Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1901 | Born in Baltimore, Maryland. |
| 1908 | Moved with family to New Haven, Connecticut; and father began working at Yale University. |
| 1923 | Graduated from Yale College with a major in zoology and a minor in chemistry. |
| 1926 | Worked a short period as a scientific illustrator and returned to college to become an architect, entering Yale’s School of Fine Arts. |
| 1932 | Began career as an “accidental cartographer” when Time requested that he produce a map. |
| 1935 | Hired by Fortune as a cartographer. |
| 1938 | Started freelancing career. |
| 1940 | Created "Atlas for the U.S. citizen" for Fortune. |
| 1944 | Authored "Look at the World: The Fortune Atlas for World Strategy." |
| 1944 | Became member of the American Association of Geographers (AAG). During this era, membership was considered a privilege, because it required nomination and election by incumbents. |
| 1945-1949 | Taught classes at Syracuse University; also lectured at Clark, Columbia, Virginia, Wayne State and Santa Barbara. |
| 1945-1959 | Worked as geographic consultant for the Office of Strategic Services, the State Department, U.S. Geological Survey, and U.S. Air Force. During the McCarthy-era, the U.S. Loyalty Board revoked Harrison’s security clearance, citing his social connections with the Trapdoor Spiders, a New York City-based club for members of the art community of which Isaac Asimov was a member. |
| 1960 | Worked as an editor for Annals. |
| 1963 | Authored "The Ginn World Atlas." |
| 1963 | Death of his 28-year-old daughter, Nancy, who died during an earthquake in Skopje, Yugoslavia |
| 1968 | Received the O.M. Miller Medal in Cartography and Geodesy by the AAG. |
| 1969 | Produced the topographic map for "The National Atlas of the United States of America" for the Department of the Interior. |
| 1969 | Authored "Nystrom World Atlas." |
| 1981 | Wife, Libby, died. |
| 1994 | Harrison died. |