Jon Moris Collection

About the Collection

Jon Moris (1939-2015) taught at Utah State University (Logan, Uintah, and Blanding campuses) for 29 years. During his life, he collected over 20,000 books, many rare or out of print. Around 6,000 of those books were donated to the San Juan County Library-Monticello Branch. The “Jon Moris Collection”, housed in the library, focuses on many topics of research, including Southwest Native Americans, East Africa, rural development, cultural economics in third world countries, and more.

The Jon Moris Collection is an expansive resource for anyone studying, researching, or teaching anthropology, pastoralism, or rural development. An amazing collection to just explore! Within easy reach of numerous National and State Parks, as well as geological wonders, Monticello, Utah in San Juan County is a beautiful place to spend a holiday.

Below are links to a database of the Jon Moris Collection as Excel or Google Sheets documents. The database is searchable by title, author, or ISBN. The database is organized by Dewey decimal classification for browsing by subject. See instructions below for more about how to access and search the database.

Additionally, the Jon Moris Collection is available for browsing in the Monticello library weekdays between 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. We hope you will take advantage of this expansive resource. Feel free to call or email the library:

(435) 587-2281
mlibrary@sanjuancounty.org

Instructions

Excel

Click the link under SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS below to download
Note the two worksheets labeled “JM Collection” and “Search by Subject”
Search “JM Collection” using the “find” function (Windows: Ctrl+f / Mac: Command+f). Search by title, author, or ISBN
Under “Search by Subject”, click on a subject to go to that section of “JM Collection”

Google Drive

Click the link under WEB LINKS below to open in a new window
Note the two worksheets labeled “JM Collection” and “Search by Subject”
Search “JM Collection” using the browser’s “find” function (Windows: Ctrl+f / Mac: Command+f). Search by title, author, or ISBN
Under “Search by Subject”, hover mouse over a subject to see a link – click link to go to that section of “JM Collection”