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'''Grace Carley Harriman''' (1873–1950) was an American social leader and philanthropist. Widely known as '''Mrs. Oliver Harriman''', she was a member of the wealthy Harriman family, the wife of investment banker [[Oliver Harriman Jr.]] A native of [[Louisville, Kentucky]], she was a co-founder and president of the National Conference on Legalizing Lotteries, a president of the [[Camp Fire Girls]], and a member of the Southern Women's Democratic Club. During World War I she established a food research and conservation laboratory.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Conserving of Fruits by Scientific Dehydration|magazine=Better Fruit|first=Francesca|last=Baltes|volume=13|issue=2|date=August 1918|pages=5–6|url=https://archive.org/details/CAT30991733146/page/4}}</ref> She was a writer on social topics<ref>{{cite news |title=Defends Modern Girl; Mrs. Oliver Harriman Says Worldly Wisdom is Beneficial |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1927/07/08/archives/defends-modern-girl-mrs-oliver-harriman-says-worldly-wisdom-is.html |work=The New York Times |date=July 8, 1927}}</ref> and author of the 1942 [[etiquette]] book ''Mrs. Oliver Harriman's Book of Etiquette: A Modern Guide to the Best Social Form''.<ref name="Cutter1931">{{cite book|first=William Richard|last= Cutter|chapter=Harriman, Grace Carley|title=American Biography: A New Cyclopedia|volume=46|page=50|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hJYMAQAAMAAJ|year=1931|publisher=American Historical Society}}</ref><ref>{{cite newspaper|title=Mrs. Oliver Harriman, 77, Lottery Proponent, Dies|agency=Associated Press|work=The Evening Star|location=Washington, D.C. |date= March 29, 1950| page= A-14|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1950-03-29/ed-1/seq-14/#date1=1940&sort=date&date2=1963&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&index=13&words=Harriman+Oliver&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Oliver+Harriman&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mrs. G. Harriman, Financier's Widow |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2172262/mrs_grace_carley_harriman_died_on/ |work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle |date=March 29, 1950 |page=21 |language=en}}</ref> |
'''Grace Carley Harriman''' (1873–1950) was an American social leader and philanthropist. Widely known as '''Mrs. Oliver Harriman''', she was a member of the wealthy Harriman family, the wife of investment banker [[Oliver Harriman Jr.]] A native of [[Louisville, Kentucky]], she was a co-founder and president of the National Conference on Legalizing Lotteries, a president of the [[Camp Fire Girls]], and a member of the Southern Women's Democratic Club. During World War I she established a food research and conservation laboratory.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Conserving of Fruits by Scientific Dehydration|magazine=Better Fruit|first=Francesca|last=Baltes|volume=13|issue=2|date=August 1918|pages=5–6|url=https://archive.org/details/CAT30991733146/page/4}}</ref> She was a writer on social topics<ref>{{cite news |title=Defends Modern Girl; Mrs. Oliver Harriman Says Worldly Wisdom is Beneficial |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1927/07/08/archives/defends-modern-girl-mrs-oliver-harriman-says-worldly-wisdom-is.html |work=The New York Times |date=July 8, 1927}}</ref> and author of the 1942 [[etiquette]] book ''Mrs. Oliver Harriman's Book of Etiquette: A Modern Guide to the Best Social Form''.<ref name="Cutter1931">{{cite book|first=William Richard|last= Cutter|chapter=Harriman, Grace Carley|title=American Biography: A New Cyclopedia|volume=46|page=50|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hJYMAQAAMAAJ|year=1931|publisher=American Historical Society}}</ref><ref>{{cite newspaper|title=Mrs. Oliver Harriman, 77, Lottery Proponent, Dies|agency=Associated Press|work=The Evening Star|location=Washington, D.C. |date= March 29, 1950| page= A-14|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1950-03-29/ed-1/seq-14/#date1=1940&sort=date&date2=1963&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&index=13&words=Harriman+Oliver&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Oliver+Harriman&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mrs. G. Harriman, Financier's Widow |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2172262/mrs_grace_carley_harriman_died_on/ |work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle |date=March 29, 1950 |page=21 |language=en}}</ref> |
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Grace Carley Harriman, c. 1909
Grace Carley Harriman (1873–1950) was an American social leader and philanthropist. Widely known as Mrs. Oliver Harriman, she was a member of the wealthy Harriman family, the wife of investment banker Oliver Harriman Jr. A native of Louisville, Kentucky, she was a co-founder and president of the National Conference on Legalizing Lotteries, a president of the Camp Fire Girls, and a member of the Southern Women's Democratic Club. During World War I she established a food research and conservation laboratory.[1] She was a writer on social topics[2] and author of the 1942 etiquette book Mrs. Oliver Harriman's Book of Etiquette: A Modern Guide to the Best Social Form.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ Baltes, Francesca (August 1918). "The Conserving of Fruits by Scientific Dehydration". Better Fruit. Vol. 13, no. 2. pp. 5–6.
- ^ "Defends Modern Girl; Mrs. Oliver Harriman Says Worldly Wisdom is Beneficial". The New York Times. July 8, 1927.
- ^ Cutter, William Richard (1931). "Harriman, Grace Carley". American Biography: A New Cyclopedia. Vol. 46. American Historical Society. p. 50.
- ^ "Mrs. Oliver Harriman, 77, Lottery Proponent, Dies". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. Associated Press. March 29, 1950. p. A-14.
- ^ "Mrs. G. Harriman, Financier's Widow". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. March 29, 1950. p. 21.
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