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CodePX40
Dates1908-1991
Person NameScott; Sir; Terence Charles Stuart Morrison (1908-1991); Zoologist; Director of the British Museum (Natural History)
SurnameScott
ForenamesTerence Charles Stuart Morrison
PreTitleSir
EpithetZoologist; Director of the British Museum (Natural History)
ActivityMuseum Staff: After studying at Christ Church, Oxford, and the Royal College of Science Morrison-Scott became an Assistant Master at Eton. He joined the Mammal Section of the Department of Zoology at South Kensington in 1936 and in 1938 became Officer in Charge of Tring Museum following Karl Jordan's retirement. In October 1939 he was called up for military service in the Navy and was awarded the DSC in 1944. He returned to the Mammal Section in 1945. In 1951, following the death of Miss Bate, he again became Officer-in-Charge of Tring Museum to at least February 1955.

He bought a house in Buckinghamshire on the assumption the Mammal Section would be moving to Tring. Although he wasn't based at Tring he visited frequently, particularly on Saturdays when that was still a working day.

In 1956 he became Director of the Science Museum and became Director of the BM (NH) from 1960 to 1968. He was Knighted in 1965.

He was also Honorary Treasurer of Zoological Society of London 1950 - 1974; Trustee of Imperial War Museum 1956-1960; Fellow (1963) and governor of Imperial College of Science and Technology 1956 - 1972; Council member of National Trust 1968 - 1983; Member of standing commission on Museums and Galleries 1973 - 1976
RelationshipsMarried 1935 Rita Layton
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DF/ZOO/232/9/1/19Mammals Section: General Correspondence T
DF/TRI/3000/7/15Officer in Charge - Terence C S Morrison-Scott. Superintendent - C L Rance
DF/DIR/933/4Correspondence and papers of Sir Terence Morrison Scott
DF/TM/3/11/96/10Scott, Morrison-
DF/ZOO/273/1/18Memorandum from P H Greenwood to Sir Terence Morrison-Scott
DF/TRI/3000/7/14Officer in Charge - Terence C.S. Morrison-Scott. Superintendent - C.L. Rance
DF/PH/3/6/3/9Opening of Gallery of British Natural History: Guests at exhibition entrance
DF/ZOO/232/9/3/19Mammals Section: General Correspondence U-V
DF/TM/3/11/96Correspondence A-W: Silcock; Schade; Stang; Scheerpeltz; Sabrosky; Scheben; Schussler; Stevenson; Steinicke; Morrison-Scott; McCain; Watt; Hinde; Scweitzer-Junk; Ashton; Barcenas; Stechert and Sons; illegible
DF/ZOO/232/9/1/17Mammals Section: General Correspondence R
DF/ZOO/232/9/3/3Mammals Section: General Correspondence C
DF/TRI/3000/7/13Officer in Charge - Dorothea Bate (died January) then Terence C S Morrison-Scott. Superintendent - C L Rance.
DF/ZOO/232/9/1/12Mammals Section: General Correspondence M
DF/ZOO/232/9/1/14Mammals Section: General Correspondence N
DF/ZOO/232/5/21/10/4Scott, T.C.S. Morison-
DF/ZOO/232/5/19/1/25Bompas, Harold B
DF/ZOO/232/9/1/21Mammals Section: General Correspondence W
DF/ZOO/232/9/1/10Mammals Section: General Correspondence K
DF/ZOO/232/9/1/11Mammals Section: General Correspondence L
DF/ZOO/232/9/3/14Mammals Section: General Correspondence O
DF/ZOO/232/9/1/13Mammals Section: General Correspondence 'Memoranda'
DF/ZOO/232/9/3/2Mammals Section: General Correspondence B
DF/ZOO/232/9/1/20Mammals Section: General Correspondence U
DF/ZOO/232/9/3/10Mammals Section: General Correspondence K
DF/ZOO/208/64Staff file: Morrison-Scott, Terence C S
DF/PAL/100/78/21Associated Portland Cement Co (London & Kent)
DF/ZOO/208/123Staff file: Morrison-Scott, Terence C S
DF/ZOO/208/87Official diary: Morrison-Scott, Terence C S
DF/ZOO/232/9/3/15Mammals Section: General Correspondence P
DF/ADM/1005/52Morrison-Scott, Sir Terence C S
DF/DIR/946/2/1Scott, Sir Terence Charles Stuart Morrison: printed order for his memorial service
DF/PH/3/5/2/4Botany Gallery opening ceremony: Queen Mother talking to staff
DF/PH/3/5/2/2Botany Gallery opening ceremony: Queen Mother talking to Director (Morrison-Scott, Terence Charles Stuart)
DF/ZOO/232/5/19/1/22Barclay, E.N.
