Anna Hawley Searles collection of Edwin Diller Starbuck and Herbert L. Searles papers
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Scope and Contents
The collections consist of publications; publications proofs; research notes; correspondence files; lecture notes and course assignments; receipts and cancelled checks; photograph, half-tone blocks, and transparencies; a scrapbook; and personal artifacts representing the personal papers and research of Edwin Diller Starbuck (1900 to 1955), Herbert L. Searles (ca. 1924 to 1959), Anna Hawley Searles (1948 to 1951).
Dates
- Creation: 1900 - 1993
Creator
- Searles, Herbert L. (Herbert Leon) (Person)
- Starbuck, Edwin Diller (Person)
- Searles, Anna Hawley (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical / Historical
Edwin Diller Starbuck (1866-1947) was a prominent teacher of philosophy, psychology, and education. Dr. Starbuck became associated with USC as professor of philosophy and later professor of psychology until his retirement in 1943.
Herbert Leon Searles (1891-1980) was a professor of philosophy at USC from 1930-1957 and was associate director of the Institute of Character Education and Research.
Anna Hawley Searles (1898-1976) served at USC as an administrator.
Extent
25.92 Linear Feet (40 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collections consist of publications; publications proofs; research notes; correspondence files; lecture notes and course assignments; receipts and cancelled checks; photograph, half-tone blocks, and transparencies; a scrapbook; and personal artifacts representing the personal papers and research of Edwin Diller Starbuck (1900 to 1955), Herbert L. Searles (ca. 1924 to 1959), Anna Hawley Searles (1948 to 1951). Edwin Diller Starbuck (1866-1947) was a prominent teacher of philosophy, psychology, and education. Dr. Starbuck became associated with USC as professor of philosophy and later professor of psychology until his retirement in 1943. Herbert Leon Searles (1891-1980) was a professor of philosophy at USC from 1930-1957 and was associate director of the Institute of Character Education and Research. His wife, Anna Hawley Searles, served at USC as an administrator.
Note on condition
Many of the documents bear signs of insect or other damage.
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Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Searles, Herbert L. (Herbert Leon) -- Archives (Person)
- Starbuck, Edwin Diller -- Archives (Person)
- University of Southern California -- Archives (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Anna Hawley Searles collection of Edwin Diller Starbuck and Herbert L. Searles papers
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Date
- 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2022 July: Finding aid updated by Bo Doub: created new container record (listed under "Unprocessed material") after finding an unprocessed box during Grand Archives stacks shelf-reading.
- 2023 February: Finding aid updated by Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu