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Harrison, Bertrand Fereday, 1908-2002

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Dates

  • Existence: 1908 - 2002

Biographical History

Bertrand Fereday Harrison (1908-2002) was a biology and botany professor in Utah.

Bertrand Fereday Harrison was born in Springville, Utah on February 20, 1908, to Winfred Homer and Martha Fereday Harrison. Bertrand graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor's and master's degree in botany, and from the University of Chicago with a Ph.D. in botany. Bertrand married Lorna Jensen in 1931, and they had four children. Bertrand began teaching biology and botany at Brigham Young University in 1931, retiring in 1974, during which time he also served as department chair twice and as the acting dean of the graduate school. He taught summer field studies in Aspen Grove. In 1966, Bertrand received the Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Teaching Award. He continued to work and volunteer in the botany field after retirement. Bertrand died September 3, 2002, in Provo, Utah.

Citation:
Plants of Arches National Monument, 1964: t.p. (Bertrand F. Harrison)

Social Security Death Index, via WWW, viewed April 24, 2006 (Bertrand Harrison; b. 20 Feb. 1908; d. 3 Sept. 2002)

DeseretNews, via WWW, July 8, 2022 (Bertrand Fereday Harrison was born in Springville, Utah on February 20, 1908 to Winfred Homer and Martha Fereday Harrison; graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor's and master's degree in botany, and from the University of Chicago with a Ph.D. in botany. Bertrand married Lorna Jensen in 1931, and they had four children; began teaching biology and botany at Brigham Young University in 1931, retiring in 1974, during which time he also served as department chair twice and as the acting dean of the graduate school. Taught summer field studies in Aspen Grove. In 1966, received the Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Teaching Award; continued to work and volunteer in the botany field after retirement. Died September 3, 2002, in Provo, Utah)

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Bertrand Fereday Harrison

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 125
Scope and Contents

Interview by David Whittaker with Bertrand F. Harrison concerning his student years at Brigham Young University, marriage, graduate school, and the development of the Botany program at BYU. Includes sound recording and transcript.

Dates: 1983
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Oral history interview with Bertrand Fereday Harrison

Oral history interview with Daniel Mandeville Keeler

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 68
Scope and Contents Interview by Bertrand Harrison with Daniel Keeler, coal miner and steel worker, concerning the work of his father, Joseph B. Keeler, at Brigham Young Academy and Brigham Young University, 1884-1920. Includes comments on the development of BYU, and particularily the construction of campus buildings, and comments about BYU presidents. Also tells of Keeler's experiences as a student at BYU, his family, and the work of his parents in the Utah Stake with the development of Aaronic Priesthood and...
Dates: 1981
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Oral history interview with Daniel Mandeville Keeler

Oral history interview with Lawrence W. Sardoni

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 141
Scope and Contents

Interview by Bertrand Harrison with Lawrence Sardoni concerning his childhood, education, and experinces as a professor at Brigham Young University. He elaborates on the Deptarment of Music and his association with LeRoy Robertson. Also talks about Church service. Includes transcript and sound recording.

Dates: 1981
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Oral history interview with Lawrence W. Sardoni

Oral history interview with Lorna Jensen Harrison

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 133
Scope and Contents

Interview by David Whittaker with Lorna Harrison who recounts her childhood and education in Provo, marriage to Bertrand Harrison, and her association with Brigham Young University. Also talk at length about her parents and their education and association with BYU. Includes transcript and sound recording.

Dates: 1983
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Oral history interview with Lorna Jensen Harrison

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