Herbert Charles Sanborn Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0382

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

Contact:
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States

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