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Charles Custis Harrison

  1. Portrait of Charles Custis Harrison including his signature on the bottom of photograph. Harrison was the Provost of the University of Pennsylvania from 1894-1910.  While there, Harrison was able to expand the physical size of the university to include a number of new buildings throug...

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    Collection:Philadelphia Record photograph morgue (#V07)
    Date:1900
    Folder Number:Folder FF Harrison, Charles
    Format: Electronic
    Subjects and Genres:
    Harrison, Charles Custis, 1844-1929
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    Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
    Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/2829
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  1. Portrait of Charles Custis Harrison including his signature on the bottom of photograph. Harrison was the Provost of the University of Pennsylvania from 1894-1910.  While there, Harrison was able to expand the physical size of the university to include a number of new buildings through extensive fundraising.  The buildings built or funded to built during his tenure include Houston Hall, University Museum, Medical Laboratory, and Dental school.
  2. Photograph of a medallion depicting the profile of Charles Custis Harrison.

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