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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
Stanford University Libraries
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html
Gift of Mrs. Henry R. Fairclough, 1964.
This collection is open for research.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials
must 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.
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.
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.
Anderson, Melville Best.
Branner, John Casper, 1850-1922.
Fairclough, Henry Rushton, 1862-1938.
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.
Hoover, Lou Henry.
Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931
Rowell, Chester H.
Stanford University. Dept. of Classics
--Faculty.
Wheeler, Benjamin Ide.
Wilbur, Ray L., (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949
Diaries.
Pamphlets
Photoprints