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Charles "Chuck" Morrison Photographs and Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NCA 01.v.1998.01 WyCaC US

Scope and Contents

The Charles "Chuck" Morrison Photographs and Papers includes records from the Cole Creek Wreck including passenger lists, obituaries, and correspondence; records of New York Oil Company in Casper; District Court correspondence and files; Personal Correspondence between Wyoming State Representative Chuck Morrison and other Wyoming Representatives; Chuck Morrison writing to his family and friends, etc ; letters Chuck Morrison received and sent to various ski and outdoor clubs; ski and wildlife magazines; Chuck Morrison's historical stories and articles he wrote while working for the Casper Star-Tribune newspaper; photographs taken and collected by Chuck Morrison of Wyoming's historical sites, churches, neighborhoods, cemeteries, local flora and fauna, etc. ranging from the 1920s to the 1980s; personal photographs of Chuck Morrison's family, property, etc.; boxes of negatives related to the rest of the photos and photo rolls; Chuck Morrison's WWII credentials, awards, and photographs from his time in WWII; a special collection of letters of correspondence between Chuck Morrison, his mother, his father, and his friends, written during his time in World War II; and a special items box containing some of the plaques and awards Chuck Morrison earned over the years for writing, sportsmanship, photography, etc.

Dates

  • 1820 - 2013

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Charles "Chuck" Morrison Photographs and Papers are open for research and other approved uses.

Biographical / Historical

Charles "Chuck" Morrison was a newspaper photographer but also wrote and took photographs for outdoor articles and columns. He won the Wyoming Wildlife Federation's Conservation Communication Award in 1965 and was named Wyoming Press Photographer of the Year in 1969. Born in 1924, he was the son of Angus Morrison. He graduated from Natrona County High School before serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. In addition to being a photo journalist, historian, and holding public office as a State Representative, he was an avid skier and his name has been found on an emergency contact list for the Wyoming Mountaineers at Casper College. He died in 1991 at the age of 66.

Reference: Cepeda, Dan. "Backstory: Chuck Morrison--The man who preserved Casper through photography" (2022). Oil City News. Casper, Wyoming.

Extent

Approximately 24.0 (41 archival boxes not including negative boxes) Linear Feet

62.0 (4,511 Files, 129 Folders saved as an SIP, AIP, and DIP) Gigabytes

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

  • License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license.

Arrangement

The Chuck Morrison Photographs and Papers are arranged into four series or groupings: 1) Photographic prints and negatives; 2) Personal and Professional Papers; 3) Personal Photographs and Items; 4) Coal Creek Wreck and New York Oil Company Records.

Physical Location

212-R-2H-0.0-5.0; 212-R-2L-0.0-5.0; 212-R-3L-0.0-5.0; 203 Morrison negative cabinet

Related Materials

Angus Morrison Papers; The Casper Star-Tribune Records

Title
Chuck Morrison Photographs and Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Hannah Baldwin
Date
2024-06-21; 2025-05-19 (imposed series-level description)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Casper College Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
125 College Drive
Casper Wyoming United States 82601 United States
3072682549