Morris, Martin. Correspondence, 1918, 1932, 1952. 13 items. Location: Misc. M. Native of Napoleonville, Louisiana, served as a corporal in the United States Army in September 1918. Ten World War I letters written by Martin Morris to members of his family in Napoleonville, Louisiana. In his letters, Morris discusses his health, military life and playing in the 812th Infantry Band. He comments that in some respects the Army treats a black man equal to a white man (Sept. 7, 1918). He mentions an outbreak of influenza in Chicago, and he reports that a quarantine had been enforced at Camp Grant due to the outbreak of influenza (Sept. 26, 1918). Willie Morris' draft card (Sept. 12, 1918) and an empty envelope addressed to him (Sept. 30, 1952) are also included. A letter from L. R. Jackson, of Houston, Texas, to his brother-in law, Joe Green, in Winston, Texas concerns rent and digging for a treasure (July 30, 1932). Mss. 3699