Harris, Louise

Hattie Louise Harris was born on September 28, 1903 in Warwick, Rhode Island. She was the daughter of Samuel P. Harris and Faustine Borden Harris. Miss Harris graduated from Pembroke College at Brown University in 1926, where she majored in economics. From 1928 to 1946 she worked as the secretary in her father’s printing business, Samuel P. Harris Incorporated. She studied organ with T. Tertius Noble, the English-born organist and composer, and from 1928 to 1945 she gave recitals, taught piano and organ, and served as the organist in various churches.

Miss Harris is best known for her historical research concerning the history and authorship of the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag and for her writing regarding C.A. Stephens, a medical doctor who wrote for the magazine The Youth’s Companion from 1871 until his death in 1931. She published several books regarding the American flag and the history and authorship of the Pledge of Allegiance, including The Flag over the Schoolhouse (1971), Old Glory: Long May She Wave (1981) and Time for Truth (1987). The latter two titles are sequels to the first.

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