ORU_Coll055.xml Guide to the William Bliss Harris papers circa 1923-1977 Harris (William Bliss) papers Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2010
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William Bliss Harris papers Harris, William Bliss, 1900-1981 Pettingill, Amos, 1900-1981 Coll 055 2 linear feet 4 containers 4 manuscript boxes circa 1923-1977 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. English . 1 2 3 4

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 White Flower Farm (Litchfield, Conn.) Nurseries (Horticulture)--Oregon Nurseries (Horticulture) Journalism, Commercial Journalists--United States Journalism--United States Businesses and Corporations Journalism Manuscripts (document genre) Correspondence Legal files

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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.

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.

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