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Arthur S. Farber papers, 1956-1992

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Farber, Arthur S. (Arthur Sigmund), 1918-1980
Title
Arthur S. Farber papers
Dates
1956-1992 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.05 cubic feet (3 boxes)
Collection Number
(Accession No. 4394-003)
Summary
Papers of a professor of social work and author focused on health, aging, death, and dying
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

The papers are open to all users.

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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

Arthur S. Farber, born in 1918, was an author and professor of social work. A native of New York, New York, Farber received his masters degree from Columbia University and completed an Advanced Degree in social work curriculum at the University of Pennsylvania in 1951. He served as executive director of Seattle's Jewish Family and Child Service and executive director of the Caroline Kline Galland Home for the Aged in Seattle before joining the University Washington School of Social Work in 1963. Farber died in 1980.

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Content Description

The papers consist of correspondence, course material, reports, speeches and writings, ephemera, and clippings relating to Arthur S. Farber's research and teaching in the areas of health, aging, and death and dying, especially the "Peckham Experiment" at the Pioneer Health Center in Peckham, England. The papers also document Farber's work in wellness and health promotion as one of the initiators of the community-based Wallingford Wellness Project in Seattle, Washington. Correspondents include Janet D. Bunbury and Innes Hope Pearse.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The creator's literary rights have been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Preferred Citation

Arthur S. Farber Papers. Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, Washington.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged by type of document.

Acquisition Information

Source: Ruth Farber, August 11, 1992.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

  • Description: Biographical information
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/1
  • Description: General correspondence
    Dates: 1956-1992, undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2
  • Subject files

  • Course material

    • Description: Aging
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 2/3
    • Description: Cultivating health
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 2/4-5
    • Description: Death and dying
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 2/6
    • Description: Death and dying workshops
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 2/7
    • Description: Wellness workshop
      Dates: circa 1979
      Container: Box/Folder 2/8
    • Description: Miscellaneous courses
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 2/9
  • Speeches and writings

  • Description: Conferences and conventions
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 3/5
  • Description: Clippings
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 3/6
  • Description: Miscellany
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 3/7

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Subject Terms

  • College teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
  • Death--Social aspects
  • Health promotion--England--London--Case studies
  • Health promotion--Research--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Health promotion--Social aspects
  • Sociologists--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
  • Sociology teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
  • Sociology--Study and teaching (Higher)--Washington (State)--Seattle

Personal Names

  • Bunbury, Janet D
  • Farber, Arthur S. (Arthur Sigmund), 1918-1980--Archives
  • Pearse, Innes Hope, 1889-

Corporate Names

  • Pioneer Health Centre (Peckham, London, England)
  • University of Washington--Faculty

Form or Genre Terms

  • Speeches, addresses, etc
  • correspondence
  • curricula
  • reports
  • writings

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • University of Washington. University Archives

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Subject Terms

  • University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
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