Background
Kelly, Eric Philbrook was born on March 16, 1884 in Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward Lowell and Massalena Hadley (Philbrook) Kelly.
Kelly, Eric Philbrook was born on March 16, 1884 in Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward Lowell and Massalena Hadley (Philbrook) Kelly.
Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth, 1906, A.M., 1929.
Reporter Westfield (Massachusetts) Times, 1906, Springfield Union, 1906-1911, Hunterton Gazette, High Bridge, New Jersey, 1912, Boston Herald, 1914-1918, Boston Transcript, summers 1922-1924. Instructor in England, Dartmouth, 1921-1929, professor journalism 1929-1954, professor emeritus, since 1954. Lecturer and student (scholar Kosciuszko Foundation), U. Krakow, Poland, 1925-1926.
Vice president. Paderewski Comn., New England, 1942-1943. Sent to Mexico on mission for Office of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation Operations, Department of State, 1943. Chairman Pulitzer committee novel of the year, 1951, 52, 54.
Trustee Kosciuszko Foundation, Waynflete Academy, Portland, Maine.
Member of Modern Language Association of America, and other professional societies. Clubs: Polanie.
Married Katharine Collins Merrill, July 2, 1924.