Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- The Harris mss., 1848-1851, consists of letters to Jonathan Newton Harris, 1815-1896, merchant and banker.
- Extent:
- 1 folio(s)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Harris mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Jonathan Newton Harris, 1815-1896, was born on 18 November 1815 in Salem, Connecticut, and entered upon a mercantile career at the age of twenty-three. In 1848, he established the mercantile firm of J. N. Harris & Co., in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was president of the New London City National Bank in New London, Connecticut, for many years and was also interested in railroad and navigation enterprises. He was elected to a number of public offices and served six consecutive years as mayor of New London. He also served as a legislator in 1855 and as a state senator in 1864. He endowed the Harris School of Science at Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan, in 1890, and established a permanent foundation for a hospital in New London in 1892. He died at his home in New London on 18 October 1896.
- Scope and Content:
The Harris mss., 1848-1851, consists of letters to Jonathan Newton Harris, 1815-1896, merchant and banker. The letters are from Thomas H. C. Allen, manager of the J. N. Harris & Company in Cincinnati; John D. Park, who represented Harris in Cincinnati in 1848; and from two traveling agents for the firm, Frederick Merryweather for Ohio and D. A. Redfield for Indiana. They relate to the advertising and sale of a painkiller.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift: 1954
- Arrangement:
This collection is arranged following original order.
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Folio
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Harris mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@iu.edu