G.T. Harrison photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1290
Scope and Contents
The G.T. Harrison photograph collection consists of 2 boxes. Box 1 contains 1 black-and-white photograph of Blanche Lee Puccinelli on her birthday on August 2, 1954. Box 2 is oversized and contains a picture of the Birmingham Conference in 1924.
Dates
- 1924-1954
Creator
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the G.T. Harrison photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the G.T. Harrison photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Biographical Note
George Trevier Harrison (1901-1995) was born in Provo, Utah, on May 15, 1901. He was the son of George Arthur Harrison and Elbertie Mae West Harrison. His grandparents, William and Janett Gallacher Harrison, were early Mormon settlers.
When G.T. Harrison was fourteen he learned telegraphy and worked as a delivery boy for Western Union, and at fifteen he transmitted national electronic results. At sixteen, during World War I and with a shortage of trained adults, he accepted a management position at the Western Union's office in Burley, Idaho. Later he returned to Provo to attend Brigham Young University (BYU), where he became class president.
While attending BYU in 1917, Utah Railway Company hired Harrison as the chief telegrapher and joint agent for Utah Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad. He worked for the railroads for fifty years, retiring as a train dispatcher in 1967.
G.T. Harrison served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in England. Once an active member of the Church and president of the Leed's Conference in England, he later directed his efforts toward more controversial aspects of religion and politics. After returning from the mission in 1926, Harrison saw socio-economic problems throughout Utah. He turned to a lifetime work of clarifying his own understanding and beliefs regarding religion. Often direct and controversial, he was eventually excommunicated from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. George T. Harrison died on the 13th of March 1995.
When G.T. Harrison was fourteen he learned telegraphy and worked as a delivery boy for Western Union, and at fifteen he transmitted national electronic results. At sixteen, during World War I and with a shortage of trained adults, he accepted a management position at the Western Union's office in Burley, Idaho. Later he returned to Provo to attend Brigham Young University (BYU), where he became class president.
While attending BYU in 1917, Utah Railway Company hired Harrison as the chief telegrapher and joint agent for Utah Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad. He worked for the railroads for fifty years, retiring as a train dispatcher in 1967.
G.T. Harrison served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in England. Once an active member of the Church and president of the Leed's Conference in England, he later directed his efforts toward more controversial aspects of religion and politics. After returning from the mission in 1926, Harrison saw socio-economic problems throughout Utah. He turned to a lifetime work of clarifying his own understanding and beliefs regarding religion. Often direct and controversial, he was eventually excommunicated from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. George T. Harrison died on the 13th of March 1995.
Extent
2 Items (2 boxes)
Abstract
G.T. Harrison (1901-1995) was a telegraph operator and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints who was excommunicated for his controversial religious ideas. This collection contains a picture of the 1924 Birmingham Conference and a snapshot of Blanche Lee Puccinelli in 1954.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Donna H. Klink in 1998.
Separated Materials
See also the G. T. Harrison papers (ACCN 1351) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the G.T. Harrison photograph collection, 1924-1954
- Author
- Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu