Overview
Correspondence, pamphlets, poems, etc., of Florence Louise Harrison, educator.
Dates
- Creation: 1895-1973
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the papers created by Florence Louise Harrison as well as copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
.21 linear feet (1/2 file box)This collection contributes biographical information about Florence Louise Harrison, her philosophy and her work. It touches on her mother, T.V. Beard, and several of Harrison's contemporaries, and includes photographs of Harrison's travels and of France during World War I.
BIOGRAPHY
Florence Louise Harrison was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, graduating from Rogers Hall School, Lowell, Massachusetts, and in 1906, Smith College; she also took graduate courses in economics at Yale. She taught at several secondary schools and was for many years a political science professor at Connecticut College for Women. During World War I Harrison served as a director of Red Cross hospital service work in Bordeaux, France, and during World War II she chaired the Women's Division of the War Bond Drive for Connecticut. Harrison was active in the League of Women Voters, including its Overseas Education Fund, and the Service Bureau for Women's Organizations. Harrison died in 1973 in West Sullivan, Maine, where she had lived during her retirement.
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession numbers: 73-129, 77-M31
The papers of Florence Louise Harrison were deposited with the Schlesinger Library in October 1973 by Gladys A. Harrison; the photograph album was given in February 1977 by Helen M. Loy.
Processing Information
Reprocessed: April 1977
By: Louise Schlepark
Subject
- Title
- Harrison, Florence Louise, 1883-1973. Papers of Florence Louise Harrison, 1895-1973: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch00618
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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