Harrison M. Hayford (1916-2001) Papers 1916-2002

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Harrison M. Hayford (1916-2001) Papers 1916-2002

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The Harrison Hayford papers fill seventy-two boxes, spanning the years 1916 to 2002. The bulk of the papers consist of correspondence files, Northwestern University teaching files, Northwestern University student files and the Melville Editing Project files. The Hayford Papers are divided into eleven major subseries: biographical materials, education, personal correspondence, Northwestern University correspondence, subject correspondence, Northwestern University teaching files, teaching files from other universities, research notes and drafts, papers and speeches, publications, and projects, including, most significantly, the Melville Editing Project.

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