Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Rolfe Humphries Papers ,
- Dates:
- 1940-1970
- Creators:
- Humphries, Rolfe
- Extent:
- .5 linear ft.
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item] Rolfe Humphries Papers , M0971, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, clippings, photographs, and biographical material.
- Biographical / historical:
-
American poet and translator of classics, notably Virgil's AENEID and Ovid's THE ART OF LOVE. A native of Philadelphia, he attended both Stanford and Amherst, and later taught at both universities as well as others. His poems were published both as collected works and individually in many journals. He loved horse races and baseball. He was living in Woodside, California, when he died.
- Custodial history:
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Gift of D.L. Merrill, 1998
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- American literature--20th century.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 1998
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word.. Date of source: 1998.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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None.
- Terms of access:
-
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item] Rolfe Humphries Papers , M0971, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Department of Special Collections, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6004, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022