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  Back cover of Bible, Scott C. Harrison, circa 1880s-1910s

  The back cover of a Bible owned by Scott C. Harrison during the 1880s-1910s. Includes a list of Howard University School of Law graduates from 1901, including Scott C. Harrison.

  This collection consists of a leather-bound Bible owned by Scott C. Harrison, a Black attorney, in the 1880s-1910s. Inside the Bible are clippings, hand-written notes, lists of family genealogy, and a pamphlet for a social club meeting.

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  Handwritten family genealogy and newspaper clipping, Scott C. Harrison and Sadie D. Johnson marriage license, undated and 1913

  Handwritten document of family genealogy by Scott C. Harrison. This was pasted into his Bible, undated. On the back is an article clipping about Harrison and Sadie D. Johnson obtaining a marriage license in August 1913. It noted: "No sooner had clerk Glen laid down his pen than Scott C. Harrison of Fort Wayne, Ind. and Miss Sadie D. Johnson, of West Chester, climbed the short flight of stairs leading into the office. They also blushingly requested a marriage license".

  This collection consists of a leather-bound Bible owned by Scott C. Harrison, a Black attorney, in the 1880s-1910s. Inside the Bible are clippings, hand-written notes, lists of family genealogy, and a pamphlet for a social club meeting.

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  Inside cover of Bible, Scott C. Harrison, circa 1880s-1910s

  The inside cover of a Bible owned by Scott C. Harrison during the 1880s-1910s.

  This collection consists of a leather-bound Bible owned by Scott C. Harrison, a Black attorney, in the 1880s-1910s. Inside the Bible are clippings, hand-written notes, lists of family genealogy, and a pamphlet for a social club meeting.

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  Newspaper clipping, "Cupid Camped at City Hall", Atlantic City Daily Press, 1913 August 19

  Newspaper clipping, "Cupid Camped at City Hall", Atlantic City Daily Press, 1913 August 19. This article is about Harrison obtaining a marriage license.

  "Matrimonial Fever Keeps License Bureau Clerks On the Jump. All Records Broken".

  This collection consists of a leather-bound Bible owned by Scott C. Harrison, a Black attorney, in the 1880s-1910s. Inside the Bible are clippings, hand-written notes, lists of family genealogy, and a pamphlet for a social club meeting.

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  Newspaper clipping, Frederick Douglass' funeral, 1895 February 25

  Newspaper clipping about the Frederick Douglass funeral held at the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D. C. , on 1895 February 25. This article is about Scott C. Harrison serving as one of the ushers at the funeral.

  "...They were assisted by the following ushers from Howard University; J. W. McDowell, E. C. Campbell, D. W. Paxton, F. W. Vaughn, G. D. Eubanks, T. M. Syphax, C. M. Butler, H. O. Cook, D. O. W. Holmes, S. C. Harrison, W. E. Benson, and Robert Coleman".

  This collection consists of a leather-bound Bible owned by Scott C. Harrison, a Black attorney, in the 1880s-1910s. Inside the Bible are clippings, hand-written notes, lists of family genealogy, and a pamphlet for a social club meeting.

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  Newspaper clipping, "Miss Pochon's Sudden Death", undated

  Newspaper clipping, "Miss Pochon's Sudden Death", undated. This article concerns ancestral relatives of Scott C. Harrison. There are handwritten notes from Harrison about family genealogy.

  "She was on her way with her sister to the Cathedral, when she was stricken with apoplexy... She was born in Baltimore and was a daughter of the late Charles F. and Marie Eulalie LaCoste Pochon, who fled from the Island of San Domingo, in the West Indies, at the time of the slave uprising, under Toussaint L’Ouverture, a century ago".

  This collection consists of a leather-bound Bible owned by Scott C. Harrison, a Black attorney, in the 1880s-1910s. Inside the Bible are clippings, hand-written notes, lists of family genealogy, and a pamphlet for a social club meeting.

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  Newspaper clipping; "Whist Luncheon in Honor of Bride and Groom", The Philadelphia Tribune, 1913

  Newspaper clipping; "Whist Luncheon in Honor of Bride and Groom", The Philadelphia Tribune, 1913. This article is about a celebration of the marriage of Scott C. Harrison and Sadie D. Johnson.

  "On Saturday, August 30th, Misses J. Ethelwyn Johnson and Osceola M. Burl entertained a whist luncheon from 1 to 5 p. m., at their home on South Matlack Street, West Chester, in honor of Attorney and Mrs. Scott C. Harrison of Forte Wayne, Indiana, who were quietly married on August 19th".

  This collection consists of a leather-bound Bible owned by Scott C. Harrison, a Black attorney, in the 1880s-1910s. Inside the Bible are clippings, hand-written notes, lists of family genealogy, and a pamphlet for a social club meeting.

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  Pamphlet, The Bethel Literary and Historical Association, The Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, Washington, D. C., 1900 March 27

  Pamphlet, The Bethel Literary and Historical Association, The Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, Washington, D. C., 1900 March 27. Scott C. Harrison might possibly have attended this meeting of the association.

  This collection consists of a leather-bound Bible owned by Scott C. Harrison, a Black attorney, in the 1880s-1910s. Inside the Bible are clippings, hand-written notes, lists of family genealogy, and a pamphlet for a social club meeting.

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  Handwritten family genealogy, article clipping, Scott C. Harrison, undated and 1909

  Handwritten document of family genealogy by Scott C. Harrison. This was pasted into his Bible, undated. On the back is an article clipping about the history of the "Harrison" family name and coat of arms, by the Frank Allaben Genealogical Co., 1909.

  This collection consists of a leather-bound Bible owned by Scott C. Harrison, a Black attorney, in the 1880s-1910s. Inside the Bible are clippings, hand-written notes, lists of family genealogy, and a pamphlet for a social club meeting.