A Guide to the John Charles Harris Papers, 1906-1909
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Harris, John Charles | |
| Title: | Harris, John Charles, Papers | |
| Dates: | 1906-1909 | |
| Abstract: | 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. | |
| Extent: | 10 items | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
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.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
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 | ||
Administrative Information
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
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| 2D271 | Speeches, 1906-1909 | ||||||||||||
| Letter, 1909 | |||||||||||||