Harrison Potter was born on May 9, 1891 in North Adams, Massachusetts to Wells E. Potter and Mae E. Potter. He studied piano with several teachers, including David Roberts in North Adams, Felix Fox in Boston, and Isidore Philipp in Paris. He performed numerous recitals and concerts throughout the United States, both as a soloist and as an accompanist. He taught piano at several institutions, including the Felix Fox School of Pianoforte Playing, Phillips Andover Academy, Sarah Lawrence College, and Miss Porter's School. He was Assistant Professor of Music at Mount Holyoke from 1946 to 1948, and Associate Professor of Music from 1948 to 1957. He was also on the faculty of the Chautauqua, New York Summer Music School, and was Choral Director at the Chautauqua Institution from 1948 to 1952. He married Margaret Fraser. He died at ninety-three on October 3, 1984 in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
From the guide to the Potter papers MS 0789., 1900-1984, 1910-1957, (Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections)
