Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- John Harvey Furbay papers
- Dates:
- 1936-1939
- Creators:
- Furbay, John Harvey, 1903-1999.
- Abstract:
- John Harvey Furbay (1903-1999) was a professor, professional consultant, and college administrator who worked and studied in both the United States and Africa. The collection consists of Furbay's letters, educational and politically related ephemera, and personal papers.
- Extent:
- 1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
- Language:
- Finding aid is written in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], John Harvey Furbay papers (Collection 489). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of letters and papers relating to his administration as dean and acting president of the College of West Africa in Monrovia. Included are numerous examples of correspondence, personal memorabilia, governmental and official publications, and some research notes and papers. Whereas much of the material is denotative of personal souvenir keeping, many of the more official publications offer an important look at government publishing at a period in Liberian history (i.e. ca. 1930s) when censorship of dissent was on the rise.
- Biographical / historical:
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John Harvey Furbay was born on September 23, 1903 in Mt. Gilead, Ohio. He obtained his B.S. from Asbury College in 1924, his M.A. from New York University in 1927, and his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1931. Furbay became a professor of biology and education and taught at Taylor University from 1927-29 and again from 1931-33. He also taught at the College of Emporia from 1933-35. Furbay was later president of the College of West Africa, Monrovia, Liberia from 1935-39. In addition to his career in education, Furbay was also an educational consultant with General Motors from 1957-81. His publications include World Without Strangers (1955), The Shape of Things to Come (1961), and Spotlight on Africa (1960).
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of the Santa Barbara Public Library, May 18, 1954.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Jesse Erickson in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Megan Hahn Fraser, August 2011.
- Arrangement:
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Collection materials have been roughly grouped according to their dates of creation, reception, transaction, or publication.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2011
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word document finding aid, encoding added via Notetab Pro. Date of source: August 2011 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], John Harvey Furbay papers (Collection 489). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988