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).[1] Her siblings were Clement (b. 1859) and Ida (b. 1861).[4] She was educated at Stafford school and the Tuscaloosa female college.[1]
Harrison was the author of, Poems, 1898,[1] as well as a collection of negro short stories.[5] She was a Methodist and a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.[1] 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.[1] Their children were Katie (b. 1882) and Adeline (b. 1888).[4] Belle R. Harrison died in Tuscaloosa, December 4, 1940.[5]
The Belle R. Harrison Literary Society was named in her honor.[7]
"How Many Cats Have We", The Chicago Ledger, 1898[9]
Poetry collectionsedit
Poems, 1898 (text)
Short story collectionsedit
Pomp's People, 1929
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^ abcdefOwen, Thomas McAdory (1921). "Harrison, Belle (Richardson)". History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. Vol. 3. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 760. Retrieved 4 December 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^Herringshaw's American Statesman and Public Official Year-book. American Publishers' Association. 1914. p. 477. Retrieved 4 December 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^Bose, Joel Campbell Du (1915). Alabama History. B. F. Johnson Publishing Company. p. 428. Retrieved 4 December 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ ab"Lucy Belle Richardson Female 20 October 1856 – 4 December 1940". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
^ ab"Mrs. Belle Harrison Dies At Tuscaloosa After Long Illness". The Selma Times-Journal. 5 December 1940. p. 1. Retrieved 4 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Robbins, Mary La Fayette (1895). "She served as president of the Kettledrum of Tuscaloosa, by Mrs. J. T. Searcy.". Alabama Women in Literature. Selma printing Company. pp. 18–31. Retrieved 4 December 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^"Honored By Students. Mrs. Belle R. Harrison". The Tuscaloosa News. 10 February 1924. p. 2. Retrieved 4 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^"Item - Pomp's Defense - The Dime Novel Bibliography". dimenovels.org. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
^"Item - How Many Cats Have We - The Dime Novel Bibliography". dimenovels.org. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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belle, harrison, 1856, 1940, poet, short, story, author, american, south, well, educator, 1924, contents, biography, selected, works, poems, poetry, collections, short, story, collections, referencesbiography, editlucy, belle, richardson, born, october, 1856, . Belle R Harrison 1856 1940 was a poet and short story author of the American South 1 as well as an educator 2 Belle R Harrison 1924 Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 2 1 Poems 2 2 Poetry collections 2 3 Short story collections 3 ReferencesBiography editLucy 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 1 Her siblings were Clement b 1859 and Ida b 1861 4 She was educated at Stafford school and the Tuscaloosa female college 1 Harrison was the author of Poems 1898 1 as well as a collection of negro short stories 5 She was a Methodist and a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy 1 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 1 Their children were Katie b 1882 and Adeline b 1888 4 Belle R Harrison died in Tuscaloosa December 4 1940 5 The Belle R Harrison Literary Society was named in her honor 7 Selected works editPoems edit Pomp s Defense The Banner Weekly 1893 8 How Many Cats Have We The Chicago Ledger 1898 9 Poetry collections edit Poems 1898 text Short story collections edit Pomp s People 1929References edit a b c d e f Owen Thomas McAdory 1921 Harrison Belle Richardson History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography Vol 3 S J Clarke publishing Company p 760 Retrieved 4 December 2023 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Herringshaw s American Statesman and Public Official Year book American Publishers Association 1914 p 477 Retrieved 4 December 2023 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Bose Joel Campbell Du 1915 Alabama History B F Johnson Publishing Company p 428 Retrieved 4 December 2023 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain a b Lucy Belle Richardson Female 20 October 1856 4 December 1940 www familysearch org Retrieved 4 December 2023 a b Mrs Belle Harrison Dies At Tuscaloosa After Long Illness The Selma Times Journal 5 December 1940 p 1 Retrieved 4 December 2023 via Newspapers com Robbins Mary La Fayette 1895 She served as president of the Kettledrum of Tuscaloosa by Mrs J T Searcy Alabama Women in Literature Selma printing Company pp 18 31 Retrieved 4 December 2023 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Honored By Students Mrs Belle R Harrison The Tuscaloosa News 10 February 1924 p 2 Retrieved 4 December 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Item Pomp s Defense The Dime Novel Bibliography dimenovels org Retrieved 4 December 2023 Item How Many Cats Have We The Dime Novel Bibliography dimenovels org Retrieved 4 December 2023 nbsp This biographical article about an American poet born in the 1850s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about an American short story writer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Belle R Harrison amp oldid 1203280962, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
