Mary Lord Harrison papers, 1901-1947
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Mary Lord Harrison papers, 1901-1947
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The work Mary Lord Harrison papers, 1901-1947 represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Indiana State Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, http://bibfra.me/vocab/marc/Collection, Multimedia, Mixed Materials.
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- Mary Lord Harrison papers, 1901-1947
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- 1901-1947
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- This collection includes correspondence from Mary Lord Harrison, predominantly from New York City, ranging from 1901 to 1947. Also included are a news clipping of Mrs. Harrison's obituary from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat (1948/01/06) and a photograph of the old Harrison homestead (undated)
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- Mary Scott Lord Dimmick Harrison (1858-1948) was the daughter of Russell F. Lord (1802-1867) and Elizabeth Mayhew Scott (1828-1889). She was twice married. On October 22, 1881, Mary married Walter Dimmick, though the marriage did not last long as Mr. Dimmick died suddenly on January 14,1882 less than a year after their marriage.Mary Lord Dimmick was the niece of Caroline Scott Harrison and spent time visiting the Harrison family at the White House in Washington, D.C. where she served as assistant to her aunt, the First Lady. Following Caroline Harrison's death in 1892, Mary and Caroline's widowed husband, Benjamin Harrison, corresponded frequently and became very close. Mary Lord Dimmick married the former U.S. president on April 6, 1896 at the age of 37; he was 62. The couple settled in Indianapolis, Indiana and had one daughter, Elizabeth, born February 21, 1897. Benjamin Harrison died on March 13, 1901 and Mary continued to lived in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Benjamin Harrison home on Delaware Street until 1913. Mary Lord Harrison died from asthma on January 5, 1948, in New York City and was buried at the Harrison family plot in Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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