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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Marion Clifford Harrison and Theresa Nash Harrison Collection, 1918-1977, Ms2024-033, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Marion Clifford Harrison and Theresa Nash Harrison Collection was gifted to Special Collections and University Archives before 2017.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Marion Clifford Harrison and Theresa Nash Harrison Collection was completed in February 2024.

Biographical Note

Marion Clifford Harrison (1893-1967), born in Petersburg, Virginia, was a graduate of University of Virginia and a professor and the head of the english department at VPI. He was married to Theresa Nash Harrison (1902-1988) from 1924-1967. Theresa Nash Harrison, born in Danville, Virginia, was the offical carilloneau for the carillon inside Burrus Hall and composed music as well. They were both residents of Blacksburg, Virginia.

External Sources:

"Dr Marion Clifford Harrison", FindAGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61337674/marion_clifford_harrison , accessed Feb. 27, 2024.

"Theresa Nash Harrison", FindAGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61337678/theresa_harrison , accessed Feb. 27, 2024.

"Marion C. Harrison" in the Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, 1853-1911, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/1119776:62153 , accessed Feb. 27, 2024.

"Marrion Clifford Harrison" in the U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2106, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/257979954:1265 , accessed Feb. 27, 2024.

"Marion Clifford Harrison" in the Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/899466:9278 , accessed Feb. 27, 2024.

"Clifford Marein Harrison" in the Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/643279: 62154 , accessed Feb. 27, 2024.

"Theresa Nash Harrison" in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/27027930:60901 , accessed Feb. 27, 2024.

U.S. Federal Census, 1940.

Scope and Content

The Marion Clifford Harrison and Theresa Nash Harrison Collection is a collection of programs, sheet music, correspondence, newspaper clipings, and more. The subjects of the collection primarily include the Carillon at Virginia Tech, Marion Clifford Harrison's academic career, and Theresa Nash Harrison's involvement in music at the university.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by material type.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University -- Memorial Carillon

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Marion Clifford Harrison and Theresa Nash Harrison Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).