Call Number:

003.166

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Frank Vigor Morley, "Christopher Morley and Captain Mayne Reid" draft (HCS.003.166) Quaker and Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1971

Creator:

Morley, F. V. (Frank Vigor)

Form:

speeches (documents)

Abstract:

One letter and one draft of a speech written by Frank Vigor Morley.

Frank Vigor Morley (FVM) was the son of Haverford mathematics professor Frank Morley Sr., brother of Haverford College president Felix Morley (Haverford College Class of 1915), and brother of novelist and Haverford graduate Christopher Morley (Class of 1910). FVM attended Haverford for undergraduate, but left in 1917 to serve in World War I. FVM graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1918 and eventually worked as an editor and publisher. FVM was friends with prominent men in the literary world, such as T.S. Eliot and Ezra Pound. He was born on January 4, 1899 and passed away on October 8, 1980.

This collection contains one letter and one draft of a speech written by Frank Vigor Morley and mailed to Edwin Bronner. The speech is titled "Christopher Morley and Captain Mayne Reid", and it was given to honor the Christopher Morley Alcove in Magill Library, now Lutnick Library. The speech considers the similarities and differences between the literary styles of Christopher Morley and Captain Mayne Reid and asserts that reading Morley's work alongside Captain Mayne Reid's can aid readers in interpreting Morley's work. The letter is addressed to Edwin Bronner, Librarian of the College, who seems to have arranged the talk at the Christopher Morley Alcove. Frank Vigor Morley explains the length of his talk and sends his draft alongside the letter for approval.