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This series contains the files complied by Bruce Morrison (Democrat) during his unsuccessful campaign for governor of Connecticut in 1990. Here researchers can find both Morrison's campaign materials and his research on opponents Lowell Weicker (Independent), John Rowland (Republican), and Bill Cibes (Democrat, who lost the primary election to Morrison). This series offers insight into the files and research-binders that the Morrison's campaign officials created and utilized in his quest for the Connecticut governorship.

The Congressional Campaign Files series contains materials relating to Bruce Morrison's successful election bids for the Connecticut 3rd District seat in the US House of Representatives in 1982, 1984, 1986, and 1988. The series can be broken into two parts. The first includes materials relating to specific campaigns. These folders note the election year in their series label, for example "Congressional Campaign Files: 1986." In these folders, one can expect to find press releases, solicitation letters, polling data, TV and radio advertising, and also research on Morrison's opponents in the congressional races: Lawrence Denardis, Ernie Diette, and Gerrard B. Patton. Several of these folder titles carry the words "Lieberman's Denardis Files." These materials were, conceivably, procured in 1981 or 1982 from Joseph Lieberman, a Connecticut politician who ran an unsuccessful campaign against Denardis for Connecticut's third district seat in the House of Representatives in 1980.

Central elements of Bruce Morrison's political career were his influence with Irish voters, his dedication to the plight of Irish immigrants, and his work to aid the peace process in Northern Ireland during the period known as "The Troubles."

The US Commission on Immigration Reform (CIR), also named the "Jordan Commission" after its chairwoman Barbara Jordan, was created by the Immigration Reform Act of 1990. Its principle task was to assess the current state of immigration to the United States and recommend changes to Congress. This bipartisan group analyzed all aspects of the immigration issue, including the impact of immigration on families, the economy, and the integrity of US borders. Its work lasted from 1990 to 1997, when it presented the last of its four reports. Morrison was particularly well-suited for his appointment to this committee because of his career as an immigration lawyer, his legislative work on the US Immigration Reform Act of 1990, and his interest in Irish-American immigration.