Curtis Dahl

Background

Dahl, Curtis was born on July 6, 1920 in New Haven. Son of George and Elizabeth Eudora (Curtis) Dahl.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, 1941; Master of Arts, Yale University, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1945.

Career

Director fellowships, assistant to editor, Dodd, Mead & Company, 1944-1946; instructor English,, U. Tennessee, 1946-1948; member of faculty, Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts, since 1948; professor, Wheaton College, 1958-1991; Samuel Valentine Cole Professor of English literature, Wheaton College, 1966-1991; Samuel Valentine Cole professor emeritus, Wheaton College, since 1991. Visiting professor Southern Illinois U., 1964, 66, 70, U. Washington, 1967, Brown U., 1970;visiting lecturer in English Bridgewater State College, 1992-1998.

Achievements

• Curtis Dahl has been listed as a noteworthy English literature educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Robert Montgomery Bird (Twayne's United States Authors Series, 31)

    (First edition. Part of the Famous American Author Series ...)

  • Robert Montgomery Bird (Twayne's United States authors series)
  • Robert Montgomery Bird

Membership

Fence-viewer Town of Norton, 1964-1977, since 1989, selectman, 1970-1973. Chairman Norton Historic District Commission, 1975-1987, since 1990, Norton History Commission, 1976-1980. Member Modern Language Association, National Association of Scholars, Melville Society, Boston Browning Society, Presbyterian History Society.

Connections

Married Mary Huntington Kellogg, November 15, 1952. Children: Julia Curtis (deceased), Winthrop Huntington Kellogg.

Father:

George Dahl

Mother:

Elizabeth Eudora (Curtis) Dahl

Spouse:

Mary Huntington Kellogg

child:

Winthrop Huntington Kellogg Dahl

child:

Julia Curtis Dahl (deceased)