George B. Harrison Papers, 1821-1924

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George B. Harrison Papers, 1821-1924

http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/harrisongeorgeb/

Lawyer, of Clarke Co., Va. Correspondence, daybooks, and family, business, and other papers. The bulk of the collection consists of cancelled checks, bills and receipts, legal papers, newspaper clippings, and advertisements. The papers deal with Civil War destruction in Virginia, social life in Virginia after the war, American interest in Cuba (1869-1870), agriculture and land in Florida (1880s), social, political, and economic activities in Clarke Co., the genealogy of the Harrison family, and other matters. Correspondents include Thomas R. Dew and Harry F. Byrd.

18 Linear Feet; 13,488 Items

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David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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Harrison, G. B. (George Bagshawe), 1894-1991

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Author, Shakespearean scholar, and Prof. of English in England, Canada, and the United States. From the description of Correspondence, with writers and scholars, 1913-1939. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34368053 Epithet: Shakespearean scholar British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001039.0x0001ca Scholar and professor of English at University of Michigan. From the descr...