Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Related Material
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Encoding Information
- Arrangement
- Series List
- Container List
Collection Summary
Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
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Creator: | Fairservis, Walter Ashlin, 1921-1994 |
Title: | Walter A. Fairservis Papers |
Dates: | 1931-1994 |
Quantity: | 10.0 cubic feet (10 boxes) |
Abstract: | Correspondence, manuscripts, teaching materials, and other papers related to Fairservis's work as a professor, archaeologist and playwright. Of particular note is his correspondence with his family describing his trips overseas. |
Biographical Note
Walter Ashlin Fairservis (1921-1994) was an archaeologist, professor and playwright. He worked for the American Museum of Natural History as well as Vassar College. His mother, Edith Yeager, was an actress. His wife, Jan, was an artist and illustrator.
TopScope and Content Note
Correspondence, manuscripts, teaching materials, and other papers related to Fairservis's work as a professor, archaeologist and playwright. Of particular note is his correspondence with his family describing his trips overseas. Also of note is the material relating to his training in Japanese language and culture for the military; as well as the correspondence from Hoyt Van Buren to Jan Fairservis while he was training for the U.S. Army Air Force.
TopArrangement
This collection has not been fully processed. If research proves difficult at the current level of processing, arrangements may be made to provide further arrangement and description work for the collection. TopAccess and Use
Access
This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Librarywithout any additional restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.
Related Material
- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University holds a collection of Fairservis's archaeological research materials.
Subject Headings
Names:
- Fairservis, Jan
Organizations:
- Vassar College--Faculty
Subjects:
- Anthropologists
- Anthropology--Study and teaching
- Archaeologists
- Archaeology--Study and teaching
Places:
- Afghanistan--Description and travel
- Pakistan--Description and travel
VCL Categories
- Anthropology and Anthropologists
- Theater, Drama and Film
- Travel
- Vassar College
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Walter A. Fairservis Papers, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Processed by Laura Streett, December 2009.
Acquisition Information
The bulk of the collection was a gift of Jan Fairservis to Vassar College in 2005 (M2006-019). Other materials were transferred from the Peabody Museum in 2007 (M2007-006) after being separated from their collection, which was a 2004 gift of Jan Fairservis. The videotapes were of gift of Teviot Fairservis (M2011-016).
Series List
Series I. Biography (Boxes 1 and 8) | |
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Series II. Correspondence (Boxes 1-2) |
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Series III. Teaching Material (Boxes 3 and 8) |
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Series IV. Writings and Research (Boxes 3-4 and 8) |
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Series V. Drama and Theater (Boxes 4-6 and 8-10) |
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Series VI. Edith Yeager Material (Box 6) |
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Series VII. Japanese Work (Box 7) |
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Container List
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Details
Correspondence, manuscripts, teaching materials, and other papers related to Fairservis's work as a professor, archaeologist and playwright. Of particular note is his correspondence with his family describing his trips overseas.