DF/PH/2/6/11Staff Group Photograph: Zoology Department
DF/ZOO/232/5/19/5/21Langley, Miss A M
DF/TRI/3000/7/16Officer in Charge - T C S Morrison-Scott (to [Feb] 1955), then J E Dandy (from [May])
DF/DIR/933Director's Subject Files
DF/ENT/340/15/7Morad - Morrison
DF/ZOO/232/9/1/18Mammals Section: General Correspondence S
DF/ENT/340/1/15Baker - Bale
DF/TRI/3000/7/1Officer in Charge - Terence C.S. Morrison-Scott (to early October) then J.R. Norman (from 16 Oct)
DF/PH/2/9/1/6Director Terence Charles Stuart Morrison-Scott
DF/PH/13/18/20Tring Museum: Prince Philip opening new ornithological building: G F Claringbull with T C S Morrison-Scott
DF/PH/3/5/2/3Botany Gallery opening ceremony: Queen Mother talking to Director (Morrison-Scott, Terence Charles Stuart)
DF/TRU/906/3Minutes of meetings of the Principal Trustees, with nomination and other papers
DF/ZOO/232/9/1/15Mammals Section: General Correspondence O
DF/ZOO/232/9/3/4Mammals Section: General Correspondence D
DF/ZOO/232/9/3/5Mammals Section: General Correspondence E
DF/ZOO/232/9/3/6Mammals Section: General Correspondence F
DF/ZOO/232/9/1/6Mammals Section: General Correspondence F
DF/ZOO/232/9/1/9Mammals Section: General Correspondence I
DF/ZOO/232/9/3/13Mammals Section: General Correspondence N
DF/ZOO/232/9/3/12Mammals Section: General Correspondence M
DF/ZOO/232/9/1/22Mammals Section: General Correspondence Z
DF/ZOO/232/9/3/8Mammals Section: General Correspondence H
DF/ZOO/232/9/2/5Mammals Section: General Correspondence Cl-Cz
DF/ZOO/232/9/2/19Mammals Section: General Correspondence O
DF/ZOO/232/9/3/11Mammals Section: General Correspondence L
DF/ZOO/232/9/3/16Mammals Section: General Correspondence R
DF/ZOO/232/9/3/20Mammals Section: General Correspondence W
DF/ZOO/232/9/3/9Mammals Section: General Correspondence I-J
DF/ZOO/232/9/3/21Mammals Section: General Correspondence X Y Z
DF/ZOO/232/9/3/18Mammals Section: General Correspondence T
DF/ZOO/232/9/3/7Mammals Section: General Correspondence G
DF/ZOO/232/9/2/24Mammals Section: General Correspondence U-V
DF/ZOO/232/9/4/14Mammals Section: General Correspondence N-O
DF/ZOO/232/9/4/9Mammals Section: General Correspondence I-J
DF/ZOO/232/9/4/13Mammals Section: General Correspondence Me-Mz
DF/ZOO/232/9/4/15Mammals Section: General Correspondence P-Q
DF/ZOO/232/9/4/19Mammals Section: General Correspondence U-V
DF/ZOO/232/9/4/20Mammals Section: General Correspondence W
DF/ZOO/232/9/4/6Mammals Section: General Correspondence F
DF/ZOO/232/9/4/7Mammals Section: General Correspondence G
DF/ZOO/232/9/4/8Mammals Section: General Correspondence H
DF/ZOO/232/9/4/10Mammals Section: General Correspondence K
DF/ZOO/232/9/4/11Mammals Section: General Correspondence L
DF/ZOO/232/9/4/12Mammals Section: General Correspondence Ma-Maz
DF/ZOO/232/9/4/16Mammals Section: General Correspondence R
DF/ZOO/232/9/4/17Mammals Section: General Correspondence S
DF/ZOO/232/9/4/18Mammals Section: General Correspondence T
DF/ZOO/232/9/4/21Mammals Section: General Correspondence XYZ
DF/ZOO/232/9/1/7Mammals Section: General Correspondence G
DF/ZOO/232/9/1/8Mammals Section: General Correspondence H
DF/ZOO/232/9/1/16Mammals Section: General Correspondence P
DF/ZOO/232/9/2/16Mammals Section: General Correspondence Ma-Maz
DF/ZOO/232/9/5/17Mammals Section: General Correspondence T
