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Information: The first column shows data points from Harrison, William B. (William Benjamin), 1889-1948. in red. The third column shows data points from Harrison, William Benjamin, 1889-1948. in blue. Any data they share in common is displayed as purple boxes in the middle "Shared" column.

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Harrison, William B. (William Benjamin), 1889-1948.

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Harrison, William Benjamin, 1889-1948.

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Harrison, William B. (William Benjamin), 1889-1948.

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Harrison, William Benjamin, 1889-1948.

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William Benjamin Harrison was born in Louisville in1889. He was educated at Louisville Male High School and the University of Virginia, graduating with a law degree in 1910. He served as a captain in the army during World War I and returned to Louisville work for Kentucky Refrigerating Company and Foundry Products Co. In 1927 he was elected to a two year term as Mayor of Louisville after the Kentucky Court of Appeals threw out the election of Republican Arthur A. Wills. He was elected to a full term in 1929 and served as Mayor until 1933. During his administration, he arranged funding for the municipal bridge across the Ohio River, the Clark Memorial Bridge. Harrison was the Republican candidate for governor of Kentucky in 1931. He was defeated by the Democratic candidate, Ruby Laffoon. After his term as mayor ended, he became the President of the Louisville Industrial Foundation. He served as President for 14 years before retiring. He died of lung cancer in 1948 and is buried at Cave Hill Cemetery.

From the description of William Benjamin Harrison scrapbook, 1931. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 301995787

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/285464443

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49253093

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Harrison, William B. (William Benjamin), 1889-1948.

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Harrison family papers, ca. 1930s-1990 (bulk 1942-1945)

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Harrison family. Harrison family papers, ca. 1930s-1990 (bulk 1942-1945)

Title: Harrison family papers, ca. 1930s-1990 (bulk 1942-1945)

This collection consists mainly of correspondence between members of the Harrison family of Louisville, Kentucky. Most of the correspondence is between William H. Harrison and his wife Louise Taylor Harrison during William's deployment overseas during World War II. The majority of the collection concerns the periods of Bill's deployment overseas between 1942 and 1945. Letters describe Bill's training in Northern Ireland, his capture by the Germans in Tunisia in December of 1942, and his internment in a prison camp in Italy between December of 1942 and the fall of 1943. Later correspondence concerns his deployment to India in 1945.

ArchivalResource: 1 cu. ft.

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Harrison, William Benjamin, 1889-1948.

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Louisville Male High School (Louisville, Ky.) : records, 1856-1915.

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Louisville Male High School. Louisville Male High School (Louisville, Ky.) : records, 1856-1915.

Title: Louisville Male High School (Louisville, Ky.) : records, 1856-1915.

Records consist of student register and attendance records, 1856-1863; notes from faculty meetings, 1881-1886, with academic commendations, deportment, demerits and character book, 1867-1890; student register books, 1890-1897, giving guardians and home addresses; monthly attendance records, 1891-1898; register and address records for school years, 1898-1899 through 1912-1913; and register and class schedules for the 1913-1915 school years.

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Harrison, William Benjamin, 1889-1948.

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William Benjamin Harrison scrapbook, 1931.

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Harrison, William Benjamin, 1889-1948. William Benjamin Harrison scrapbook, 1931.

Title: William Benjamin Harrison scrapbook, 1931.

A large scrapbook of newspaper clippings collected by the Harrison campaign in his 1931 bid for Governor of Kentucky on the Republican ticket. The race included Harrison and John C. Worsham on the Republican ticket and Ruby Laffoon and Happy Chandler on the Democratic ticket. The scrapbook has clippings discussing the issues of the day such as the Highway Commission scandal and the fraud in the Louisville DMV. There are also political cartoons and editorial articles discussing both candidates and articles about women's political clubs for both parties.

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Harrison, William B. (William Benjamin), 1889-1948.

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Harrison family.

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Harrison family.
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Harrison, William Benjamin, 1889-1948.

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Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956.

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Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956.
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Harrison, William Benjamin, 1889-1948.

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Chandler, Happy, 1898-1991.

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Chandler, Happy, 1898-1991.
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Harrison, William Benjamin, 1889-1948.

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Democratic Party (Ky.)

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Democratic Party (Ky.)
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Harrison, William Benjamin, 1889-1948.

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Johnson, Ben.

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Johnson, Ben.
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Harrison, William Benjamin, 1889-1948.

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Laffoon, Ruby, 1869-1941.

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Laffoon, Ruby, 1869-1941.
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Harrison, William Benjamin, 1889-1948.

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Louisville Male High School.

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Louisville Male High School.
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Harrison, William Benjamin, 1889-1948.

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Morrow, Edwin Porch, 1877-1935.

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Morrow, Edwin Porch, 1877-1935.
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Harrison, William Benjamin, 1889-1948.

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Republican Party (Ky.)

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Republican Party (Ky.)
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Harrison, William Benjamin, 1889-1948.

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Sampson, Flemon Davis, 1875-1967.

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Sampson, Flemon Davis, 1875-1967.
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Harrison, William Benjamin, 1889-1948.

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Socialist Labor Party.

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Socialist Labor Party.
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Harrison, William Benjamin, 1889-1948.

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Worsham, John C., 1879-1939.

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Worsham, John C., 1879-1939.
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Kentucky--Louisville

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Kentucky

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Harrison, William B. (William Benjamin), 1889-1948.

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Harrison, William Benjamin, 1889-1948.

Harrison, William B. (William Benjamin), 1889-1948.

Harrison, William Benjamin, 1889-1948.

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