Joan and Allen Morris in Revolutionary Costume for One of Their Christmas Cards

Allen Covington Morris (December 3, 1909 – April 22, 2002), a distinguished historian and writer, was

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of the

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and Historian of the

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. Starting in 1947, he wrote ''The Florida Handbook'' then updated it annually and in 1974 wrote ''Florida Place Names'' as well as subsequent revisions. He also wrote other books on Florida history and government. In 1952, Morris established the

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, now part of the

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Awards

*February 23, 1972, was proclaimed by the Florida Legislature to be "Allen Morris Day". *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".

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20th-century American historians 20th-century American male writers 1909 births 2002 deaths Historians from Florida Legislative clerks Historians of Florida American male non-fiction writers {{US-historian-stub