urn:taro:utexas.cah.02206 A Guide to the John Charles Harris Papers, 1906-1909 Original EAD encoding by Lauren Algee according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. January 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Harris, John Charles Harris, John Charles, Papers 1906-1909 Materials are written in English. 10 items Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Comprising speeches and a letter, the John Charles Harris Papers, 1906-1909, document Harris’s career as an attorney and his community and social involvement. Biographical Note

Raised in Northern New York, attorney John Charles Harris graduated from Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio. As co-founder of the Houston and Galveston-based law firm Harris & Harris with Edward Harris, he litigated for Southwestern Telephone and Telegraph Company. Often engaged as a public speaker, Harris’s 1907 address to the Texas Bar Association on legal ethics was published as a monograph.

Source:

Harris, John Charles. A monograph on legal ethics: address to the Texas Bar Association. [Houston?]: 1907.

Scope and Contents

Comprising speeches and a letter, the John Charles Harris Papers, 1906-1909, document Harris’s career as an attorney and his community and social involvement. The speeches relate to fraternity reunions, dedications, women’s suffrage, holidays, and eulogies. The letter, addressed to Judge Charles E. Ashe, concerns Southwestern Telephone and Telegraph Company litigation.

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 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Ashe, Charles E. Harris, John Charles -- Archives Subjects Greek letter societies -- United States -- History. Lawyers -- Texas -- Houston -- History -- 20th century Women -- Suffrage -- Texas -- History -- 20th century Places Harris County (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century Houston (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century Preferred Citation

John Charles Harris Papers, 1906-1909, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory: 2D271 Speeches, 1906-1909 2D271 Letter, 1909