Finding Aid to the Elizabeth Conrad Harrison Autograph Album
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
ELIZABETH CONRAD HARRISON (1836-1907) AUTOGRAPH ALBUM
The album includes notes, dating from 1851 to 1855, to Bettie HARRISON from
family members and from friends at the Virginia Female Institute, Staunton, Virginia.
ELIZABETH CONRAD HARRISON (1836-1907)
Elizabeth Conrad HARRISON, daughter of Burr William HARRISON and Sarah
POWELL, was born 3 February 1836 in Leesburg, Virginia. [Silas Emmett Lucas, The Powell
Family of Virginia and the South (Vidalia, GA: Georgia Genealogical Reprints, 1969), p. 325.] She
attended the Virginia Female Institute in Staunton, Virginia, ca. 1851-1853. ["Elizabeth
Conrad Harrison Autograph Album," MS1260, Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, VA.] She died 24
December 1907 in Leesburg. [Lucas, Powell Family, loc.cit.]
[DOCUMENTATION]
The Virginia Female Institute (later Stuart Hall), Staunton, Virginia, was incorporated
in 1844. [Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1843-1844 (Richmond: Samuel Shepherd, 1844), pp.
86-88; Elizabeth Bray McCue, Staunton, Virginia, A Pictorial History (Staunton, VA: Historical Staunton
Foundation, 1985), pp. 25, 46.]
"...your devoted sister, C.C.H..." This would be Catherine Cornelia HARRISON
(1840-1876). [Lucas, Powell Family, loc.cit.]
"...A.H..." This would be another sister, Alice HARRISON (1838-1870). [Ibid.]
"...[signature] Wm. E. HARRISON, Esq..." This is most probably William Elzey
HARRISON (1833-1878), brother of Elizabeth C. HARRISON. [Ibid.]
"...To my d[ea]r pupil [28 June 1853]...R. H. PHILLIPS..." Richard H. PHILLIPS
was a teacher and principal at the Virginia Female Institute. [1860 Census, Augusta
County, VA, National Archives and Records Service, M-653, Roll 133, p. 798, Household 364, Family
407.]
"...[28 June 1853] To my d[ea]r pupil, What shall I say on the eve of your departure
from us to engage in the scenes of busy life?" [Harrison, "Autograph Album," loc.cit.] This
would seemingly confirm a graduation date of ca. 1853.
MS1260
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
ELIZABETH CONRAD HARRISON (1836-1907) AUTOGRAPH ALBUM
The album includes notes, dating from 1851 to 1855, to Bettie HARRISON from
family members and from friends at the Virginia Female Institute, Staunton, Virginia.
ELIZABETH CONRAD HARRISON (1836-1907)
Elizabeth Conrad HARRISON, daughter of Burr William HARRISON and Sarah
POWELL, was born 3 February 1836 in Leesburg, Virginia. [Silas Emmett Lucas, The Powell
Family of Virginia and the South (Vidalia, GA: Georgia Genealogical Reprints, 1969), p. 325.] She
attended the Virginia Female Institute in Staunton, Virginia, ca. 1851-1853. ["Elizabeth
Conrad Harrison Autograph Album," MS1260, Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, VA.] She died 24
December 1907 in Leesburg. [Lucas, Powell Family, loc.cit.]
[DOCUMENTATION]
The Virginia Female Institute (later Stuart Hall), Staunton, Virginia, was incorporated
in 1844. [Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1843-1844 (Richmond: Samuel Shepherd, 1844), pp.
86-88; Elizabeth Bray McCue, Staunton, Virginia, A Pictorial History (Staunton, VA: Historical Staunton
Foundation, 1985), pp. 25, 46.]
"...your devoted sister, C.C.H..." This would be Catherine Cornelia HARRISON
(1840-1876). [Lucas, Powell Family, loc.cit.]
"...A.H..." This would be another sister, Alice HARRISON (1838-1870). [Ibid.]
"...[signature] Wm. E. HARRISON, Esq..." This is most probably William Elzey
HARRISON (1833-1878), brother of Elizabeth C. HARRISON. [Ibid.]
"...To my d[ea]r pupil [28 June 1853]...R. H. PHILLIPS..." Richard H. PHILLIPS
was a teacher and principal at the Virginia Female Institute. [1860 Census, Augusta
County, VA, National Archives and Records Service, M-653, Roll 133, p. 798, Household 364, Family
407.]
"...[28 June 1853] To my d[ea]r pupil, What shall I say on the eve of your departure
from us to engage in the scenes of busy life?" [Harrison, "Autograph Album," loc.cit.] This
would seemingly confirm a graduation date of ca. 1853.
MS1260
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Title
Finding Aid to the Elizabeth Conrad Harrison Autograph Album
Subject
finding aids
Harrison, Elizabeth Conrad, 1836-1907
Description
Finding aid to the Elizabeth Conrad Harrison Autograph Album held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Date
2023
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
MS1260FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library, “Finding Aid to the Elizabeth Conrad Harrison Autograph Album,” Digital Collections, accessed April 27, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/301.