Main Street in Logan, Utah, looking south from 1st North
Business; Main Street; Logan, Utah
Main Street in Logan, Utah, looking south from 100 North. Identifiable buildings are Thatcher Bank and Opera House and the Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution (Z.C.M.I.). Around 77 Main Street.
Utah State University Special Collections & Archives, Napper Family photograph collection, P00359 (01:01:004)
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Logan, Utah
Logan; Utah
Overview of south end of Logan, Utah. View of houses, plots, and mountains.
Utah State University Special Collections & Archives, Napper Family photograph collection, P00359 (01:03:003)
Troops drilling in field behind center street depot in Logan, Utah
Business; Main Street; Logan, Utah; Transportation; Railroad
Troops drilling in field behind center street depot in Logan, Utah. 600 West Center.
Utah State University Special Collections & Archives, Napper Family photograph collection, P00359 (01:03:009)
Young women on Logan, Utah's Main Street in Logan
Young women walking, books in hand, on Main Street in Logan, Utah. View of Knitting Mills Co and A.H. Palmer and Sons Plumber. About 186 North Main.
Utah State University Special Collections & Archives, Napper Family photograph collection, P00359 (01:04:005)
Two women outside Cyrus Napper drug store
Two women outside Cyrus Napper drug store. Dog on sidewalk. View of [John W. Crawford] shoe shop. Logan, Utah. About 51 North Main.
Utah State University Special Collections & Archives, Napper Family photograph collection, P00359 (01:04:006)
Trinity Methodist Church at Main and Center Street, Logan, Utah
Religion; Main Street; Logan, Utah
Trinity Methodist Church at Main and Center Street Logan, Utah. View of Harris Bros Organs and Pianos and School Supplies. About 18 East Center Street.
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Logan, Utah's bell tower with Cache County Courthouse in background.
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Logan, Utah, street scene at the "Smith and Cummings & Co. Printers" building
Logan, Utah, street scene at the "Smith and Cummings & Co. Printers" building. About 25 Federal Avenue.
Utah State University Special Collections & Archives, Napper Family photograph collection, P00359 (01:05:006)
Two women, dressed for a patriotic celebration in downtown Logan, Utah
Two women holding dogs, dressed for a patriotic celebration in downtown Logan, Utah. View of Smith Cummings and Co. Printers. About 25 Federal Avenue.
Utah State University Special Collections & Archives, Napper Family photograph collection, P00359 (01:05:007)
191 East 100 North, Logan, Utah. A prominent local businessman and member of the USAC board of trustees from 1925–41. Frances W. Champ, Frederick’s wife, was a member of Logan’s Musical Arts Guild. No image available.
155 East Center Street, Logan, Utah. A Logan businessman and neighbor of the Harrises, Thompson participated in Roy and Johana’s weekly radio broadcast of “Music with Our Neighbors”. There is no image available.
172 East 100 North, Logan, Utah. Bullen was a general manager in the KVNU Cache Valley Broadcasting company. Roy and Johana’s history of using the radio as a performance “venue,” made Bullen a congenial neighbor and ally for the radio broadcast, “Music with Our Neighbors.” No image available.
215 Boulevard, Logan, Utah. A member of the USAC Music Faculty. No image available.
1493 East 700 North, Logan, Utah. A member of the USAC Music Faculty. No image available.
139 West Center Street, Logan, Utah. A member of the USAC Music Faculty. No image available.
150 North 300 East, Logan, Utah. A prominent Church Official in the Logan area, Christiansen appeared weekly in the Harrises radio broadcast, “Music with Our Neighbors.” ElRay Christiansen was a trained cellist and the younger brother of N. Woodruff Christiansen. No image available.
Roy Harris; Johana Harris; grand piano; USAC
A black and white photograph of Roy and Johana Harris seated at a grand piano at their home in Logan, Utah.
Utah State University Photographic Services
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USAC; Johana Harris; hands; piano
A black and white photograph of Johana Harris's hands poised to play on a piano.
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USAC; music department; heads of department; 1948; 1949; Johana Harris; N. Woodruff Christiansen; Walter Welti; Geo Pahtz; Logan; Utah
A black and white photograph of the Musical Department Heads of USAC around a piano on USAC campus during the academic year 1948-1949. Johana Harris is seated at the piano while behind her stand N. Woodruff Christiansen, Walter Welti, and George Pahtz.
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George Maxwell with Shaun and Daniel Harris
Harris housekeeper; George Maxwell; Shaun Harris; Daniel Harris; Roy Harris Home; Logan; Utah
A black and white photograph of the Harris's African American domestic, George Maxwell, with two of their children posed on an armchair in their living room.
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, USU Photographic Services Collection, USU-P0376, box: 4, image: 1404a
KVNU; Logan; Utah; Roy Harris; Johana Harris; radio broadcast; Harris Home; Music with our Neighbors
A black and white photograph of Roy and Johana Harris recording their radio broadcast, Music with our Neighbors. Johana Harris is seated at the piano and Roy Harris is speaking into the KVNU microphone by the fireplace in the living room of their home in Logan, Utah.
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A black and white photograph of Roy and Johana Harris recording their radio broadcast, Music with our Neighbors. Johana Harris is seated at the piano and Roy Harris is speaking into the KVNU microphone set up in the living room of their home in Logan, Utah.
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Johana Harris; pianist; Logan; Utah; USAC; head of piano department; piano
A black and white photograph of Johana Harris, seated in profile, behind a grand piano.
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Visiting Musicians for the Summer Festival of 1949
USAC; Logan; Utah; Summer Festival Series 1949; visiting musicians; Joseph Gingold; James Barret; Milton Preeves; Leonard Ross
A black and white photograph of four string musicians (Joseph Gingold, James Barret, Milton Preeves, and Leonard Ross) visiting for the Summer Festival Series of 1949 seated in the living room of the home of Roy and Johana Harris in Logan, Utah.
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Roy and Johana Harris with the Visiting Musicians
USAC; Logan; Utah; Summer Festival 1949; visiting musicians; Joseph Gingold; James Barret; Milton Preeves; Leonard Ross; Roy Harris; Johana Harris
A black and white photograph of Roy and Johana seated at the piano in their home in Logan, Utah. Behind them stand four string musicians (Joseph Gingold, James Barret, Milton Preeves, and Leonard Ross) who were visiting for the Summer Festival Series of 1949.
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, USU Photographic Services Collection, USU-P0376, box: 5, image: 1565c
Logan; Utah; Musical Arts Guild; Guild minutes
Page 69 of Logan, Utah's Musical Arts Guild minutes dated January 18, 1949. Identifies topic of the day as Lily Pons and Andre Kostelanets.
Logan Musical Arts Guild
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Marie Eccles Caine, CAINE MSS 1, box: 4, folder: 6b
USAC; Logan; Utah; music department; letter of recommendation; Roy Harris; Johana Harris; Franklin S. Harris; E.A. Jacobsen
A letter from E.A. Jacobsen (Dean) to President Franklin S. Harris recommending Roy and Johana Harris to be hired as Composer in Residence and Artist in Residence, respectively.
E.A. Jacobsen (letter writer)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Franklin S. Harris Papers, USU 3.1/7-2, bx 15, folder 1
Roy Harris; TIME article; composers; article
An article from "TIME" about Roy Harris's approach to earning a living as a composer.
TIME Magazine
USAC; Roy Harris; Franklin S. Harris; Catholic Pontifical Mass; composing for cash; TIME; Marshall Sprague
A letter from Roy Harris to Franklin S. Harris explaining the Time's Article "Composing for Cash" written by Marshall Sprague.
Roy Harris (letter writer)
USAC; Logan; Utah; Roy Harris; Franklin S. Harris; correspondence
A letter from Roy Harris to Franklin S. Harris expressing his excitement to start working at USAC.
USAC; Logan; Utah; Johana Harris; Franklin S. Harris; correspondence; Maxwell
A letter from Johana Harris to Franklin S. Harris expressing concern over not being able to find "colored" friends for their domestic, Maxwell, in Logan, Utah.
Johana Harris (letter writer)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Franklin S. Harris Papers, USU 3.1/7-2, bx 21, folder 6
A letter from Franklin S. Harris to Johana Harris, responding to her concern about finding "colored" friends for their domestic, Maxwell, in Logan, Utah.
Franklin S. Harris (letter writer)
USAC; Logan; Utah; Roy Harris; Johana Harris; Franklin S. Harris; E.A. Jacobsen; correspondence; petition to alter contract
A letter from Roy Harris and Johana Harris to Franklin S. Harris and Dean E.A. Jacobsen, detailing a plan to alter their work contracts for the following year.
Roy and Johana Harris (letter writers)
F.S. Harris's "Thank You" to Roy and Johana
USAC; Logan; Utah; Roy Harris; Johana Harris; Franklin S. Harris; correspondence; Thank You
A letter from Franklin S. Harris to Roy and Johana Harris, expressing gratitude for their work at USAC and sadness at their departure from the staff.
USAC; Robert Donner; Franklin S. Harris; Roy Harris; correspondence; communist accusations
A letter from Robert Donner to Franklin S. Harris, inquiring after the nature of Roy and Johana's departure from the university and accusing Roy Harris of being a "Red" and having communist sympathies.
Robert Donner (letter writer)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Franklin S. Harris Papers, USU 3.1/7-2, bx 21, folder 1
A letter from Franklin S. Harris to Robert Donner, stating that Roy Harris was not a communist sympathizer, but a "fine gentleman and outstanding musician."
