MSS 9

Fay, Edward Allen, 1843-1923  

Papers of Edward Allen Fay, 1952-1996

 

 

Gallaudet University Archives.

 

 

Descriptive Summary

Repository: Gallaudet University Archives
Call No.: MSS 9
 Creator:
Title: Papers of Edward Allan Fay, 1843-1923
 Quantity: 1.5 Linear Feet (3 document boxes)
Abstract:
Note: This document last updated 2005 December 2.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information:

Processed by: Carielyn Kelly. 1984 June 1.
Processing Note:
Conditions on Use and Access: This collection is open to the public with no restrictions. Photocopies may be made for scholarly research.

 

 

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Biographical Sketch


1843     November 22, Born in Morristown, N.J.

 

1862     Graduated from University of Michigan Appointed instructor at the N.Y. Institution for the Deaf.

 

1865     Professor of History and Ancient Languages, Gallaudet College.

 

1870     Editor, American Anna] of the Deaf.

 

1871     Married Mary Bradshaw of Brooklyn.

 

1881     Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

 

1885     Vice President, Gallaudet College.

 

1893     Published Histories of American Schools for the Deaf.

 

1898     Published Marriages of the Deaf in America.

 

1916     Honorary Degree: Doctors of Letters, Gallaudet College.

 

1920     Retired from Vice President, Gallaudet College. Retired from Editor, American Annals of the Deaf.

 

1923     Died, July 14.

 

Scope and Content

 

            The Edward Allen Fay Papers consist of correspondence and personal papers of Edward Fay, who taught Latin, French and German at Gallaudet College from the year 1866 to 1920. The collection, which includes approximately 16,000 pages of manuscript, dates from 1866 to 1920.

The bulk of the collection falls into the period when Fay was editor of the American Annals of the Deaf, specifically 1870 to 1920. Included in this series are articles submitted to the Annals, checkbooks, receipts and expenditures, subscription appeals and general correspondence.

While editor of the Annals, Edward Fay contributed nearly 150 articles. His best known publications are Histories of American Schools for the Deaf (1893) and Marriages of the Deaf in America (1898). Checklists of married deaf and statistical data forms related to this publication are also found in this series.

Also included in the Edward Allen Fay collection are correspondence to and from Alexander Graham Bell during the years 1883 to 1916. The correspondence are concerned with the statistics and procedures involved in Fay's publication, Marriages of the Deaf in America and various other articles presented in the Annals.

Edward Fay was at Gallaudet in the capacity of professor for 50 years. During that period, he corresponded with Mary Bradshaw (who was his fiancée at the time). These letters have been edited by his daughter, Helen Fay.

During 1869, Fay traveled to Europe. While he was travelling, he kept a journal. The original journal can be found in this collection. Also included in this series are two lawsuits, lectures, notes and speeches given during his tenure as professor and Vice President of Gallaudet College.

Among Edward Allen Fay's correspondents were: Alexander Graham Bell, Mary Bradshaw, C.O. Dantzer, Leonard Elstad, Angie Fuller Fischer, Sarah Fuller, Edward Miner Gallaudet, Rev. Thomas Gallaudet, D.W. George, Frieda Meagher, Frederick Meagher, Elmer Peters, Stanley Robinson, M.C. Rugg, Harris Taylor, William Vernon, and Clayton Wyand.

 

 

Series Descriptions and Folder Lists

 

Series I - (Box 1)

Correspondences to and from Alexander Graham Bell.

1883 to 1913

 

Series II - (Box 2)

Personal and Academic

1869 to 1871

 

Series III.- (Box 3)

American Annals of the Deaf

1887 to 1920

 

 
Box Folder Title of Folder Date
1 1 Correspondences - to and from Edward Miner Gallaudet, Percival Hall, Fowler, Fusfeld 1864-1920
1 2 Correspondences - to and from Alexander Graham Bell 1883-1916
1 3 Correspondence - Helen Fay to Leonard Elstad concerning the E.A. Fay Papers 1952
1 4 Correspondences - E.A. Fay to A.G. Bell from A.G. Bell Papers in Library of Congress 1883-1915
2 1 Books written by or for E.A. Fay 1888-1923
2 2 Manuscripts, Correspondences written about or by Fay 1923-1964
2 3 Journal - Trip to Europe 1869
2 4 Addresses - edited by Helen Fay 1923
2 5 Correspondence - edited by Helen Fay 1870-1871
2 6 Correspondence - from Sarah Fuller 1889
2 7 Correspondence - from E. M. Gallaudet 1905
2 8 Correspondence from Rev. Thomas Gallaudet 1889
2 9 Correspondence from Harris Taylor 1892
2 10 Correspondence from M.C. Rugg 1905
2 11 Correspondence from Warren Vernon 1894
2 12 Correspondence from D.W. George 1918
2 13 Correspondence to Mary Bradshaw 1870-1871
2 14 Lawsuit: District of Columbia vs E.A. Fay 1909
2 15 Lawsuit: Washington Law Book Company vs E.A. Fay 1899
2 16 Lecture: "The College of Today" n.d.
2 17 Notes on Dr. Hotchkiss n.d.
2 18 Sketch of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet n.d.
2 19 Speech to Graduating Class n.d.
2 20 Article submitted by Elmer B Peters 1917
2 21 Statistics relating to age when deafness occurred 1890s
3 1 Article submitted by L.C. n.d.
3 2 Article submitted by Stanley Robinson n.d.
3 3 Article submitted by C.O. Dantzer 1887
3 4 Article submitted by Angie Fuller Fischer 1889
3 5 Article submitted by E. Clayton Wyand n.d.
3 6 Article submitted by Frieda Meagher. 1913
3 7 Article submitted by Stanley Robinson 1914
3 8 Article submitted by J. Fredrick Meagher 1917
3 9 Check Books 1916
3 10 Check Books 1916-1918
3 11 Check Books 1916-1920
3 12 Chipping on the Royal Commission 1889
3 13 Checklist of deaf married to Deaf 1890s
3 14 Subscription Appeal 1915
3 15 Mailing List Tabs n.d.
3 16 Necrology Committee Questionnaire Card n.d.
3 17 Receipts & Expenditures 1917
3 18 Receipts & Expenditures 1919
3 19 Receipts & Expenditures 1920
3 20 Statistic Data Form Re: Schools for the Deaf 1910s-1923
3 21 Resignation Letter (Draft) n.d.
3 22 General Correspondences 1888-1889