Mortimer Lamson Earle papers, 1884-1905

Summary Information

Abstract

The collection consists of notes, diaries, and papers of Dr. Mortimer Lamson Earle (1864-1905), Professor of Classical Philology at Barnard College. It includes family photographs, published writings, and relics of Napoleon I.

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#0376
Bib ID:
4078722 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Earle, Mortimer Lamson, 1864-1905
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
7 file boxes (7 file boxes)
Language(s):
English , Latin , German , Greek, Modern (1453-) .
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

Description

Summary

Notes, diaries, and papers including eighteen diaries written in English, German, Latin, and Greek, which cover the years 1884 through 1905 and deal with Dr. Earle's student days at Columbia and the University of Berlin, his excavations at Sicyon, and his academic work at Columbia University. Also, three file boxes of manuscript notes on various classical topics and one file box of genealogical, biographical, and bibliographical material. The latter also contains some family photographs, copies of some of Dr. Earle's published writings, and several relics of Napoleon I (buttons, bits of cloth, etc.).

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in one series.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Mortimer Lamson Earle papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Earle, Mrs. Ethel Woodward. Method of acquisition--Bequest; Date of acquisition--1941. Accession number--M-41.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/89.

Revision Description

2012-06-06 xml document created by Judi Zupnick.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Biographical / Historical

Professor of Classical Philology at Barnard College.

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Genre/Form
Diaries CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Barnard College -- Faculty CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Columbia University -- Students CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Berlin -- Students CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
Greece -- Antiquities CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
New York (N.Y.) -- Genealogy CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Sicyon (Extinct city) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Classical education CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Classical philology CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Classicists CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
College teachers CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Greece -- Sicyon (Extinct city) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID