Background
Morris, James Polk was born on September 11, 1943 in McComb, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Polk and Irene (Reid) Morris.
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James Polk Morris, American Archivist. Grantee Rockefeller Archive Center, 1980, American Philosophical Society, 1981. Board of directors U. New Orleans Alumni Association, 1985-1987. Member American Association for History of Medicine, Southern History Association, Louisiana History Association, Texas State History Association, Society American Archivists, Society S.W. Archivists, National Association Government Archives and Records Adminstrs.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Zoology, Mississippi College, 1965. Master of Arts in History, University New Orleans, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy in History, Tulane University, 1973.
Master in Public Health, University Texas, 1983.
Career
Associate, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, 1972-1974;
assistant professor, University Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1974-1976;
assistant professor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1976-1979;
postdoctoral fellow, University Texas Health Science Center, Houston, 1979-1983;
historian, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, 1980-1982;
research consultant, Research Superior vena cava syndrome of Tangipahoa, Hammond, Louisiana, 1983-1990;
archivist, Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge, since 1990. Part time faculty Southeastern Louisiana U., Hammond, 1984-1990. Volunteer facultyTulane U. School Public Health, New Orleans, 1987-1990.
Josiah Macy Junior Foundation fellow Tulane University, 1968-1971. Consultant United States Army, Office of the Surgeon General, 1972-1982.
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Membership
Board directors University New Orleans Alumni Association, 1985-1987. Member American Association for History of Medicine, Southern History Association, Louisiana History Association, Texas State History Association, Society of America Archivists, Society Southwest Archivists, National Association Government Archives and Records Administrators.
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Married Nell Rose Gill, December 28, 1965. 1 child, Hillery Nell.
Education
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1965
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1969
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1973
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1983