Mildred Harris Olson biography on Ole Van Harris and Annie May Perry Harris, circa 1986
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Olsen, Mildred Harris
- Title
- Mildred Harris Olson biography on Ole Van Harris and Annie May Perry Harris
- Dates
- circa 1986 (inclusive)19801989
- Quantity
- 1 folder, (0.25 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 0942
- Summary
- The Mildred Harris Olson biography on Ole Van Harris and Annie May Perry Harris (1986) consist of a 25-page typescript entitled "History of Ole Van Harris and Wife, Annie May Perry Harris."
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Mildred Harris (born 1906) was the oldest child of Ole Van and Annie May Perry Harris, a pair of school teachers who taught in many elementary schools in the Intermountain West. She attended school in Salt Lake City, Utah, and worked as a multiplex operator for Western Union. She studied dance in Utah and Chicago, and eventually moved to New York City, where she danced in a Schubert Revival of "Babes in Toyland" before returning to Salt Lake City. She married Forest Theodore Cooper in 1939 and had a child, Daryl Evan Cooper. She later married Joseph Edvin Olson.
Content Description
The Mildred Harris Olson biography on Ole Van Harris and Annie May Perry Harris (1986) consist of a 25-page typescript entitled "History of Ole Van Harris and Wife, Annie May Perry Harris." This typewritten biography was compiled from correspondence. It also includes information on later family members.
This manuscript details the history of the family from 1852 through 1973. Topics covered include a journey across the plains from Nauvoo to Salt Lake City, the Dixie Mission, carpentry, home chores, polygamy, Brigham Young Academy, teaching, ranching, life as a traveling salesman, dog sled racing, getting through the Depression, working on government programs in the Roosevelt Era, and everyday family activities. This folder also contains a letter from Muriel Erickson discussing the provenance of this biographical sketch.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative Information
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Cattle trade--Utah
Personal Names
- Harris, Annie May Perry, 1876-1941
- Harris, Charles, 1839-
- Harris, Ole Van, 1876-1968
Family Names
- Harris family
Form or Genre Terms
- Biographies
