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1940-1970
Special Collections M0971
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Title: Rolfe Humphries Papers ,
Date (inclusive): 1940-1970
Collection number: Special Collections M0971
Creator:
Humphries, Rolfe
Extent:
.5 linear ft.
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Language:
English.
None.
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Gift of D.L. Merrill, 1998
[Identification of item] Rolfe Humphries Papers , M0971, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
American poet and translator of classics, notably Virgil's AENEID and Ovid's THE ART OF LOVE. A native of Philadelphia, he
attended both Stanford and Amherst, and later taught at both universities as well as others. His poems were published both
as collected works and individually in many journals. He loved horse races and baseball. He was living in Woodside, California,
when he died.
Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, clippings, photographs, and biographical material.
American literature--20th century.