The following lists sections of the original document written by Elizabeth Johnson Harris which is held in the Special Collections Library at Duke University. By clicking on any of the sections listed, you will have access to a transcription and an image of the original pages in the document. Please note that the section divisions were not part of the original manuscript, but have been created to make viewing this long document easier. The sections appear below in the original order in which they were written.
Introduction
(front cover)
Family
life and structure (pp. 1 - 3)
Life
with her grandparents, daily chores (pp. 3- 11)
School
Life, Sunday School (pp. 11- 14)
Religious
Life (pp. 14 - 21)
Musical
Beginnings (pp. 21 - 23)
Church
Community (pp. 23 - 25)
Courtship
(pp. 25 - 31)
Marriage
and Children (pp. 31 - 35)
Charles'
Music Career (pp. 36 - 43)
Adult
Lives of her Sons and Her Husband's Death (pp.43 - 46)
Her
visit to Boston and New York City (pp. 47 - 63)
Harris'
Writings and Family Stories (pp. 63 - 73)
Listing
of her wedding gifts (pp. 74 - 75)
More
about her Religious life (pp. 75 - 81)
Jubillee
Songs (pp. 82 - 83)
Her
husband and his death (pp. 83 - 85)
Appendix (13 pages)