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Ken Owens | In Memoriam: Michael Harrison 1897–2005 | The Western Historical Quarterly, 36.4 | The History Cooperative
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In Memoriam


Michael Harrison
1897–2005


      Many honors came to Michael Harrison in his long and distinguished career as a western history bibliophile, collector par excellence, and dedicated aficionado of the Native cultures and peoples of the American Southwest. He appreciated none more than his designation in 1995—when he was 98 years old—as the Western History Association's first (and only) honorary lifetime president. He could then refer to himself as an "ornery" president, something he delighted to do on any suitable occasion. 1
      During his working years, Mike was a government man. Born in Red Bank, New Jersey, he served in the army during the First World War. In search of a career, he joined the infant U. S. Park Service and moved west to become a ranger at Grand Canyon National Park. Subsequently, he traveled for the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, securing rights-of-way for bureau projects throughout the western states. His last appointment was as a field agent for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in California, the position that settled him in the Sacramento area during the mid-1930s. . . .
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