Background
Shockley, Martin Staples was born on March 24, 1908 in Stuart, Virginia, United States. Son of John Calvin and Lelia Harwood (Staples) Shockley.
(A history of the Richmond (Virginia) theatre covering the...)
A history of the Richmond (Virginia) theatre covering the 1784 to 1812 time period, from the arrival of the first professional acting company to the famous fire of 1811 and its immediate aftermath.
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Shockley, Martin Staples was born on March 24, 1908 in Stuart, Virginia, United States. Son of John Calvin and Lelia Harwood (Staples) Shockley.
Bachelor, University Richmond, 1928. AM, Duke University, 1932. Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1938.
Assistant professor, The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina., 1935-1938; assistant professor, U. Oklahoma, Norman, 1938-1944; associate professor, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1944-1946; professor, Evansville (Indiana) College, 1946-1950; professor, U. North Texas, Denton, 1950-1974; professor emeritus, U. North Texas, Denton, since 1974.
(A history of the Richmond (Virginia) theatre covering the...)
(Book by Shockley, Martin Staples)
Member Poetry Society Texas (president 1950-1960), Texas Conference College Teachers English (president 1955), Texas Association University Professors (president 1960), Texas Folklore Society (president 1962), American Studies Association Texas (president 1965), Texas Institute Letters (secretary-treasurer 1964-1975).
Married Eliza Coffin Taylor, June 5, 1936. Children: Ellen Taylor, John Staples.