HARRISON, EMILY STEWART, 1874-1973
Emily Stewart Harrison papers, 1829-1979
Manuscript Collection No. 556
Papers, 1829-1979; 19.6 linear feet

Harrison (1874-1973) was a teacher, journalist and environmentalist from Atlanta, Georgia. The collection contains personal and business correspondence, writings, printed material, legal and financial records, and photographs documenting Harrison's work in rural and progressive education, in outdoor and industrial schools, in environmental protection, with Fernbank Forest in Atlanta and with the American Red Cross in Czechoslovakia. The papers also contain materials concerning her various travels in the U. S. and Europe, an article by Mary Barker on Atlanta schools written for American Teacher, photos of schoolchildren visiting with Thomas Edison, and numerous pamphlets and guides regarding child development and moral training. The collection also includes records of her father, Z. D. Harrison, relating to the Episcopal Church Atlanta and Georgia Dioceses and, specifically, to the 1939 annual report of the Women's Auxiliary.

We have selected a handful of photographs, including photos of Emily Stewart Harrison, Z. D. Harrison, Laura L. H. Harrison (Mrs. Z. D. Harrison), and Fernbank Forest. A selection of printed matter on education is available here, including a booklet, "Habit Training for Children," which discusses problem behaviour in children, as well as publications such as The American Teacher, Childhood Education, and The Living Age.

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