Description
These papers include
his translations of works by German authors into English with a few other translations;
subject files which contain notes, articles, drafts of papers, lectures, exam questions, and
a small amount of correspondence, 1922-51 and undated; course files, containing mostly
notes, syllabi and reading lists, 1939-48 and undated; picture files consisting of printed
illustrations of authors, historical figures, politicians, scientists, musicians, and
others, undated; miscellaneous professional papers which include typescripts of papers and
talks (some in German), a small amount of correspondence, and notebooks, 1920-42 and
undated; and his reprints, 1907-1964.
Background
Morgan earned his Ph.D. from the University of Leipzig in 1907. He taught at the University
of Wisconsin from 1907 to 1934, when he joined the Stanford faculty as head of the German
department. He focused on the field of translation and published a large number of
translations of German literary works. He was appointed Professor Emeritus in 1948. He died
in 1967.
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