrote Corporate Entry Guide for Report Literature at ORNL as well as two important articles on subject analysis. Under his leadership the ORNL library became a model special library. He developed an "outstanding technical reports control system." Morris was responsible for the basic ideas/systems used to catalog the series reports issued by the AEC. He challenged Taube's Uniterm information retrieval system. He believed subject headings used in a unit card system of application were superior to the Uniterm system. He advocated the development of a system combining the best features of unit and marginal punched cards.
 Source: Robert V. Williams, "Morris, Jack Cassius (1911-1954)."  In: Dictionary of American Library Biography, Supplement (Libraries Unlimited, 1990), pp. 84-87.
-AWARDS:
+== Awards ==
-OFFICES:	SLA Oak Ridge Chapter Pres. 1952-53
-PAPERS AT:
-LOCATION #1
-PAPERS DATES:
-SIZE:
+== Offices ==
-INCLUDES:	No papers in existence; based on a 1990 conversation with his wife. See Dictionary of Americal Library Biography; Supplement (Libraries Unlimited, 1990, pp. 84-87.
+* SLA Oak Ridge Chapter | Pres., 1952-53
-FINDING AID:
+== Papers ==
+'''Location #1'''
-SOURCE:	DALB Supplement.
+* Papers dates:
+* Size:
+* Includes: No papers in existence; based on a 1990 conversation with his wife. See Dictionary of Americal Library Biography; Supplement (Libraries Unlimited, 1990, pp. 84-87.
+* Finding aid:
+* Source: DALB Supplement