Pottle, Frederick A. (Frederick Albert), 1897-1987
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Frederick Albert Pottle, the foremost scholar of James Boswell, was born in Center Lowell, Maine, on August 3, 1897. He received his B.A. from Colby College in 1917, served in an Army evacuation hospital from 1917 to 1919, and then entered Yale University, earning his M.A. in 1921, and his Ph.D. in 1925. He became a full professor at Yale in 1930 and was named Sterling Professor of English in 1944. His work on Boswell commenced with his doctoral dissertation. After Yale acquired the rare Boswell manuscripts in 1949, Pottle became editor-in-chief of the Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell, serving in this capacity until 1979. Additionally, he wrote a multi-volume biography of Boswell. During his tenure at Yale, Pottle was chairman of the English Department and director of graduate studies. He also served as a trustee of Colby College and the General Theological Seminary. He married Marion Isobel Starbird, on September 9, 1920. They had three children, Annette who died young, Christopher and Samuel. Pottle died on May 16, 1987.
From the description of Frederick Albert Pottle papers, 1861-1979 (inclusive), 1920-1979 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702207648
From the guide to the Frederick Albert Pottle papers, 1861-1979, 1920-1979, (Manuscripts and Archives)
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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creatorOf | Chapman, R. W. (Robert William), 1881-1960. Papers, 1922-1965 (inclusive), 1925-1952 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
creatorOf | Frederick Albert Pottle papers, 1861-1979, 1920-1979 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
referencedIn | Grolier Club. Library. Records of the curator, 1910-1944. | Grolier Club | |
referencedIn | Harris, Norman Wait, 1846-1916. Norman Wait Harris Memorial Foundation lectures records, 1906-1972. | Northwestern University | |
referencedIn | Mary Hyde Eccles papers, 1853-2005, (bulk) 1939-2003. | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Mary Hyde Eccles papers, 1853-2005, (bulk) 1939-2003. | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Norman Wait Harris Lecture Series, 1906-2007 | Northwestern University Archives | |
referencedIn | Papers, 1846-1948 (inclusive), 1918-1939 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Papers, 1922-1965 (inclusive), 1925-1952 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Papers, 1922-1965 (inclusive), 1925-1952 (bulk). | Houghton Library |
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correspondedWith | Adam, R. B. (Robert Borthwick), 1863-1940 |
associatedWith | Boswell, James, 1740-1795. |
associatedWith | Chapman, R. W. (Robert William), 1881-1960. |
associatedWith | Colby College. |
associatedWith | Eccles, Mary Hyde. |
correspondedWith | Grolier Club. Library. |
associatedWith | Harris, Norman Wait, 1846-1916. |
correspondedWith | Hocking, William Ernest, 1873-1966 |
correspondedWith | Woodberry, George Edward, 1855-1930 |
associatedWith | Yale University. Dept. of English. |
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Birth 1897
Death 1987-05-16
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