Harris, Franklin Stewart, 1884-1960
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 111 Collections and/or Records:
Franklin Stewart Harris political papers, 1938
Contains correspondence, campaign literature, and publicity materials related to Harris's campaign for the United States Senate in 1938.
Franklin Stewart Harris research and publications, approximately 1907-1956
Contains manuscripts, notes, research materials, and other documentation related to publications by Harris. Includes materials related to Harris's work on Anthony Ivins and related to his international travels. Dated approximately 1907 to 1956.
Franklin Stewart Harris scrapbooks, 1912-1924
Contains scrapbooks with newspaper clippings mentioning Harris. Dated 1912 to 1917.
Franklin Stewart Harris speeches, approximately 1935-1945
Contains manuscripts and reprints of speeches by Harris. Materials date from the mid-1930s to mid-1940s.
Franklin Stewart Harris unpublished writings, 1912-1936
Contains manuscripts written by Harris but that were not published, including works on agriculture and soils. Dated between 1912 and 1936.
Harris family papers
Includes correspondence, mementoes, published writings, unpublished writings, addresses, notes, scrapbooks, diaries, letters, and photograph albums created by members of the Harris family between 1818 and 1969. The majority of the materials document the life of Franklin S. Harris. Also includes personal writings by Dennison Emer Harris, and materials belonging to Emer Harris.
Franklin Stewart Harris lantern slide of Estelle Spilsbury Harris
Collection contains one lantern slide of a portrait of the Estelle Spilsbury Harris, wife of Franklin Stewart Harris.
Franklin Stewart Harris papers
Includes edited, typewritten copies of his inaugural address "The Outlook for the Brigham Young University," and a letter concerning the history of the grounds at Brigham Young University. 4 items.
Franklin Stewart Harris photographs
Contains photographs and lantern slides taken by Harris while on multiple trips around the world and in the western United States between 1910 and 1954. He used many of them as illustrations in books and articles that he published.
Charles J. Hart photographs of Franklin Stewart Harris
Two photographs taken by Hart of Franklin Stewart Harris at a university luncheon near the President's Home. Includes additional unidentified individuals. Photographs date from around 1925.