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Edwin Harold Eby papers, 1838-1974
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Eby, Edwin Harold, 1900-1994
- Title
- Edwin Harold Eby papers
- Dates
- 1838-1974 (inclusive)18381974
- Quantity
- .63 cu. ft. plus 1 vertical file and 1 audio tape
- Collection Number
- 0934
- Summary
- Papers of UW Professor of literature concerning his class and personal life
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Presume open to all users
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Professor of literature, University of Washington.
Edwin Harold Eby was born in 1900 in Los Angeles; he died in Seattle in 1994. He graduated from the Universtiy of Chicago and completed his doctorate at the Universtiy of Washington. Dr. Eby was considered the literary heir to Dr. Vern Parrington and completed Dr. Parrington's third volume of the Pulitzer Prize winning "Main Currents in American Thought" after Dr. Parrington's death. He taught more than 40 years at UW and was selected to professor emeritus. The Eby family included Simon P. Eby who became an attorney in 1858 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and was also an active forest conservationist.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Consult the scope and content information for each of the accessions listed below.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 0934-001: Edwin Harold Eby papers, circa 1920sReturn to Top
Scope and Content: Chapter drafts of Parrington's "Main Currents in American Thought", notes (handwritten), syllabi.
Professor Eby edited vol. 3 of Vernon L. Parrington's "Main Currents in American Thought". Included here are carbon copies of chapters from vols. 1-3, largely free of annotation.
Restrictions on Access: Presume open to all users
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries
Acquisition Info: E. Harold Eby, June 01, 1968
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Accession No. 0934-002: Edwin Harold Eby papers, 1967Return to Top
Scope and Content: Tape recorded interview conducted by Albert Acena on 4 Sept 1967; transcript.
Restrictions on Access: Presume open to all users
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Albert Acena, September 05, 1967
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Accession No. 0934-003: Edwin Harold Eby papers, 1838-1974Return to Top
Scope and Content: Genealogical items regarding Eby family and items focused around Simon P. Eby (grandfather who became an attorney in 1858), Lancaster County, PA.
Included is a reminiscence by Vernon Louis Parrington, Feb 1918, items related to Parrington, and a manuscript by Dr. Eby on Walt Whitman. Also, many items relate to the conservation efforts of Simon Eby.
Restrictions on Access: Presume open to all users
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Transferred from Special Collections Division. Harold Eby deposited these items in the division, 1965-75 but had no recollection of having done so (conversation with R. Berner), April 17, 1984
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Acena, Albert interviewer
- Beck, David (Dave) Daniel
- Bridges, Harry 1901-1990
- Costigan, Howard
- DeLacy, Allan C
- Eby, Edwin Harold,1900-1994--Archives
- Parrington, Vernon Louis
- Schwellenbach, Lewis B. (Lewis Baxter), 1894-1948
- Smith, Tom
- Wallgren, Monrad C. (Monrad Charles), 1891-1961
- Whitman, Walt
Corporate Names
- Washington Commonwealth Federation
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Eby, Simon Peter, b. 1827 (creator)
- Parrington, Vernon Louis, 1871-1929 (creator)
Corporate Names
- University of Washington. Dept. of English (creator)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
