Herbert Charles Sanborn Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers of Herbert C. Sanborn (1873-1967), educator, author, philosopher, and Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt from 1911-1942.
Dates
- Creation: 1903 - 1966
Language of Materials
English
Biographical / Historical
- Feb. 18, 1873 Born in Winchester, Mass.
- 1896 PhB., Boston University
- 1897 A.M., Tufts College
- 1897-99 Teacher of Modern Languages, Concord, Mass. Academy
- 1900-01 Principla, Naugatuck High School
- 1901-02 Jacob Sleeper Fellow, Boston University
- 1902-06 Head Master in German of Bancroft School, Worcester, Mass.
- Aug. 15, 1906 Married Edith May Tolles
- 1908 PhD., University of Munich (Magna cum laude)
- 1909-11 Professor of Philosophy and Psychology, Washington College, Chestertown, Md.
- 1911-42 Head, Department of Philosophy and Psychology, Vanderbilt University
- 1922-23 President, Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology
- 1931-32 President, Andrew Jackson Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution
- Additional info: Fellow, American Assn. for the Advancement of Science. Member: American Psychological Assn.; American Philosophical Assn.; British Institute of Philosophy; Gesellschaft fuer Aesthetik (Berlin).
- July 7, 1967 Died
- Feb. 18, 1873
- Born in Winchester, Mass.
- 1896
- PhB., Boston University
- 1897
- A.M., Tufts College
- 1897-99
- Teacher of Modern Languages, Concord, Mass. Academy
- 1900-01
- Principla, Naugatuck High School
- 1901-02
- Jacob Sleeper Fellow, Boston University
- 1902-06
- Head Master in German of Bancroft School, Worcester, Mass.
- Aug. 15, 1906
- Married Edith May Tolles
- 1908
- PhD., University of Munich (Magna cum laude)
- 1909-11
- Professor of Philosophy and Psychology, Washington College, Chestertown, Md.
- 1911-42
- Head, Department of Philosophy and Psychology, Vanderbilt University
- 1922-23
- President, Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology
- 1931-32
- President, Andrew Jackson Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution
- Additional info: Fellow, American Assn. for the Advancement of Science. Member: American Psychological Assn.; American Philosophical Assn.; British Institute of Philosophy; Gesellschaft fuer Aesthetik (Berlin).
- July 7, 1967
- Died
Full Extent
17.0 Linear Feet (37 letter Hollingers, 1 legal Hollinger, 1 Paige box)
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of Herbert C. Sanborn (1873-1967), educator, author, philosopher, and Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt from 1911-1942.
Bibliography
- Marti, Fritz, A Philosophical Glossary, Edwards Bros.Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1933. (Sent to catalog dept.7/8/69 to be cataloged for open stacks)
- Sanborn, Herbert Charles, (ed.), Karl Heinrich Erzahlung von Wilhelm Meyer-Forster, Newson and Co., New York 904. (Sent to catalog dept.7/8/69 to be cataloged for open stacks)
- Schiller, Friedrich von, Der Neffe Als Onkel, with intorduction, notes, vocabulary, and conversational exercises by Herbert C. Sanborn, Maynard, Merrill and Co., 1906. (Sent to Catalog dept. 7/8/69 to be cataloged for "S" Collection)
- Sudermann, Hermann, Teja, with introduction, notes and vocabulary by Herbert C. Sanborn, Henry Holt, New York, 1905. (Sent to catalog dept. to be cataloged for "S" Collection, 7/8/69)
- Stearns, Richard G., The Cumberland Plateau Overthrust And Geology Of The Crab Orchard Mountains Area, Tennessee, Nashville, Tenn., 1954. (Sent to catalog dept. 7/8/69 to be cataloged for "S" Collection)
- Stroud, Robert, Diseases of Canaries, Canary Publishers Co., Kansas City, Mo., 1933. (Sent to cataloging dept.7/8/69 to be cataloged for "S" Collection)
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Herbert Charles Sanborn Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives Repository
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
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