Harry F. Fore papers

Collection — Communal Collections Box: 22, Placement: 03

Identifier: MSF 133

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

One folder containing a publication by Harry Fore.

Dates

Creation: undated

Creator

Fore, Harry Franklin, 1879- (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Access Information

The collection is open for research.

Copyright and Use Information

Some material in this collection is in the public domain, while other material copyrights are held by Purdue University. Consult with Purdue University Archives and Special Collections prior to reproduction of materials.

Biographical Information

Harry F. Fore was born at Albany, Missouri, on March 25, 1879. He graduated from Stanberry Normal School in 1900, and received both an A.B. degree (1905) and B.S. in Education (1906) from the University of Missouri. In 1924, he was awarded a fellowship in English at the University of Chicago.

From 1905-1907, Harry was the principal of the high school in Van Buren, Arkansas. In 1907, Harry began teaching college English, first as an instructor in English at A and M College in Mississippi (1907-1908), and later as an associate professor of English at Purdue University (1908 to 1928).

After 1928, Harry was head of the English department and acting dean of the graduate school at Creighton University.