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Katharine Harris WW1 Collection
Biographical NoteKatharine Harris was born on May 18, 1904 on Twelfth Street in Oak Cliff. She graduated from Oak Cliff High School as valedictorian in 1921 and later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in music in violin from Southern Methodist University. Katharine was very active in the music scene in Dallas. She taught violin at several Oak Cliff elementary schools, was active in Mu Phi Epsilon, Dallas Music Teachers' Association and the Elmer Scott Chamber Music series, forerunner of the Dallas Chamber Music Society. She also helped organize a local WPA orchestra offering free concerts at the Dallas Museum of Art. Ms. Harris married Dr. Penn Riddle in 1927, and during their marriage produced two daughters. Katharine Harris Riddle passed away December 10, 2005. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThis collection consist of two main subjects, Katharine Harris' collection of World War One materials, with a specific focus on the Red Cross, and Ms. Harris' materials from her time spent at Oak Cliff High School in 1921. Her parents were very active in the Red Cross movement in Dallas. Her mother, Mrs. W.A.V. Harris, was an authorized member soliciting subscriptions and working in the Bureau of Canteen Services. As a young girl of 13 in 1917, her parent's active participation in relief efforts encouraged Katharine to collect a variety of materials relating to the First World War, from buttons, news clippings, to Red Cross pamphlets and publications. Many of these materials are described by Harris. Also included in the collection is a scrapbook of her senior year at Oak Cliff High in 1921, from which she would graduate as valedictorian. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationMA08-6 Katharine Harris WW1 Collection, Texas/Dallas History & Archives Division, Dallas Public Library Processing InformationProcessed by Bryan McKinney Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Collection
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