Background
Abbott, Charles David was born on November 26, 1900 in Milford, Delaware, United States. Son of Charles David and Annie Gow (Evans) Abbott.
Abbott, Charles David was born on November 26, 1900 in Milford, Delaware, United States. Son of Charles David and Annie Gow (Evans) Abbott.
Bachelor of Arts, Haverford College, 1922. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1924. Bachelor of Letters, Rhodes Scholar, Oxford (England) University, 1927.
Instructor English, U. Buffalo, 1927-1929, assistant Professor of English, 1929-1930, University of Colorado, 1930-1931, associate professor, 1931-1934. Director of libraries, Professor of English, U. Buffalo, 1934-1960, emeritus, since 1960, curator special collections, since 1960, founder and director collection of materials in contemporary poetry, librarian of Lockwood Memorial Library.
Member of New York State library association, Modern Language Association, American Association University professors, American Bibliographical Society, Oxford Bibliographical Society, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Anna Pratt, June 22, 1927 (deceased). Married second, Theresa Wierman Gratwick, June 27, 1936. Children: Henry David, Agnes Ann (Mistress Osgood Shirley Eaton).