Fairclough (Henry Rushton) Papers, 1886-1937

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Summary

Title:
Henry Rushton Fairclough papers
Dates:
1886-1937
Creators:
Fairclough, Henry Rushton
Extent:
2 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[identification of item] Henry Rushton Fairclough Papers (SC0021). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence with family and associates including Melville Best Anderson, John Casper Branner, Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover, David Starr Jordan, Chester H. Rowell, Benjamin Ide Wheeler, and Ray Lyman Wilbur. Also includes diaries, notes, photographs, newsclippings, pamphlets, published works, medals, and memorabilia.

Biographical / historical:

Henry Rushton Fairclough (1862-1938) was a classical philologist from Ontario, Canada. He received bachelor's, master's, and Doctor of Letters degrees from the University of Toronto. He received a PhD in 1896 from Johns Hopkins. He was a fellow in Classics and lecturer in Greek at University College, Toronto. Fairclough came to Stanford in 1893 as an associate professor in Classics, teaching Latin, Greek, and Classical Literature. He became professor emeritus in 1917.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Mrs. Henry R. Fairclough, 1964.
Physical location:
Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged three business days in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
University Archives staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-22 13:39:33 -0700 .

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Restrictions:

Materials are open for research use.

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Preferred citation:

[identification of item] Henry Rushton Fairclough Papers (SC0021). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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