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Weeks, Edward Augustus was born on February 19, 1898 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Son of Edward Augustus and Frederika (Suydam) Weeks.
(Little, Brown, 1966, Very good., Hardcover. 202 pages. Ve...)
Little, Brown, 1966, Very good., Hardcover. 202 pages. Very good in dust jacket. Light wear. B&w illustrations. First edition. Education, Lowell Institute Out-of-print and antiquarian booksellers since 1933. We pack and ship with care.
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Hardcover, 1974. Out-of-Print, Rare Book. Publisher: Arts, Inc. Condition: Very fine condition inside and out. No marks, tears, or damage at all. Boards are square, binding is tight. Crisp, bright pages. Book has been stored for many years and does have that old book odor. A Rare find in this condition. Thank you for purchasing from 508TheHuntFarm with fulfillment by Amazon
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Weeks, Edward Augustus was born on February 19, 1898 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Son of Edward Augustus and Frederika (Suydam) Weeks.
Student, Cornell University, 1917. Bachelor of Science, Harvard University, 1922. Postgraduate, Cambridge University, England, 1923.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Northeastern University, 1938. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Lake Forest University, 1939. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Williams College, 1942.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Middlebury College, 1944. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Alabama, 1945. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Dartmouth College, 1950.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Bucknell University, 1952. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Richmond, 1957. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Pomona College, 1957.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), New York University, 1958. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Akron, 1961. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Hobart and William Smith College, 1956.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Clark University, 1958. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Boston University, 1953. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Washington and Jefferson College, 1962.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Pittsburgh, 1959. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Northwestern University, 1961. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Emerson College, 1959.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Rutgers University, 1962. Data Control Language (honorary), Union College.
Manuscript reader, book salesman, Horace Liveright, Inc., New York City, 1923; associate editor, Atlantic Monthly, Boston, 1924-1928; editor, Atlantic Monthly, Boston, 1938-1966; editor, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1928-1937; senior consultant, Atlantic Monthly Press, from 1966. Trustee Colonial Williamsburg, Inc., 1958-1969.
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Chairman Massachusetts Committee To Reform Book Censorship, 1929, 30. Board overseers Harvard University, 1945-1951. Life trustee American Field Service.
Trustee Wellesley College, 1947-1965. Member corporation Northeastern University, from 1950. Board directors United Negro College Fund.
Honorary trustee University Rochester. With field service French Army, 1917. Ambulance driver United States Army, attached to French Division, 1917-1919.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member Magazine Publications Association (board directors 1960-1965), Tavern Club (Boston), Anglers Club (New York City), Myopia Hunt Club (New York City), Century Club (New York City), Phi Beta Kappa, Zeta Psi.
Married Frederica Watriss, May 28, 1925 (deceased July 1970). Children: Sara Thompson Weeks Peabody, Edward Francis. Married Phoebe Adams, February 19, 1971.