Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Morgan, Bayard Quincy.
- Abstract:
- These papers include his translations of works by German authors into English with a few other translations; subject files which contain notes, articles, drafts of papers, lectures, exam questions, and a small amount of correspondence, 1922-51 and undated; course files, containing mostly notes, syllabi and reading lists, 1939-48 and undated; picture files consisting of printed illustrations of authors, historical figures, politicians, scientists, musicians, and others, undated; miscellaneous professional papers which include typescripts of papers and talks (some in German), a small amount of correspondence, and notebooks, 1920-42 and undated; and his reprints, 1907-1964.
- Extent:
- 8 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Undetermined .
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Bayard Quincy Morgan Papers (SC0863). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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These papers include his translations of works by German authors into English with a few other translations; subject files which contain notes, articles, drafts of papers, lectures, exam questions, and a small amount of correspondence, 1922-51 and undated; course files, containing mostly notes, syllabi and reading lists, 1939-48 and undated; picture files consisting of printed illustrations of authors, historical figures, politicians, scientists, musicians, and others, undated; miscellaneous professional papers which include typescripts of papers and talks (some in German), a small amount of correspondence, and notebooks, 1920-42 and undated; and his reprints, 1907-1964.
- Biographical / historical:
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Morgan earned his Ph.D. from the University of Leipzig in 1907. He taught at the University of Wisconsin from 1907 to 1934, when he joined the Stanford faculty as head of the German department. He focused on the field of translation and published a large number of translations of German literary works. He was appointed Professor Emeritus in 1948. He died in 1967.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Bayard Quincy Morgan Papers (SC0863). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022