Background
Perry, Marvin Banks was born on September 29, 1918 in Powhatan, Virginia, United States. Son of Marvin Banks and Elizabeth (Gray) Perry.
Perry, Marvin Banks was born on September 29, 1918 in Powhatan, Virginia, United States. Son of Marvin Banks and Elizabeth (Gray) Perry.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Virginia, 1940; A.M., Harvard University, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1950; Doctor of Laws, Washington College, 1967; Doctor of Laws, Washington and Lee University, 1977; Doctor of Literature, Oglethorpe U., 1978.
Graduate assistant, Harvard, 1946-1947; instructor English, University of Virginia, 1947-1951; Professor of English, dean admissions, University of Virginia, 1960-1967; assistant Professor of English, Washington and Lee University, 1951-1953; associate professor, Washington and Lee University, 1953-1956; professor, department chairman, Washington and Lee University, 1956-1960; president, Goucher College, Towson, Maryland., 1967-1973; president, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, 1973-1982. Member Polish Seminar (Department State), U. Krakow, Poland, 1966.
Past trustee Mary Baldwin College, Gilman School, Bryn Mawr School, Maryland. Academy Science, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Past trustee Atlanta Arts Alliance, Lovett School.
Board directors Sweet Briar College 1982-1991. Trustee Virginia Piedmont Community College Foundation, 1983-1994, Virginia Foundation for Humanities, 1983-1990. Served to Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946.
Commander Reserve; Member Modern Language Association, College English Association (past director, past president North Carolina-Virginia), Keats-Shelley Association American, Raven Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Gamma Delta.
Married Ellen Coalter Gilliam, April 6, 1950. Children: Elizabeth Gray, Margaret McCluer.