Carvel Collins

Background

Collins, Carvel was born on June 14, 1912 in West Union, Ohio, United States. Son of John Edgar and Ina (Treber) Collins.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Miami University, 1933; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1937; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1944.

Career

Instructor English, Colorado State College, 1938-1939; instructor English, Stephens College, 1939-1940; instructor, Harvard University, 1942-1945; assistant dean, Harvard University, 1945; assistant professor, Harvard University, 1946-1950; assistant professor, Swarthmore College, 1945-1946; associate professor, then Professor of English, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1950-1967; Professor of English, U. Notre Dame, 1967-1990. Visiting lecturer University of California, 1949, Salzburg Seminar, 1955, U. d'Aix-Marseille, 1955, U. Tokyo, 1961, U. Colorado, 1962, U. Mississippi, 1975.

Achievements

• Carvel Collins has been listed as a noteworthy Literature educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Sam Ward in the gold rush,
  • William Faulkner: Early Prose and Poetry

Membership

Member College English Association, National Council Teachers English, St. Botolph Club.

Connections

Married Mary Brewster, November 17, 1939 (divorced 1956). 1 child, Lucy Emerson. Married Ann Green, October 1, 1960.

Father:

John Edgar Collins

Mother:

Ina (Treber) Collins

Spouse:

Ann Green

Spouse:

Mary Brewster

child:

Lucy Emerson Collins