Harry and Olive Carroll Papers and Scrapbooks
Sara Chetney, MA
Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library
800 North Dartmouth Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711
Email: specialcollections@claremont.edu
URL: https://library.claremont.edu/scl/
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The Claremont Colleges Library. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
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
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish must be submitted in writing to Special
Collections.
Preferred Citation
[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.
Accruals
No additions to the collections are anticipated.
Processing Information
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".
Organization and Arrangement
Collection is arranged at the file level.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library’s online public access catalog.
Subject Terms
Agora (Athens, Greece)
Greek history
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.)
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.) -- Faculty
Genre and Form of Materials
Articles
Correspondence
Lectures
Manuscripts
Photographs
Research notes and studies
Scrapbooks
Box 1, Envelope 1
Memorial resolution honoring Harry Carroll
1983 September 2
Note
Given by Donald McIntyre at (Pomona College) faculty meeting.
Box 1, Envelope 2
Photographs of Harry J. Carroll
1981 January
Box 1, Envelope 3
Photographs of Agora excavations, American School of Classical Studies, Athens,
Greece
Box 1, Folder 1
Harry J. Carroll and Olive B. Carroll Memorial Fund correspondence with Pomona
College
1956-1982
Box 1, Folder 2
Biographical items, clippings, photos, announcements of Carroll
lectures
1958-1976
Box 1, Folder 3
Greek History - printed materials and prints
Note
Swans 600-mile Nile Cruise handbook, 1974.
Box 1, Folder 4
College year in Athens
1979-1983
Box 1, Folder 5
World Affairs Council tour
1980-1981
Box 1, Folder 6
World Cruise photos, postcards, printed items
1983
Box 1, Folder 7
American School of Classical Studies, Athens, Olive Carroll post cards and
printed items
1992
Box 1, Folder 8
The Right Transitionalism by Harry Carroll
1943 or 1944
Note
Mulitple copies, printed in The Forum and The Sentinel by the Independent Labor
League.
Box 1, Folder 9
U.S. elections and politics, writings by Carroll
1948-1972
Note
Printed in Politics, Claremont Spectrum, and The Student Life.
Box 1, Folder 10
Offprints from various authors, inscribed to Harry Carroll
Box 2, Folder 1
Hesperia, printed article, manuscript notes
1891
Box 2, Folder 2
Pompeii, manuscript notes
Box 2, Folder 3
Euripides' The Trojan Women, translated and slightly adapted by Harry J.
Carroll Jr.
Box 2, Folder 4
The Liman Von Sanders' Crisis: A Case Study in European Diplomacy on the Eve of
the First World War by Carroll
1941
Box 2, Folder 5
Lectures and notes (folder 1)
Box 2, Folder 6
Lectures and notes (folder 2)
Box 2, Folder 7
Lectures and notes (folder 3)
Box 2, Folder 8
Lectures and notes
1953-1955
Box 2, Folder 9
Lectures and notes
1956-1960
Box 2, Folder 10
Lectures and notes
1961-1963
Box 2, Folder 11
Lectures and notes
1969-1983
Box 2, Folder 12
"Page Smith," Pomona College commencement speech by Carroll
1976
Box 2, Folder 13
UCLA lecture series, The Barbarians, Carroll lecture
1976-1977
Box 3, Folder 1
Pomona College scrapbook of photos, clippings, printed materials, trips, and
professional activities
1948-1980
Box 3, Folder 2
Scrapbook of Olive Carroll's Mediterranean trip "Argonautica"
1985
Note
Created by The Claremont Colleges.
