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Harris, Franklin Stewart, 1884-1960

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1884 - 1960

Biographical History

Franklin Stewart Harris (1884-1960) was President of Brigham Young University from 1921 to 1945. During that time he helped the university grow both physically, with adding new buildings and also intellectually by hiring more teachers and establishing international connections for the University.

Franklin Stewart Harris was born August 29, 1884 in Benjamin, Utah. He moved with his family to the state of Chihuahua, Mexico in the 1890s to the colonies there. He would study at Brigham Young University and go on to Cornell to receive his doctorate. Harris served as president of Brigham Young University from 1921 until 1945. His administration was characterized by improvement in academics and by growth of the University's physical facilities, such as the construction of the Heber J. Grant Library building. Even with the financial pressures of the Great Depression from the late 1920s to the 1930s, Harris was able to help increase Brigham Young University attendance, library and campus facilities.

In 1945 Harris left Brigham Young University to be the president of the Utah State Agricultural College (what is now Utah State University). He died April 18, 1960 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
LCCN 24-22058: His Scientific research and human welfare, 1924 (hdg.: Harris, Franklin Stewart, 1884-1960; usage: Franklin Stewart Harris)

The many lives of Franklin S. Harris, [2003], ©2003: t.p. (Franklin S. Harris) p.1 (b. 29 August 1884, Benjamin, Utah) p.341 (d. 18 April 1960, Salt Lake City, Utah)

Wikipedia, website viewed 20 May 2011 (Franklin S. Harris; Franklin Stewart Harris; b. August 29, 1884 in Benjamin, Utah Territory, United States; d. April 18, 1960; president of Brigham Young University 1921-1945; president of Utah State Agricultural College (now Utah State University) 1945-1950; agricultural scientist; doctorate from Cornell University; professor and head of the agricultural experiment station at Utah State Agriculrural College; undergraduate studies at Brigham Young University; childhood in the Colonies in Chihuahua, Mexico; candidate for United States Senate in Utah in 1938; General Board of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1923; mission to Japan in 1926; mission to Syria in 1927)

Brigham Young University Office of the President, May 28, 2014 (Past Presidents; president from 1921-1945)

BYU Magazine, May 28, 2014 (Franklin S. Harris; administration characterized by improvement in academics; increased attendance, library, and facilities)

Latter-Day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 4, 1941: p. 240 (moved to Chihuahua, Mexico in the 1890s; studied at Brigham Young University and Cornell University)

Found in 5536 Collections and/or Records:

#1-7, Village on the way from Mexico, D.F. [Distrito Federal] to Taxco, 14 Sept. 1935

 Sub-Series — Box 6: Series 5, Folder: 6716-22
Identifier: MSS P 340 Series 5 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection includes photographs taken by Harris while on multiple trips around the world and in the western United States between 1910 and 1954.

Dates: Other: 14 Sept. 1935
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / MSS P 340, Franklin Stewart Harris photographs / Franklin Stewart Harris photograph albums / Franklin Stewart Harris album of Mexico

#[1-8, Los Angeles, Calif. airport]

 Sub-Series — Box 6: Series 5, Folder: 6648-55
Identifier: MSS P 340 Series 5 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection includes photographs taken by Harris while on multiple trips around the world and in the western United States between 1910 and 1954.

Dates: Other: 1930-1935
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / MSS P 340, Franklin Stewart Harris photographs / Franklin Stewart Harris photograph albums / Franklin Stewart Harris album of Mexico

#1-8, Navajo Indian Reservation near Tuba City, Ariz, 4 Nov. 1937

 Sub-Series — Box 5: Series 5, Folder: 5431-38
Identifier: MSS P 340 Series 5 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection includes photographs taken by Harris while on multiple trips around the world and in the western United States between 1910 and 1954.

Dates: Other: 4 Nov. 1937
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / MSS P 340, Franklin Stewart Harris photographs / Franklin Stewart Harris photograph albums / Franklin Stewart Harris album of the western United States

#1-8, Street scenes in Cairo, Egypt

 Sub-Series — Box 7: Series 5, Folder: 8483-90
Identifier: MSS P 340 Series 5 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection includes photographs taken by Harris while on multiple trips around the world and in the western United States between 1910 and 1954.

Dates: Other: Feb.-Mar. 1946
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / MSS P 340, Franklin Stewart Harris photographs / Franklin Stewart Harris photograph albums / Franklin Stewart Harris album of Egypt, Palestine, and Lebanon

#1-8, [Trip to Alexandria], Egypt, 11 July [June], 1946

 Sub-Series — Box 7: Series 5, Folder: 9915-22
Identifier: MSS P 340 Series 5 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection includes photographs taken by Harris while on multiple trips around the world and in the western United States between 1910 and 1954.

Dates: Other: 1946
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / MSS P 340, Franklin Stewart Harris photographs / Franklin Stewart Harris photograph albums / Franklin Stewart Harris album of the Middle East and Greece

#1-8, Views in Sinaloa, Mex, 20 Nov. 1930

 Sub-Series — Box 6: Series 5, Folder: 5816-23
Identifier: MSS P 340 Series 5 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection includes photographs taken by Harris while on multiple trips around the world and in the western United States between 1910 and 1954.

Dates: Other: 20 Nov. 1930
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / MSS P 340, Franklin Stewart Harris photographs / Franklin Stewart Harris photograph albums / Franklin Stewart Harris album of Mexico

#1-8, Views on BYU campus, July 1935

 Sub-Series — Box 5: Series 5, Folder: 4500-07
Identifier: MSS P 340 Series 5 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection includes photographs taken by Harris while on multiple trips around the world and in the western United States between 1910 and 1954.

Dates: Other: July 1935
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / MSS P 340, Franklin Stewart Harris photographs / Franklin Stewart Harris photograph albums / Franklin Stewart Harris album of travel to Russia

#1-9, Along road between Sacramento & Berkeley, Calif, 13 Mar. 1938

 Sub-Series — Box 5: Series 5, Folder: 5559-67
Identifier: MSS P 340 Series 5 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection includes photographs taken by Harris while on multiple trips around the world and in the western United States between 1910 and 1954.

Dates: Other: 13 Mar. 1938
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / MSS P 340, Franklin Stewart Harris photographs / Franklin Stewart Harris photograph albums / Franklin Stewart Harris album of the western United States

#1-9, Experiment Station, Susengard [or Susangerd, on Karkheh River], 19 Feb

 Sub-Series — Box 6: Series 5, Folder: 7775-83
Identifier: MSS P 340 Series 5 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection includes photographs taken by Harris while on multiple trips around the world and in the western United States between 1910 and 1954.

Dates: Other: 1939-1941
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / MSS P 340, Franklin Stewart Harris photographs / Franklin Stewart Harris photograph albums / Franklin Stewart Harris album of travel to Iran

#1-9, Irrigation dam at Shahpour [or Shahvar] project], 18 Feb. 1940

 Sub-Series — Box 6: Series 5, Folder: 7733-41
Identifier: MSS P 340 Series 5 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection includes photographs taken by Harris while on multiple trips around the world and in the western United States between 1910 and 1954.

Dates: Other: 18 Feb. 1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / MSS P 340, Franklin Stewart Harris photographs / Franklin Stewart Harris photograph albums / Franklin Stewart Harris album of travel to Iran

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