Scope and Contents From the Series: Series I. Correspondence consists of family, general, and professional correspondence dating from 1853 to 1925. The majority of correspondence located in scrapbooks and elsewhere in the collection has been photocopied and integrated in this series. Particularly fragile correspondence has not been photocopied and may be found in the Scrapbooks series (III). Correspondence between Morse and John M. Gould offers a rich account of their long friendship. The letters form a continuous, detailed...

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Series XII. Financial includes a meticulous record of Morse's financial accounts. In the 1868 account book Morse kept a thorough register of where he delivered lectures and the remuneration received during the period 1861 to 1870. This series also provides information on purchases made by Morse in Japan for the Peabody Museum, as well as for his private collection of oriental pottery. Much of this series is recorded in Japanese.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series XIV. Biographical and Personal includes genealogical material and published biographical information concerning Morse's professional activities. Correspondence and the diaries of his wife, Ellen Owen Morse, and some letters written by his children, Edith and John, may be found in this series. Correspondence relating to the disposition of his estate is located with the correspondence of his daughter, Edith Morse Robb. Also included are transcripts of Morse’s journals, and the draft(s)...

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Series XVI. Peabody Museum contains materials produced by and relating to the Peabody Museum, including items bought and shipped by the museum, news clippings about the museum, lists of items in the museum’s library, and correspondence.