Short, Emily London, 1923-

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Emily London Short was born Emily London Harriss in 1923, in Wilmington, N.C. She was married to Dugald Stewart III in 1946, in Laurinburg, N.C. She later married Bennett Short. Emily London Short studied the family histories of her mother Margaret Cronly Harriss's family (the Cronly family), her grandmother Eliza London Cronly's family (the London family), and her maternal great-grandparents' families (the Jones family).

From the description of Emily London Short papers, 1860-1972. WorldCat record id: 57561915

Emily London Short was born Emily London Harriss in 1923 in Wilmington, N.C. Short attended Woman's College at Greensboro and also studied in New Jersey. She was married to Dugald Stewart III in 1946 in Laurinburg, N.C. Stewart attended Davidson College and West Point Military Academy and served in the Army Air Corps. She is referred to as Emily London Stewart only once in the collection. Letters from the 1970s refer to her as Emily London Short or Mrs. Bennett Short. Her parents, Marion Sanders Harriss (b. 24 January 1889) and Margaret Cronly Harriss (b. 17 September 1893), were married on 28 November 1916. Short studied the family histories of her mother's family (the Cronly family), her grandmother Eliza London Cronly's family (the London family), and her maternal great-grandparents' families (the Jones family.)

From the guide to the Emily London Short Papers, 1860-1972, (Southern Historical Collection)

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creatorOf Short, Emily London, 1923-. Emily London Short papers, 1860-1972. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Emily London Short Papers, 1860-1972 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Short family. Short Family Papers, 1818-1848. Peabody Essex Museum
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associatedWith Cronly family. family
associatedWith Jones family. family
associatedWith London family. family
associatedWith London, Mauger, 1812-1894. person
associatedWith London, Robert. person
associatedWith Short family. family
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New York (N.Y.)
Wilmington (N.C.)
North Carolina
Laurinburg (N.C.)
United States
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Birth 1923

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