Rotary Global History Fellowship

Irene Mann letters

Date
May 20, 2010
Type
biography
Era
Modern Rotary · 2000

Rotary founder Paul P. Harris had a little-known romance before he met his future wife, Jean. Grace Irene Mann was from a prominent family in Florida, USA. Harris met her in 1905 on a visit to see his friend and former employer George C. Clark in Jacksonville.

Harris and Mann exchanged letters in which they shared affection, gossiped, and discussed their families, theology, and philosophy. He told…

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