Background
Shaw,, Harry Lee was born on February 19, 1905 in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, United States. Son of Harry L. and Jane B. (Wilson) Shaw.
Shaw,, Harry Lee was born on February 19, 1905 in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, United States. Son of Harry L. and Jane B. (Wilson) Shaw.
AB, Davidson College, 1926. Doctor of Letters, Davidson College, 1969. Master of Arts, University South Carolina, 1927.
Postgraduate, New York University, 1931.
Fellow, English assistant University South Carolina, 1926-1927, instructor, 1927-1928. Instructor English New York University, 1928-1939, assistant professor, 1939-1942. Director Workshops in Composition, 1937-1942.
Associate editor, director editorial research Look Magazine, 1942-1943, managing editor, 1943-1944, editorial director, 1944-1947. Editor in charge humanities Harper & Brothers, New York, 1947-1952. Executive vice president, managing editor Tupper & Love, Inc., 1952-1953.
Senior editor Evangelical Presbyterian Dutton & Company, New York City, 1953-1957, vice president, 1955-1957. Editor-in- chief general book division Henry Holt & Company, 1957-1959, manager general book division, 1958-1959. Consultant editor Barnes & Noble, 1961-1963, director publications, 1963-1964.
Editor W.W. Norton & Company, since 1965. Director Federal Writers Project, New York City, 1938. Lecturer English Columbia, 1948-1952.
Guest director non-fiction workshop University Colorado Western Writers' Conference, summer 1941, 42, director conference, 1947, 48. Lecturer Writer's Conference University Indiana, 1949, University Utah, 1950.
Member Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Upsilon, Pi Kappa Phi.
Married Marie Louise Ragsdale, August 12, 1931 (divorced). Children: Harry Lee III, Edward S. (deceased), Stephen Willard. Married Joy Thomas, October 30, 1953.
Children: Jill, Gray.