Paul Lawrence Farber Papers, 1910-2016

The Paul Lawrence Farber Papers include 29 linear feet of correspondence, institutional records, typescripts, research notes, and reprints.

The collection documents Farber's life as a student, scholar and administrator and contains a large volume of institutional correspondence as well as a wide variety of materials related to the eight books that Farber either wrote or edited. Farber's professional travel is also documented within the collection.

The Farber Papers likewise include extensive collections of note cards and research notes as well as class materials, lecture manuscripts and visual aides, including nine CDs of images used for presentations. Also included are a number of pocket diaries and daily planners kept by Farber as well as administrative documents and reports, a film strip, newspaper clippings and reprints of Farber publications.

A large born digital component consisting of 1.11 GB of electronic correspondence, photographs, lecture slides and word processing documents, mostly in Microsoft Word format, are likewise part of this collection.

Highlights of the collection include a copy of Farber's doctoral dissertation "Buffon's Concept of Species," a History of Science department self-study, materials detailing the establishment of the Horning Endowment and a 16 mm film in which Farber demonstrates the method that Galen of Pergamon would have used to dissect a pig.

Born-digital materials in this collection, including electronic correspondance, word-processing documetns, and more, require migration to digital format and are not immediately available for patron use. Please see SCARC's "Accessing Audio-Visual Content" for more information. Access to the Oregon State University Correspondence and Records, 1990-1991 materials in Series 2 is restricted due to the presence of confidential information. All requests for acces to this material should be directed to the University Archivist.