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Merrill, Harrison R. (Harrison Reuben), 1884-1938

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1884 - 1938

Biographical History

Harrison R. Merrill (1884-1938) was a professor and academic administrator in Utah.

Harrison Reuben Merrill was born on November 13, 1884 in Smithfield, Utah to Orrin Jackson Merrill and Elizabeth White. He was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1893, and later served as a missionary in Ireland. In 1909 he married Edna Johnson, and they had four children.

Merrill taught school at the Oneida Stake Academy in Preston, Idaho, before joining the faculty at Brigham Young University in 1923. He remained a professor of journalism and English at the university until his death in 1938. He also served as director of the Extension Division from 1936 to 1938. During his career he also wrote poetry and fiction.

Merrill died on August 20, 1938 in Provo, Utah.

Citation:
His Lesson book for the religion classes in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1925: t.p. (Harrison R. Merrill)

NUC pre-56 (Merrill, Harrison Reuben, 1884-1938)

Mormon Literature Database, via WWW, Aug. 19, 2014 (Harrison R. Merrill; taught Journalism and English at Brigham Young University, 1923-1938, director of Extension Division, 1936-1938)

Encyclopedia of Science Fiction website, via WWW, Aug. 19, 2014 (Harrison R. Merrill; American poet, author, and academic)

Ancestry.com, via WWW, Aug. 19, 2014 (Harrison R. Merrill; Harrison Reuben Merrill; b. Nov. 13, 1884 in Smithfield, Utah; parents: Orrin Jackson Merrill and Elizabeth White; m. Jan. 27, 1909 in Logan, Utah to Edna Johnson, four children; d. Aug. 20, 1938 in Provo, Utah)

Familysearch.org, via WWW, Aug. 19, 2014 (Harrison Reuben Merrill; baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, May 20, 1893; taught at the Oneida Stake Academy; served mission for church in Ireland)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

J. Roman Andrus portrait of Harrison R. Merrill

 Collection — Oversize 1: [Barcode: 31197232587300]
Identifier: UA 5737
Scope and Contents

Contains a canvas portrait of Harrison R. Merrill painted by J. Roman Andrus. Dated June 26, 1941.

Dates: 1941 June 26

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