Collection	Morris Emmett Wison
Copyright	Oshkosh Public Museum
Description	Gelatin print of Morris Emmett Wison, United States Navy.
Event	World War I
Notes	Bust view portrait of Morris E. Wison wearing navy jumper with musician's insignia (band) and cap. Morris E. Wilson was born in 1894. He enlisted in the US navy in 1914 and was stationed at Great lakes naval Station near Chicago. He was a member of John Phillip Susa's band playing the clarinet until 1917. Discharged in 1919. Opened a music store in San Francisco circa 1920; head of the music department at Montana Weslyan; earned BA in phylosophy; MA in education; played piano for silent films in Chicago; 1927 helped form the School of Music at Ohio State University; 1937 PHD in psychology; 1960 had daily music appreciation radio program; visiting professor in England, and wrote several books on music.
Object ID	P2001.26
Object Name	Print, Photographic
People	Wilson, Morris Emmett
Print size	4" x 6"
Subjects	Portrait photographs Male Sailors Musicians World War I United States Navy Bands Military bands
Title	Musician Morris Emmett Wison, United States Navy
Year Range from	1914
Year range to	1919

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