Frederick Morgan Padelford photograph collection, approximately 1890-1942

Overview of the Collection

Compiler
Padelford, Frederick Morgan, 1875-1942
Title
Frederick Morgan Padelford photograph collection
Dates
approximately 1890-1942 (inclusive)
Quantity
7 photographs (1 folder)
Collection Number
PH1558
Summary
Photographs of Frederick Morgan Padelford, a professor of English and Dean of the Graduate School of the University of Washington, and an exhibit of Early Spenser Editions from his library
Repository
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

Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Frederick Morgan Padelford (February 27, 1875-1942) was a professor of English at the University of Washington and later the Dean of the Graduate School. Padelford was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He was the son of Adoniram Judson Padelford and Anna Gordon Grassie Padelford. He married Jessie Elizabeth Pepper on July 6, 1899. After his marriage, Padelford and his family moved to Moscow, Idaho, where he was the professor of English at the University of Idaho from 1899 to 1901. In 1901, they moved to Seattle where he taught at the University of Washington for the remaining 41 years of his life. He had a collection of early work by Edmund Spenser in his private library, that was donated after his death.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photographs of Frederick Padelford, family, friends, and of an exhibit of Early Spenser Editions from the library of Frederick Padelford.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

View the digital version of the collection

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Processing Note

Processsed by Tiffany Tse.

Photographs transferred from the Portraits collection (Collection No. PH0563).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Frederick Morgan PadelfordReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Folder item
1 1
Frederick M. Padelford
Professor of English at the University of Washington.
between 1905 and 1910?
1 2
Frederick M. Padelford
Alfred S. Witter, Seattle, WA (photographer)
Dean of the Graduate of the School.
1930
1 3
Morgan and Eunice Padelford, children of Frederick M. Padelford
James & Bushnell, Seattle, WA (photographer)
Morgan is 5 years old and Eunice is 6 months in the photo.
December 1907

Early Spenser Editions EventReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Folder item
1 4
Mrs. F.M. Padelford/Jessie Elizabeth Pepper
James O. Sneddon, Seattle, WA (photographer)
1942?
1 5-6 1942?
1 7
M. Gilchrist beside a display of early Spenser edition donations
James O. Sneddon, Seattle, WA (photographer)
1942?

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Padelford, Frederick Morgan, 1875-1942--Family--Photographs
  • Padelford, Frederick Morgan, 1875-1942--Friends and associates--Photographs
  • Padelford, Frederick Morgan, 1875-1942--Photographs

Corporate Names

  • University of Washington--Faculty--Photographs