MORRIS K. UDALL PAPERS
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The collection comprises a portion of the files generated by Morris Udall from 1977-1978, while he chaired the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. The files contain statements given to the Committee and correspondence regarding HR 39, the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. This act dealt with the disposition of lands set aside by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, Section 17(d)(2). In addition to letters from businesses and congressmen gauging support and opposition to the bill, there is an undated letter of support from Marko Lewis, describing subsistence living and the natural history of the area near the Gates of the Arctic National Park.
Dates
- 1977-1979
ACCESS:
The collection is open for research.
OWNERSHIP:
Literary rights and copyrights have been assigned to the Denver Public Library.
PUBLICATION RIGHTS:
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Morris King Udall was born in St. Johns, Arizona on June 15, 1922. He attended public schools in St. Johns and was awarded a J.D. degree from the University of Arizona in 1949 where he served as President of the Associated Student Government.
After receiving his law degree in 1949, Morris Udall and his brother, Stewart, established the law firm of Udall and Udall in Tucson, Arizona. Morris served as Pima County Attorney from 1952-1954, and as vice-president of the Arizona Bar Association in 1961. He was the cofounder of the Bank of Tucson and the Catalina Savings and Loan Association. Morris also served as president of the Tucson YMCA in 1960.
When his brother, Stewart, resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives (District 2, Arizona) to serve as Secretary of the Interior in the Kennedy Administration, Morris was elected to his seat in the 87th Congress (1961-1962). He served in each succeeding Congress until his resignation on May 4, 1991. Morris served as chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs from 1977 to 1991. He was a leading advocate for the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Bill, which was passed in January 1980. He was the ranking member on the Committee of the Post Office and Civil Service, Chairman of the Office of Technology Assessment, and a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In 1976, Morris competed as a candidate for President of the United States in the Democratic primaries. He addressed the Democratic National Convention in New York in 1980 as the keynote speaker. In 1992, the Democratic Party paid a special tribute to him during their national convention.
Morris Udall died December 12, 1998.
Extent
1 Boxes (.5 linear feet)
Language of Materials
English
English
Other Finding Aids
PROVENANCE:
The collection came to the Denver Public Library through the gift of Harry Crandell, who was a consultant and later Staff Director for the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Public Lands and the Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks. Morris K. Udall chaired the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs from 1977-1991.
SIZE:
Number of Boxes: 1 (.5 linear ft.)
LOCATION:
CONS128
PROCESSED BY:
Elizabeth Happy
January, 1999
REVISED AND ENCODED BY:
Claudia Jensen
July 2004
PROJECT MANAGER:
Ellen Zazzarino
- Alaska Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Brooks Range (Alaska) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (Alaska) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Title
- MORRIS K. UDALL PAPERS
- Date
- July 2004
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
