Guide to the Henry Rushton Fairclough Papers
Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Libraries.
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
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Overview
Call Number: SC0021
Creator:
Fairclough, Henry Rushton, 1862-1938.
Title: Henry Rushton Fairclough papers
Dates: 1886-1937
Physical Description:
2 Linear feet
Summary: 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.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
Administrative Information
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Henry R. Fairclough, 1964.
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
Ownership & Copyright
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and educational purposes.
Cite As
Henry Rushton Fairclough Papers (SC0021). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Henry Rushton Fairclough was born near Barrie, Ontairo, Canada on July 15, 1862. He graduated from the University of Toronto
in 1883. He also received his M.A., Litt. D. from there. From Johns Hopkins he received his Ph. D. in 1896. He was a fellow
in Classics (1883-84) and lecturer in Greek (1887-93) at University College, Toronto. He came to Stanford in 1893 as assoc.
prof. in Classics, teaching Latin, then Greek and Classical Literature. He became professor emeritus in 1917.
He taught at numerous universities at their summer sessions, such as the University of California, and Harvard. In 1910-11
he taught at American School at Rome, Italy. He also lectured on Archaeology.
In 1918-19, he was with the American Red Gross relief work in berne, Switzetland, then to Montenegro in 1919-20 where he was
decorated with the Serbian Red Gross, and also siven the Serbian Order of White Eagle, etc.
He wrote books on the classics and also in collaboration others, translated several of Virgil, Plantus etc. He became editor
of
Student's Series Latin Classics, editor of
Art and Archaeology (1925) , editor of complete works of Virgil, and the Andrea of Terence in 1901. He died in Palo Alto, California on February
12 , 1938.
Organizations which Fairclough Supported:
1. Classical Assoc. of Atlantic States
2. Archaeological Institute of America
3. Authors' Club
4. School of American Archaeology
5. American Philogical Assoc.
6. League of Nations Assoc.
7. California Nen of Prominence, Ltd.
8. Peninsula Arts Assoc.
9. Society for Promotion of Hellenic Studies
10. A.R.A. Assoc.
Description of the Collection
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.
Access Terms
Anderson, Melville Best, 1851-1933
Branner, John Casper, 1850-1922.
Fairclough, Henry Rushton, 1862-1938.
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Hoover, Lou Henry, 1874-1944.
Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931
Rowell, Chester H.
Stanford University. Department of Classics. Faculty.
Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927.
Wilbur, Ray L., (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949
Diaries.
Pamphlets
Photoprints.
Box 1, Folder 10
H; from Herbert C. Hoover (2), from Lou Henry Hoover (4)
1904-1937
Box 1, Folder 12
J; from David Starr Jordan (19)
1893-1931
Box 2, Folder 19
R; from Chester H. Rowell (2)
1899-1937
Box 1, Folder 8
Outgoing Correspondence from Henry Rushton Fairclough
1906-1937
Box 2, Folder 28
clippings and pamphlets and misc. records
Box 3, Folder 29
published copies of articles by Fairclough
Box 3, Folder 30
published copies of articles by Fairclough and typescrif
Box 3, Folder 31
published copies of articles by Fairclough
Box 3, Folder 32
memorabilia--clippings etc.
Box 3, Folder 34
The Mediterraen Area typescript
Box 3, Folder 35
David Brained Spooner", misc. holograph notes, records of Archaeological Institute of America
Box 3, Folder 36
syllabus of course Greek 5
Box 3, Folder 37
letters to Ers. Fairclough
Box 3, Folder 38
five medals, silver match box with memorial coins inside
Box 3, Folder 38
The Adelphoe of Terrence (The students series of Latin classics under the editorial supervision of Henry Rushton Fairclough),
1923 edition of 1896 publication
Box 4
The Antigone of Sophocles translated by H.R. Fairclough and A. T. Hurray
Box 4
Warming Both Hands by H. R. Fairclough typescript with holograph corrections
Box 4
Warming Both Hands published edition
Box 4
The Students' Series of Latin Classics--Virgil's Aeneid by H.R. Fairclough and S.L. Brown
Box 4
The Classics and Our Twentieth Century Poets published address by H.R. Fairclough