Overview of the Collection
UUS_COLL MSS 421
Avard T. Fairbanks collection
1915-1999
Fairbanks, Avard T.
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives
Manuscript Collections
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-3000
Phone: 435 797-8248
Fax: 435 797-2880
Email: scweb@usu.edu
2 boxes
1 linear feet
The collection documents the life and work of reknowned artist, Avard T. Fairbanks. Because this collection is unprocessed, please contact the Special Collections manuscript curator to view these materials.
ARC 125/4/6
Material in English
Processed in May of 2012
This collection was donated to USU Special Collections and Archives in 2007 by Eugene Fairbanks.
Because this collection is unprocessed, please contact the Special Collections manuscript curator to view these materials.
Not available through interlibrary loan.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Avard T. Fairbanks collection must
be obtained from the Special Collections manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections
department head.
Initial Citation:
Avard T. Fairbanks collection, USU_COLL MSS 421,
Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_COLL MSS 421,
USUSCA.
Biographical Note
Avard T. Fairbanks was an accomplished sculptor, anatomist and professor of sculpture at the University of Michigan. He created over 100 monuments, four of which are housed in the U.S. Capitol building.
The collection consists of various newspaper clippings pertaining to his death as well as various others concerning his individual sculptures.
Fine Arts