A Guide to the Mabel Harris Papers, 1888-1945
A Collection in
Special Collections and Archives
Collection Number 1945-5
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Johnston Memorial Library, Virginia State University
Special Collections and ArchivesJohnston Memorial Library
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Virginia State University
Petersburg, Virginia 23806
USA
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Funding: Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Processed by: Lucious Edwards Jr.
Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
Mabel Harris Papers, 1888-1945, Accession #1945-5, Special Collections and Archives, Johnston Memorial Library, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA.
Biographical/Historical Information
Mabel Harris was born in Petersburg, Virginia in 1867. Information about her early life is not well documented. She was at the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute (now Virginia State University) in 1886, taking a normal degree three years later. She began her career in the Petersburg Public School system in 1890. Miss Harris retired in 1931. She was very active in local church affairs and the Virginia State University Alumni Association. She was the first female to be appointed editor of the Alumni Journal for the University, in 1898.
Scope and Content Information
Most of the materials in this collection pertain to Miss Harris' uncle, the Reverend Mr. Henry Williams. There are a few items from friends, basically discussing personal business and/or inquiring as to her health and other activities. The materials are useful for local history, women's history and the history of education.
Organization
Series I. Correspondence
Series II. Legal Documents
Series III. Financial
Series IV. Tax Recepits
Series V. Writing
Series VI. Photographs
Series VII. Printed Material
Contents List
Letters and postcards, mostly personal, all incoming.
Arranged chronologically, from 1888-1945.
Teaching contracts for Petersburg Public Schools, 1880s-1890s
This collection contains 3 documents: Savings Book for the Peoples Bank of Petersburg; an account of the holdings of the Old Dominion Investment Company; A true Reformer Insurance Policy.