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William Bliss Harris papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 055

Scope and Contents

The William B. Harris Papers include materials covering Harris' time at Time/Fortune magazines as well as White Flower Farm/Gardening material. The Time/Fortune material consists of budget statements, organizational charts, and published materials on Time and Fortune. Also included are a bibliography and tearsheets of articles written for Fortune by Harris. The White Flower Farm/Gardening material consists of correspondence and manuscripts of articles and speeches. Printed material includes tearsheets of Harris's gardening articles as well as newspaper clippings reviewing The White Flower Farm Garden Book and profiles of Amos Pettingill, a.k.a. William Harris.

Dates

  • circa 1923-1977

Creator

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.

Conditions Governing Use note

Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Biographical / Historical

William Bliss Harris (1900-1981) was, variously, a financial analyst, author and small business owner. Harris began his career as a financial analyst in the late 1920s before Fortune magazine hired him as an editor in 1937. In 1950, Harris and his wife, Jane Grant, started a plant nursery, “White Flower Farm”, in Connecticut. Under the pseudonym Amos Pettingill, Harris wrote The White Flower Garden Book and articles on gardening.

Extent

2 linear feet (4 containers) : 4 manuscript boxes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

William Bliss Harris (1900-1981) was, variously, a financial analyst, author and small business owner. The William B. Harris Papers include materials covering Harris' time at Time/Fortune magazines as well as White Flower Farm/Gardening material.

Arrangement

Box 1: Time/Fortune materials. Box 2-4: White Flower Farm material; Time/Fortune materials and correspondence are arranged chronologically, other materials are arranged alphabetically.

Related Materials

Other collections relating to William Bliss Harris and White Flower Farm at Special Collections and University Archives include: Jane C. Grant Papers, Coll 041.

Processing Information

Collection is processed.

Title
Guide to the William Bliss Harris papers
Status
Complete Description
Author
Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team
Date
2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English

Repository Details

Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository

Contact:
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-1299 USA