DF/ZOO/232/9/5/18Mammals Section: General Correspondence U-V
DF/ZOO/232/9/5/3Mammals Section: General Correspondence C
DF/ZOO/232/9/5/6Mammals Section: General Correspondence F
DF/ZOO/232/9/5/15Mammals Section: General Correspondence R
DF/ZOO/232/9/5/19Mammals Section: General Correspondence W
DF/ZOO/232/9/5/9Mammals Section: General Correspondence I-J
DF/ZOO/232/9/5/10Mammals Section: General Correspondence K
DF/ZOO/232/9/5/11Mammals Section: General Correspondence L
DF/ZOO/232/9/5/14Mammals Section: General Correspondence P-Q
DF/ZOO/232/9/5/12Mammals Section: General Correspondence M
DF/ZOO/232/9/5/16Mammals Section: General Correspondence S
DF/ZOO/232/9/5/4Mammals Section: General Correspondence D
DF/ZOO/232/9/5/13Mammals Section: General Correspondence N-O
DF/ZOO/232/9/5/2Mammals Section: General Correspondence B
DF/ZOO/232/9/5/5Mammals Section: General Correspondence E
DF/ZOO/232/9/5/7Mammals Section: General Correspondence G
DF/ZOO/232/9/5/8Mammals Section: General Correspondence H
DF/ZOO/232/9/5/20Mammals Section: General Correspondence X-Z
DF/ZOO/232/9/2/7Mammals Section: General Correspondence E
DF/ZOO/232/9/2/1Mammals Section: General Correspondence A
DF/ZOO/232/9/2/2Mammals Section: General Correspondence Ba-Bl
DF/ZOO/232/9/2/12Mammals Section: General Correspondence I
DF/ZOO/232/9/2/3Mammals Section: General Correspondence Bo-Bz
DF/ZOO/232/9/2/4Mammals Section: General Correspondence Ca-Cl
DF/ZOO/232/9/2/9Mammals Section: General Correspondence G
DF/ZOO/232/9/2/11Mammals Section: General Correspondence Hi-Hz
DF/ZOO/232/9/2/6Mammals Section: General Correspondence D
DF/ZOO/232/9/2/8Mammals Section: General Correspondence F
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DF/ZOO/232/9/2/14Mammals Section: General Correspondence K
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DF/ZOO/232/9/2/17Mammals Section: General Correspondence Me-Mz
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DF/ZOO/232/9/2/20Mammals Section: General Correspondence P-Q
DF/ZOO/232/9/2/21Mammals Section: General Correspondence R
DF/ZOO/232/9/2/23Mammals Section: General Correspondence T
DF/ZOO/232/9/2/25Mammals Section: General Correspondence W
DF/ZOO/232/9/2/26Mammals Section: General Correspondence Z
DF/ZOO/232/9/3/1Mammals Section: General Correspondence A
DF/ZOO/232/9/6/7Mammals Section: General Correspondence G
DF/ZOO/232/9/6/11Mammals Section: General Correspondence L
DF/ZOO/232/9/8/5Mammals Section: General Correspondence E
DF/ZOO/232/9/8/4Mammals Section: General Correspondence D
DF/ZOO/232/9/7/1Mammals Section: General Correspondence A
DF/ZOO/232/9/7/6Mammals Section: General Correspondence F
DF/ZOO/232/9/6/15Mammals Section: General Correspondence O
DF/ZOO/232/9/7/18Mammals Section: General Correspondence YZ
DF/ZOO/232/9/6/21Mammals Section: General Correspondence W
DF/ZOO/232/9/7/13Mammals Section: General Correspondence P
DF/ZOO/232/9/7/10Mammals Section: General Correspondence L
DF/ZOO/232/9/8/3Mammals Section: General Correspondence C
DF/ZOO/232/9/8/6Mammals Section: General Correspondence F
DF/ZOO/232/9/7/9Mammals Section: General Correspondence I J K
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DF/ZOO/232/12/3/11Hayman, Robert William: Correspondence, 1953, M-N
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