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Harry and Olive Carroll Papers and Scrapbooks
H.Mss.0168
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Title: Carroll (Harry and Olive) Papers and
Scrapbooks
Dates: 1891-1992
and undated
Collection number: H.Mss.0168
Creator:
Carroll, Harry J.
Creator:
Carroll, Olive
Extent:
1.2 Linear Feet
(3 document boxes)
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Library. Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library.
Claremont, CA 91711
Abstract: This collection contains the papers of
Pomona College Classics professor Harry J. Carroll Jr. Professor Carroll taught at Pomona
from 1949 until 1983, and was a key actor in the development of Pomona's art history
program. He taught classes on ancient Greek and Roman art and lectured both at Pomona and
Claremont Graduate University for the Fine Arts program. Materials in the collection include
lectures, notes, articles, photographs, correspondence, and scrapbooks created by himself
and his wife Olive Carroll.
Physical Location: Please consult repository.
Language of Material: Languages represented in the
collection: English.
Administrative Information
Collection open for research.
All requests for permission to publish must be submitted in writing to Special
Collections.
[Identification of item], Harry and Olive Carroll Papers and Scrapbooks (H.Mss. 0168).
Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library, The Claremont Colleges Services,
Claremont, California.
No additions to the collections are anticipated.
Items were placed into archival folders and boxes.
Biography / Administrative History
Harry J. Carroll Jr. was Professor of Classics at Pomona College from 1949 to 1983.
Carroll was heavily involved with the Pomona College art and art history departments,
teaching courses in Greek and Roman art and architecture and creating the Pomona-Scripps
Joint Classics Program with Robert B. Palmer of Scripps college. A respected professor, in
1981 Carroll was awarded the Wig Distinguished Professor Award for excellence in teaching,
the highest honor given to Pomona faculty. He is remembered through the annual Harry J.
Carroll Memorial Lecture.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
This collection contains materials created by and about Professor Harry J. Carroll. Items
include biographical materials, photographs, correspondence, materials from trips to Greece
and world cruises, lectures, notes, articles, and other activities. Also includes a
scrapbook of printed materials about Pomona College and a scrapbook of Olive Carroll's
Mediterranean trip, titled "Argonautica".
Collection is arranged at the file level.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library’s online public access catalog.
Agora (Athens, Greece)
Greek history
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.)
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.) -- Faculty
Articles
Correspondence
Lectures
Manuscripts
Photographs
Research notes and studies
Scrapbooks