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Description of the Collection
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Bayard Quincy Morgan papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC0863
Physical Description:
8 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1907-1964
Summary: 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.
Language of Material:
Undetermined .
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This collection is open for research.
Ownership & Copyright
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be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special
Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
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Bayard Quincy Morgan Papers (SC0863). Department of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
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.
Description of the Collection
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Translations.
German literature -- Translations into English.