[4][5] Morsch began her career as a cataloger in the library of the University of Iowa as a student, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree.

[7][8] She returned to work at the University of Iowa for five years before taking a position as chief classifier at the Enoch Pratt Free Library.

[16] The Committee's policy statement took the form of an addition to ALA's Library Bill of Rights, asserting that the "rights of an individual to the use of a library should not be denied or abridged because of his race, religion, national origin or political views"; this statement was adopted by the organization in 1961 in a near-unanimous vote.

[17] In 1966 Morsch was awarded the Melvil Dewey Medal by the American Library Association, which recognizes "creative leadership of high order" in librarianship.

[20] Morsch was found dead in her apartment in Washington, DC on July 3, 1972, after losing her husband just a few weeks earlier.