USAC; Logan; Utah; Student Life; Roy Harris; Johana Harris; Music With Our Neighbors; Radio Broadcast; KVNU; newspaper article
An article from the Student Life Newspaper titled "Composer Schedules Radio Series Program." The article discribes the radio broadcast series "Music With Our Neighbors" run by Roy and Johana Harris from their home in Logan, Utah.
The Student Life (publishing newspaper)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Student Life, 25.5/8 1948-1950
Utah Symphony concert with Johana Harris
USAC; Logan; Utah; Student Life; Roy Harris; Johana Harris; Utah Symphony; concert; newspaper article
An article from the Student Life newspaper titled "Symphony Slates Concerts This Afternoon, Tonight". The article gives details for a concert by the Utah Symphony and Johana Harris to be given on February 10, 1949.
Roy Harris- A Famous Composer who has Grown out of the Substance of America
USAC; Logan; Roy Harris; composer; american; Marion Nielsen; newspaper article
A newspaper article giving a short biography of Roy Harris as an American Composer as he started his tenure at USAC in Logan, Utah written by Marion Nielsen. The article was published on November 30, 1949 in the Herald Journal.
Marion Nielsen (author)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, College Journal, 10.2:27, box 14, folder 11
USAC; Logan; Roy Harris; composer; american; Marion Nielsen; newspaper article; photo
The photo accompanying the newspaper article giving a short biography of Roy Harris as an American Composer as he started his tenure at USAC in Logan, Utah written by Marion Nielsen. The article was published on November 30,1949.
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, College Journal, 10.2:27, box 14, folder 12
USAC; Logan; Johana Harris; pianist; newspaper article; Marion Nielsen
A newspaper article giving a short biography of Johana Harris as a famous pianist as she started her tenure at USAC in Logan, Utah written by Marion Nielsen. The article was published on February 7, 1949 in the Herald Journal.
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, College Journal, 10.2:27, box 14, folder 14
The photo accompanying a newspaper article giving a short biography of Johana Harris as a famous pianist as she started her tenure at USAC in Logan, Utah written by Marion Nielsen. The article was published on February 7, 1949.
USAC; Logan; Summer Festival Series; Johana Harris; pianist; Roy Harris; concert program; 4th Ward Chapel
A concert program for the fifth concert held in a series of ten concerts for the Summer Festival Series the year of 1949. The program includes works by Beethoven, Debussy, and Franck performed by Johana Harris and Leonard Rose and was performed in the Logan 4th Ward Chapel. 280 North 100 East, Logan, Utah.
USAC
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Franklin S. Harris Papers, USU 3.1/7-2, bx 53, folder 2
The Sixth concert of the Summer Festival Series
USAC; Logan; Summer Festival Series; Johana Harris; pianist; Roy Harris; concert program
A concert program for the sixth concert held in a series of ten concerts for the Summer Festival Series the year of 1949. The program includes works by Haydn, Beethoven, and Debussy performed by Joseph Gingold, James Barret, Milton Preeves, and Leonard Rose.
The Tenth concert of the Summer Festival Series
A concert program for the tenth concert held in a series of ten concerts for the Summer Festival Series the year of 1949. The program includes works by J.S. Bach, Paul Hindersmith, and Bela Bartok performed by Johana Harris and The String Sinfonia.
USAC; Logan; Johana Harris; pianist; concert program; benefit concert; 11th Ward Chapel
185 South 100 East, Logan, Utah. A concert program for a Benefit Concert held by Johana Harris to raise funds for the Logan Eleventh Ward building (a church building in the Logan, Utah Area). The program includes works by Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, and Roy Harris.
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George Maxwell with Johana, Shaun and Daniel Harris
Harris housekeeper; George Maxwell; Johana Harris; Shaun Harris; Daniel Harris; Roy Harris Home; Logan; Utah
A black and white photograph of the Harris's African American domestic, George Maxwell, with two of their children posed on an armchair in their living room and Johana Harris standing in the stairway.
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A black and white photograph of Roy and Johana Harris recording their radio broadcast, Music with our Neighbors. Johana Harris is seated at the piano and Roy Harris is seated in a chair, watching as she plays.The radio set up was located in the living room of their home; 139 East 100 North Logan, Utah.
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Summer Music Concerts have Auspicious Opening
USAC; Logan; Johana Harris; pianist; Roy Harris; American composer; newspaper article; Marion Nielsen; Summer Festival Series 1949
A newspaper article highlighting the opening events of the Summer Festival Series held by USAC in Logan, Utah during the summer of 1949. The article was written by Marion Nielsen and published on June 6, 1949 in the Herald Journal.
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Logan Herald Journal, 6 June 1949, page 1 and 4