Finding Aid for Harris Family Papers, Photographs, Newspaper Clippings, 1870-1923 | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

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Collection Overview

Title: Harris Family Papers, Photographs, Newspaper Clippings, 1870-1923

Collection identifier: 693

Primary Creator: Harris Family

Extent: 0.4 cubic feet

Subjects: Champaign County (Ill.), Farms, Genealogy

Forms of Material: Family papers

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Donors to the Harris Family Papers include Newton Megrue Harris, Roger Winsor and Newton Dodds, and Melissa Chambers. See also the Harris Family Papers in the University Archives (26/20/26).

Collection Historical Note

In 1835, Benjamin Franklin Harris moved to Champaign County, Ill., where he managed a cattle business and farmed. He also went into banking, helping to found the First National Bank of Champaign in 1865. A prominent figure in the area, he held several county offices.

Subject/Index Terms

Champaign County (Ill.)
Farms
Genealogy

Administrative Information

Repository: Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

Related Materials: B. F. Harris Family Photographs, held by the Champaign County Historical Archives at the Urbana Free Library (Urbana, Illinois).

Box/Folder List

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/ihlcsfa/harris-family.pdf

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