Belle R. Harrison (1924)

Belle R. Harrison (1856-1940) was a poet and short story author of the American South,[1] as well as an educator.[2]

Biography

Lucy Belle Richardson was born October 20, 1856, at Camden, Alabama. She was the daughter of Professor Warfield Creath Richardson[3] (1823-1914) and Catherine Cole (Jones) Richardson (1833-1911).[1] Her siblings were Clement (b. 1859) and Ida (b. 1861).[4] She was educated at Stafford school and the Tuscaloosa female college.[1]

Harrison was the author of, Poems, 1898,[1] as well as a collection of negro short stories.[5] She was a Methodist and a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.[1] Harrison served as president of the Kettledrum Club of Tuscaloosa.[6]

On July 21, 1881, she married John Calhoun Harrison, of Tuscaloosa. They resided in that city.[1] Their children were Katie (b. 1882) and Adeline (b. 1888).[4] Belle R. Harrison died in Tuscaloosa, December 4, 1940.[5]

The Belle R. Harrison Literary Society was named in her honor.[7]

Selected works

Poetry

  • "Pomp's Defense", The Banner Weekly, 1893[8]
  • "How Many Cats Have We", The Chicago Ledger, 1898[9]
  • Poems, 1898 (text)

Short story collections

  • Pomp's People, 1929

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Owen, Thomas McAdory (1921). "Harrison, Belle (Richardson)". History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. Vol. 3. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 760. Retrieved 4 December 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ Herringshaw's American Statesman and Public Official Year-book. American Publishers' Association. 1914. p. 477. Retrieved 4 December 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ↑ Bose, Joel Campbell Du (1915). Alabama History. B. F. Johnson Publishing Company. p. 428. Retrieved 4 December 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. 1 2 "Lucy Belle Richardson Female 20 October 1856 – 4 December 1940". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Mrs. Belle Harrison Dies At Tuscaloosa After Long Illness". The Selma Times-Journal. 5 December 1940. p. 1. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Robbins, Mary La Fayette (1895). "She served as president of the Kettledrum of Tuscaloosa, by Mrs. J. T. Searcy.". Alabama Women in Literature. Selma printing Company. pp. 18–31. Retrieved 4 December 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ↑ "Honored By Students. Mrs. Belle R. Harrison". The Tuscaloosa News. 10 February 1924. p. 2. Retrieved 4 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  8. ↑ "Item - Pomp's Defense - The Dime Novel Bibliography". dimenovels.org. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Item - How Many Cats Have We - The Dime Novel Bibliography". dimenovels.org. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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