Allen Morris (historian) explained

Allen Covington Morris
Birth Date:	3 December 1909
Birth Place:	Chicago, Illinois
Death Place:	Tallahassee, Florida
Known For:	Establishing the Florida Photographic Collection; writing books on Florida history; Historian of the Florida Legislature
Occupation:	Journalist, Historian, and Author

Allen Covington Morris (December 3, 1909 – April 22, 2002), a distinguished historian and writer, was Clerk of the Florida House of Representatives and Historian of the Florida Legislature.^[1] Starting in 1947, he wrote The Florida Handbook then updated it annually^[2] and in 1974 wrote Florida Place Names as well as subsequent revisions. He also wrote other books on Florida history and government.^[3] In 1952, Morris established the Florida Photographic Collection, now part of the Florida State Archives.^[4]

Awards

• February 23, 1972, was proclaimed by the Florida Legislature to be "Allen Morris Day".^[5]
• The main House committee auditorium, which is the largest committee room in the House Office Building, was renamed "Morris Hall" in 1977.
• The Florida Bicentennial Commission named him as a "Florida Patriot".

Notes and References

1. Book: Guber, Susan. How to win your first election. 1997. CRC Press LLC. USA. 1-57444-130-2. x.
2. Web site: State Archives of Florida Online Catalog. 24 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927113940/http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/rediscovery/default.asp?IDCFile=%2Ffsa%2FDETAILSS.IDC%2CSPECIFIC%3D508345%2CDATABASE%3DSERIES%2C. 27 September 2011. dead. dmy-all.
3. Web site: Florida Place Names. Pineapplepress. 24 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110901105745/http://www.pineapplepress.com/floridaplacenames.html. 2011-09-01. dead.
4. Web site: The Florida Photographic Collection. State Library and Archives of Florida. 24 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110606123333/http://www.floridamemory.com/PhotographicCollection/about.cfm. 2011-06-06. dead.
5. Web site: Allen Morris. Florida House of Representatives. 24 June 2011.