Belle R. Harrison Explained

Belle R. Harrison (1856-1940) was a poet and short story author of the American South,[1] as well as an educator.[2]

Biography

Lucy Belle Richardson was born October 20, 1856, at Camden, Alabama. She was the daughter of Professor Warfield Creath Richardson[3] (1823-1914) and Catherine Cole (Jones) Richardson (1833-1911). Her siblings were Clement (b. 1859) and Ida (b. 1861).[4] She was educated at Stafford school and the Tuscaloosa female college.

Harrison was the author of, Poems, 1898, as well as a collection of negro short stories.[5] She was a Methodist and a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Harrison served as president of the Kettledrum Club of Tuscaloosa.[6]

On July 21, 1881, she married John Calhoun Harrison, of Tuscaloosa. They resided in that city. Their children were Katie (b. 1882) and Adeline (b. 1888). Belle R. Harrison died in Tuscaloosa, December 4, 1940.

The Belle R. Harrison Literary Society was named in her honor.[7]

Selected works

Poems

Poetry collections

Short story collections

Notes and References

  1. Book: Owen . Thomas McAdory . History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography . 1921 . 3 . S. J. Clarke publishing Company . en . 760 . Harrison, Belle (Richardson) . 4 December 2023.
  2. Book: Herringshaw's American Statesman and Public Official Year-book . 1914 . American Publishers' Association . 477 . 4 December 2023 . en.
  3. Book: Bose . Joel Campbell Du . Alabama History . 1915 . B. F. Johnson Publishing Company . 428 . 4 December 2023 . en.
  4. Web site: Lucy Belle Richardson Female 20 October 1856 – 4 December 1940 . www.familysearch.org . 4 December 2023.
  5. News: Mrs. Belle Harrison Dies At Tuscaloosa After Long Illness. . 4 December 2023 . The Selma Times-Journal . . 5 December 1940 . 1.
  6. Book: Robbins . Mary La Fayette . Alabama Women in Literature . 1895 . Selma printing Company . 18-31 . 4 December 2023 . en . She served as president of the Kettledrum of Tuscaloosa, by Mrs. J. T. Searcy..
  7. News: Honored By Students. Mrs. Belle R. Harrison. . 4 December 2023 . The Tuscaloosa News . Newspapers.com . 10 February 1924 . 2 . en.
  8. Web site: Item - Pomp's Defense - The Dime Novel Bibliography . dimenovels.org . 4 December 2023.
  9. Web site: Item - How Many Cats Have We - The Dime Novel Bibliography . dimenovels.org . 4 December 2023.

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