Allen, Gay Wilson, 1903-1995
Variant namesUniversity professor, author, and Whitman scholar.
From the description of Letters, 1990-1995. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 40421951
From the description of Gay Wilson Allen papers, 1801-1988 and undated (bulk 1925-1970s). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 31182073
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1903, Aug. 23:
Born, Lake Junaluska, N.C. -
1926:
A.B., Duke University -
1928:
A.M., Duke University -
1929 -1931 :Teacher at Lake Erie College -
1931 -1932 :Teacher at Alabama Polytechnic Institute -
1934:
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin -
1934 -1935 :Associate Professor of English, Shurtlieff College -
1935 -1936 :Professor of English, Bowling Green State University -
1946 -Professor/Professor Emeritus of English, New York University -
1946:
Walt Whitman Handbook published -
1955:
The Solitary Singer: Critical Biography of Walt Whitman published; U.S. State Department lecturer in Japan -
1961:
Walt Whitman as Man, Poet, and Legend published -
1967:
William James, A Biography published -
1967 -1969 :Member of Editorial Board, American Literature published -
1972:
A Reader's Guide to Walt Whitman published -
1981:
Waldo Emerson published
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1898, Apr. 30:
Born, Sheridan, Ind. -
1919 -1921 :Teacher of music, Northwestern University -
1921:
A.B., Northwestern University -
1922 -1927 :Teacher of music, Horace Mann School for Boys, New York City -
1928:
Walt Whitman's Workshop published; A.M., Harvard University -
1928 -1934 :Teacher of English, Northeastern University (1928-1929), Bradford College (1929-1931), Harvard University Graduate School (1929-1934) -
1929 -1940 :Teacher of Biography and Music, Katharine Gibbs Schools -
1930 -Director of Academic Studies, New England Conservatory of Music -
1930 -1931 :Collaborated with Clara Barrus on Whitman and Burroughs, Comrades (1931) -
1939:
Editor, facsimile reprint of 1855 edition of Whitman's Leaves of Grass -
1940s, mid:
Died
From the guide to the Gay Wilson Allen Papers, 1801-1988, (Duke University. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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creatorOf | Allen, Gay Wilson, 1903-1995. Gay Wilson Allen papers, 1801-1988 and undated (bulk 1925-1970s). | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
creatorOf | Allen, Gay Wilson, 1903-1995. Letters, 1990-1995. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
referencedIn | American Literature, Records, 1927-2000s | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
referencedIn | Arlin Turner Papers, 1927-1980 | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
referencedIn | Biographical Reference Collection, ., 1972 - 2004 | University Archives, Duke University. | |
creatorOf | Brown University. Library (Providence, Rhode Island). Selected correspondence, 1913-1993, "Ahrens" to "Bradstreet". | Brown University Archives, John Hay Library | |
referencedIn | Fred Chappell papers, 1944-2013 and undated | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
creatorOf | Gay Wilson Allen Papers, 1801-1988 | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
referencedIn | Ginsberg (Allen) photograph collection | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Harry Levin papers | Houghton Library |
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correspondedWith | A. Studdard |
correspondedWith | Albrecht |
associatedWith | Aldous Huxley |
correspondedWith | Alegria |
associatedWith | Allen, Evie Allison. |
correspondedWith | Allen, Gay |
correspondedWith | Allen, Walt |
correspondedWith | American Biographical Institute |
associatedWith | American Book Company |
correspondedWith | American Literary Association, American Literature Section |
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Birth 1903-08-23
Death 1995-08-06
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