Rollins, Hyder Edward, 1889-1958
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Hyder Edward Rollins (1889-1958) was born in Abilene, Texas. In 1910 he received a B.A. from Southwestern University, an M.A. from the University of Texas in 1912, and a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1917. In 1919 he went to Europe on a Harvard Sheldon Traveling Fellowship and in 1920 he was appointed assistant professor at New York University, becoming a full professor four years later. In 1926 he returned to Harvard, later succeeding George Lyman Kittredge as the Gurney Professor of English (1939-1956). Rollins never married, died in 1958, and was buried in Abilene, Texas.
From the description of Letters sent to Hyder Edward Rollins, 1927-1946 (inclusive), 1944-1946 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612788911
From the guide to the Letters sent to Hyder Edward Rollins, 1927-1946 (inclusive), 1944-1946 (bulk)., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)
Hyder Rollins was a ballad scholar, first a professor at New York University, then later Gurney Professor of English at Harvard.
From the description of English ballad transcripts, 1919-1920. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79390434
Hyder Edward Rollins (1889-1958) received a B.A. from Southwestern University in 1910, an M.A. from the University of Texas in 1912, and a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1917. In 1919 he went to Europe on a Harvard Sheldon Traveling Fellowship and in 1920 he was appointed assistant professor at New York University, becoming a full professor four years later. In 1926 he returned to Harvard, later succeeding George Lyman Kittredge as the Gurney Professor of English (1939-1956).
From the description of Hyder Edward Rollins notes on British manuscripts, ca. 1920-1929? (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612785628
Hyder Edward Rollins (1889-1958) was born in Abilene, Texas. In 1910 he received a B.A. from Southwestern University, an M.A. from the University of Texas in 1912, and a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1917. In 1919 he went to Europe on a Harvard Sheldon Traveling Fellowship and in 1920 he was appointed assistant professor at New York University, becoming a full professor four years later. In 1926 he returned to Harvard, later succeeding George Lyman Kittredge as the Gurney Professor of English (1939-1956). Among his scholarly interests was the study of English broadside ballads.
From the guide to the English ballad transcripts, 1919-1920., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)
Rollins graduated from Harvard in 1916 and taught English literature at Harvard.
From the description of Papers of Hyder E. Rollins, 192?-1958 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973165
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referencedIn | Autograph File, C | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Autograph File, N, 1686-1975. | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Autograph File, S, 1556-1996. | Houghton Library | |
creatorOf | Cappon, Alexander Patterson, 1900-. An index to the Roxburghe ballads : typescript, [1932] | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Century Company records | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
referencedIn | Correspondence, 1898-1903. | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | David Thomas Pottinger papers, 1922-1952. | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | David Thomas Pottinger papers, 1922-1952. | Houghton Library | |
creatorOf | English ballad transcripts, 1919-1920. | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Hamm, Victor M. (Victor Michael), 1904-. Papers, 1925-1976. | Marquette University Raynor Memorial Library, John P. Raynor Library |
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correspondedWith | Abbott, W. C. |
correspondedWith | Adams, Joseph Quincy, 1881-1946 |
correspondedWith | Ashmead, John, 1917- |
correspondedWith | Baker, Herschel Clay, 1914- |
correspondedWith | Baldensperger, Fernand, 1871-1958 |
correspondedWith | Ballinger, Richard H. |
correspondedWith | Bate, Walter Jackson, 1918-1999 |
correspondedWith | Bober, W. P. |
associatedWith | Bodleian Library. |
correspondedWith | Booth, Bradford Allen, 1909- |
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Death 1958-07-25
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