Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1881, Aug. 5 | Born, Tarboro, N.C. |
| 1899 | B.A., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. |
| 1901 | LL.B., University of Virginia Law School, Charlottesville, Va. Began law practice, Norfolk, Va. |
| 1905 | Married Bertha Myers (died 1960) |
| 1910 | First Morris Plan Bank, Fidelity Savings and Trust Co., Norfolk, Va. |
| 1912 | Fidelity Corp. of America established |
| 1914 | Morris, Garnett and Cotten open office in New York, N.Y. Industrial Finance Corp. established "Morris Plan" name registered and copyrighted |
| 1917 | Morris Plan Insurance Society established |
| 1918 | Contract with Studebaker Corp. to finance wholesale and retail sales Industrial Acceptance Corp. established |
| 1921 | Trip to Europe to expand banking interest |
| 1925 | Morris Plan Corp. of America established |
| 1927 | Industrial Acceptance Corp. diversifies |
| 1933 | Morris Plan banks eligible for membership in Federal Reserve System |
| 1934 | Morris Plan banks granted membership in Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. |
| 1950 | Morris Plan Insurance Society becomes Banker's Security Life Insurance Society |
| 1973, Nov. 19 | Died, Ossining, N.Y. |