Harris Family correspondence
Overview
This collection of correspondence includes letters by the Harris family from relatives living in St. Louis and Springfield, Missouri as well as Colorado.
Dates
- Creation: 1860 - 1906
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Administrative history of Harris Family
James A. Harris resided in San Diego with his family. He apparently was from an Illinois Quaker background. His father worked as a printer and book binder. In San Diego the younger Harris operated Harris Bookbinders.
Extent
1 folder (24 items)
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
This collection of correspondence includes letters by the Harris family from relatives living in St. Louis and Springfield, Missouri as well as Colorado. Most of the letters related in detail the activities of the various family members. Primary correspondents include James A. Harris, Francis Harris, his wife, and Adelaide Harris, one of their daughters.
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Physical Location
RH MS P307
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Mrs. L. Fossum, March, 1977
Subject
- Harris, James A., active 1860-1906 (Person)
- Harris, Francis, active 1860-1906 (Person)
- Harris, Adelaide (Person)
- Harris (Family : 1860 : Harris, James A.) -- Archives (Family)
- Title
- Guide to the Harris Family Collection
- Subtitle
- Harris Family correspondence
- Author
- lgg 8 April 1977 mg 2004
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid writtenin<language> English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/5119453955
- Preferred citation
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Harris Family Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS P307, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository