Background
Whitesell, James Edwin was born on November 21, 1909 in Buchanan, Virginia, United States. Son of William James and Cora Estelle (Brubaker) Whitesell.
dean and English language educator
Whitesell, James Edwin was born on November 21, 1909 in Buchanan, Virginia, United States. Son of William James and Cora Estelle (Brubaker) Whitesell.
AB, Randolph-Macon College, 1930; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1931; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1935.
Instructor English, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1935-1939; assistant Professor of English, Mary Washington College, University of Virginia, Fredericksburg, 1939-1944; associate Professor of English, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1946-1949; Professor of English, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1949-1966; Professor of English, Virginia Commonwealth U., Richmond, 1966-1976; dean School Art and Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth U., Richmond, 1966-1972; emeritus professor, Virginia Commonwealth U., Richmond, since 1976.
Co-founder, co-director The Explicator Literary Foundation, since 1942. Member College.English Association, president Georgia, South Carolina. sections, 1964-1965, South Atlantic Modern Language Association, executive com, 1965-1968, National Council Teachers English. Member Blue Key, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Upsilon.
Married Lyla Virginia Bergdoll, April 27, 1936. Children: James Thomas, Carolyn Virginia.