Date of Award
2020
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
How do we find out information about strangers in our society today? We ask their friends about them, observe their interactions with others, or possibly check their social media. When researching people in the early 20th century, we can uncover clues to people’s character by using archival research. We can study them in their space and place using geospatial and census data. Mira Lloyd Dock, J. Horace McFarland, and Warren H. Manning were three key reformers who rose to prominence during the City Beautiful Movement in Harrisburg, defined broadly as the period of urban development from 1900-1930 . They formed a tight-knit yet evolving interpersonal network as they pursued their controversial goal of improving the industrial town of Harrisburg into a sophisticated metropolis.
Recommended Citation
Strange, Anna, "Network of City Beautiful Reformers: Humanizing Harrisburg’s Influencers" (2020). Student Scholarship. 1.
https://mosaic.messiah.edu/digitalhbg_st/1
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