Pat Harrison Collection, 1883-1943 (bulk 1919-1941).

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Pat Harrison Collection, 1883-1943 (bulk 1919-1941).

The Pat Harrison Collection contains both personal and congressional records dating from 1883 through 1943, with the bulk of the material from 1919 through 1941 when Harrison represented Mississippi in the U.S. Senate. Records include speeches (Harrison had a relationship with both the Redpath Speakers Bureau and the Thomas Brady Speakers Bureau which negotiated public addresses across the nation); clippings; scrapbooks; original political cartoon drawings; photographs; press releases; correspondence with federal, state, and private individuals; legislation files; subject files; voting record files; trip files; invitations; and political & campaign files.

116 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7942840

University of Mississippi

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Harrison, Pat, 1881-1941

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Pat Harrison was born at Crystal Springs, Miss., taught school at Leakesville, Miss., was admitted to the bar in 1902, and served as district attorney for the second district of Mississippi (1906-1910). He was a U.S. Representative (1911-1919) and U.S. Senator (1919-1941) for Mississippi and died in Washington, D.C. From the description of Pat Harrison letter, 1928 Oct. 1. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 726850640 U.S. Senator from Mississippi. ...