Grace Carley Harriman

American philanthropist

Grace Carley Harriman (1873–1950) was an American social leader and philanthropist. Widely known as Mrs. Oliver Harriman, she was a member of the wealthy Harriman family, the wife of investment banker Oliver Harriman Jr. A native of Louisville, Kentucky, she was a co-founder and president of the National Conference on Legalizing Lotteries, a president of the Camp Fire Girls, and a member of the Southern Women's Democratic Club. During World War I she established a food research and conservation laboratory.^[1] She was a writer on social topics^[2] and author of the 1942 etiquette book Mrs. Oliver Harriman's Book of Etiquette: A Modern Guide to the Best Social Form.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ Baltes, Francesca (August 1918). "The Conserving of Fruits by Scientific Dehydration". Better Fruit. Vol. 13, no. 2. pp. 5–6.
^ "Defends Modern Girl; Mrs. Oliver Harriman Says Worldly Wisdom is Beneficial". The New York Times. July 8, 1927.
^ Cutter, William Richard (1931). "Harriman, Grace Carley". American Biography: A New Cyclopedia. Vol. 46. American Historical Society. p. 50.
^ "Mrs. Oliver Harriman, 77, Lottery Proponent, Dies". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. Associated Press. March 29, 1950. p. A-14.
^ "Mrs. G. Harriman, Financier's Widow". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. March 29, 1950. p. 21.