Blackburn, William, 1899-1972
Variant namesAuthor, editor, and professor of English and literary composition at Duke University from 1926 until 1969.
From the description of William Blackburn papers, 1859-1985 and undated. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 557485521
William Blackburn was an author, editor, and professor of English and literary composition at Duke University from 1926 until 1969. Born in 1899 to missionaries in Persia, Blackburn spent his childhood in Seneca, South Carolina, and completed his undergraduate studies at Furman University. He was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford and received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1943. His academic scholarship was on Elizabethan poetry; later in his career, he also edited the letters of Joseph Conrad.
Blackburn's influence at Duke, however, stems from his creative writing classes, where he taught and inspired many students who went on to become prominent contemporary writers. His former students include Fred Chappell, William Styron, Reynolds Price, James Applewhite, and Anne Tyler.
From the guide to the William Blackburn Papers, 1859-1985, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)
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referencedIn | Blackburn, Roma Stewart Goodwin. Roma Stewart Goodwin Blackburn papers, 1942-1985. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
creatorOf | Blackburn, William, 1899-1972. William Blackburn papers, 1859-1985 and undated. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
referencedIn | Chappell, Fred, 1936-. Fred Chappell Papers, 1944-2003 and n.d. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
referencedIn | Chappell, Fred, 1936-. Fred Chappell papers, 1944-2010 and undated. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
referencedIn | Kaufman, Wallace. Wallace Kaufman papers, 1959-1994. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
referencedIn | Livermore, Kathryn Ann. Correspondence, 1963-1980. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
referencedIn | Monterey Public Library. California History Room. Biography clippings : "B" [surname] folder 1881-2008. | Monterey Public Library | |
creatorOf | Ross, Jacob. Document, n.d. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
referencedIn | Styron, William, 1925-2006. William Styron papers, 1855-2007 and undated. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
creatorOf | William Blackburn Papers, 1859-1985 | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
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associatedWith | Blackburn family. |
associatedWith | Blackburn, Alexander. |
associatedWith | Blackburn, Elizabeth. |
associatedWith | Blackburn, Roma Stewart Goodwin. |
associatedWith | Chappell, Fred, 1936- |
associatedWith | Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924. |
associatedWith | Duke University. Dept. of English |
associatedWith | Kaufman, Wallace. |
associatedWith | Livermore, Kathryn Ann. |
associatedWith | Monterey Public Library. California History Room. |
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Birth 1899-04-20
Death 1972-12-09
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