MSS 9

Fay, Edward Allen, 1843-1923  

Papers of Edward Allen Fay, 1869-1952

 

 

Gallaudet University Archives.

 

 

Descriptive Summary

Repository: Gallaudet University Archives
Call No.: MSS 9
 Creator:
Title: Papers of Edward Allen Fay, 1869-1952
 Quantity: 1.0 Linear Feet (2 document boxes)
Abstract:
Note: This document last updated 2005 December 2.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information:

Processed by: Carie Lyn 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, New Jersey

 

1862     Graduated from University of Michigan. Appointed instructor at the New York Institution for the Deaf

 

1865     Professor of History and Ancient Languages, Gallaudet College

 

1870     Editor, American Annals 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 Allen Fay, who taught Latin, French and German at Gallaudet College from 1866 to 1920. The collection, which includes approximately 1,700 pages of manuscript, dates from 1869 to 1952.

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 Allen 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 is 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 Allen 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

No Series.

 

 

 

Box Folder Title of Folder Date
1 1 Addresses (edited by Helen Fay) n.d.
1 2 Biography n.d.
1 3 Clipping on the Royal Commission 1889
1 4 Correspondence (edited by Helen Fay) 1870- 1871
1 5 Correspondence from D. W. George 1918
1 6 Correspondence from E. M. Gallaudet 1905
1 7 Correspondence from Harris Taylor 1892
1 8 Correspondence To Mary Bradshaw 1870- 1871
1 9 Correspondence from M. C. Rugg 1905
1 10 Correspondence from Rev. Thomas Gallaudet 1889
1 11 Correspondence from Sarah Fuller 1889
1 12 Correspondence from William Warren Vernon n.d.
1 13 Dom Pedro's visit to Gallaudet n.d.
1 14 Journal - Trip to Europe 1869
1 15 Law suit: District of Columbia vs. E. A. Fay 1909
1 16 Law suit: Washington Law Book Company vs. Professor E. A. Fay 1899
1 17 Lecture - "The College of Today" n.d.
1 18 Letters - Bell, Alexander Graham 1883- 1915
1 19 Letters - Bell, Alexander Graham 1883
1 20 Letters - Bell, Alexander Graham 1888
1 21 Letters - Bell, Alexander Graham 1889
1 22 Letters - Bell, Alexander Graham 1890
1 23 Letters - Bell, Alexander Graham 1891
1 24 Letters - Bell, Alexander Graham 1893
1 25 Letters - Bell, Alexander Graham 1894
1 26 Letters - Bell, Alexander Graham 1901
1 27 Letters - Bell, Alexander Graham 1904
1 28 Letters - Bell, Alexander Graham 1906
1 29 Letters - Bell, Alexander Graham 1908
1 30 Letters - Bell, Alexander Graham 1909
1 31 Letters - Bell, Alexander Graham 1910
1 32 Letters - Bell, Alexander Graham 1916
1 33 Letters - Bell, Alexander Graham n.d.
1 34 Helen Fay to Leonard Elstad 1952
1 35 Notes on Dr. Hotchkiss n.d.
1 36 References from the American Annals for the Deaf n.d.
1 37 Sketch of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet n.d.
1 38 Speech to Graduating Class n.d.
1 39 Fay, Edward Allen - Statistics relating to age when deafness occurred 1890s
2 1 Editor, American Annals Article Submitted by Elmer B. Peters, Jackson, Mississippi 1917
2 2 Editor, American Annals Article Submitted by L. C . (?) n.d.
2 3 Editor, American Annals Article Submitted by Stanley Robison n.d.
2 4 Editor, American Annals Article Submitted by C. O. Dantzer Buffalo, New York 1887
2 5 Editor, American Annals Article Submitted by Angie Fuller Fischer Omaha, Nebraska 1889
2 6 Editor, American Annals Article Submitted by E. Clayton Wyand 1897
2 7 Editor, American Annals Article Submitted by Frieda Meagher Vancouver, Washington 1913
2 8 Editor, American Annals Article Submitted by Stanley Robison Wappinger's Falls, New York 1914
2 9 Editor, American Annals Article Submitted by J. Frederick Meagher Vancouver, Washington 1917
2 10 Editor, American Annals Check Books 1916
2 11 Editor, American Annals Check Books 1916- 1918
2 12 Editor, American Annals Check Books 1916- 1920
2 13 Editor, American Annals Checklist of Deaf Married to Deaf n.d.
2 14 Editor, American Annals General Correspondence 1888- 1889
2 15 Editor, American Annals Mailing list tabs n.d.
2 16 Editor, American Annals Necrology Committee Questionnaire card n.d.
2 17 Editor, American Annals Receipts and Expenditures 1917
2 18 Editor, American Annals Receipts and Expenditures 1919
2 19 Editor, American Annals Receipts and Expenditures 1920
2 20 Editor, American Annals Resignation Letter (draft) n.d.
2 21 Editor, American Annals Statistic Data Form Re: Schools for the Deaf n.d.
2 22 Editor, American Annals Subscription Appeal 1915