A Bank, a Library, and a Hospital
The Legacy of
Benjamin F. Harris and Julia F. Burnham
Peggy Christensen
Summer Fellowship 2007
Books and Files:
B.F. Harris vs. M.A. Harris File with Chancery Cases in the Circuit Court. Case # 1774. March 8, 1887. Champaign County Historical Archives, Urbana Free Library,
210 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois.
Burnham, Julia F. Estate File #2029, Petition of A.C.
Burnham for Letters of Administration and Letters of Administration. Champaign
County Historical Archives, Urbana Free Library, 210 West Green Street, Urbana,
Illinois.
Burnham Vertical File. Champaign County Historical Archives,
Urbana Free Library, 210 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois
Champaign A Pictorial History by Raymond Bial. G. Bradley Publishing: St. Louis, Missouri. 1993.
Champaign County Genealogical Society Quarterly Vol. 3, No. 3 p. 44 ÒBurnham BibleÓ within the Champaign County Quarterly 1979-84. Vol. 1-5. Champaign County Historical Archives, Urbana Free Library, 210 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois.
Essays on the Historical Geography of Champaign County from the Distant Past to 2005 by Dannel McCollum. Champaign County Historical Museum: Champaign, IL. 2005.
Estate File for Benjamin F. Harris. #3053. Champaign County Historical Archives, Urbana Free Library, 210 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois.
Harris Vertical File. Champaign County Historical Archives, Urbana Free Library, 210 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois.
History of Champaign County by J.O. Cunningham. Reprint of the 1905 Edition. Edited by Frederick A. Schlipf. Copyright 1984 by the Champaign County Historical Archives, Urbana Free Library, 210 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois.
History of the Champaign Social Science Club. Mrs. Terence T. Quirke, Historian. 1894. Champaign County Historical Archives, Urbana Free Library, 210 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois.
Hot Type by Tom Kacich. Compiled by the News-Gazette.
Sports Publishing L.L.C. 2002.
Notes of B.F. Harris, Sr. reproduced from the original manuscript by B.F. Harris, III. Produced and bound in November, 1964 for members of the family and friends. Champaign County Historical Archives, Urbana Free Library, 210 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois.
Traveling Through Champaign-Urbana History written by Susan Murray and prepared and published under the auspices of the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District.
Interview: Melissa Dobbins Chambers, daughter of Barbara Burnham Harris, great-granddaughter of Julia Finley Davison Burnham, great-great granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin Harris graciously spent time with me discussing her family, sharing photographs and documents, and providing me with copies of two documents I could not find at the archives. I made contact with Mrs. Chambers with the help of the staff of the Champaign County Historical Archives, Urbana Free Library, 210 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois.