Allen Morris (historian)

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.^[3][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.^[4] In 1952, Morris established the Florida Photographic Collection, now part of the Florida State Archives.^[1]

Allen Covington Morris[1]
Morris in 1965
Born	(1909-12-03)December 3, 1909[2] Chicago, Illinois[2]
Died	April 22, 2002(2002-04-22) (aged 92)[1][2] Tallahassee, Florida[2]
Occupation(s)	Journalist, Historian, and Author
Known for	Establishing the Florida Photographic Collection; writing books on Florida history; Historian of the Florida Legislature

Allen Morris with his wife Joan in Revolutionary costume

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.^[2][5]
• The Florida Bicentennial Commission named him as a "Florida Patriot".^{[citation needed]}