Background
He was born in Peru, Nebraska and studied at Nebraska State College and studied for a Bachelor of Science at University of Nebraska before earning an Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy at Stanford University.
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He was born in Peru, Nebraska and studied at Nebraska State College and studied for a Bachelor of Science at University of Nebraska before earning an Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy at Stanford University.
He taught for one year at Colorado State College before commencing what was to become a 40-year career in the Faculty of English at the University of Texas. Another was his private donation to the faculty library of what is now Joseph Jones Caribbean Plays collection. He published a great many articles and reviews in popular and academic journals and was Supervising editor of around 60 volumes in the World Authors series for Twayne Publishers of Boston and New York between 1965 and 1980
A personal interest was Waller Creek, which flows through the University, and on the rehabilitation of which he devoted much of his spare time, documented in his most popular publication Life on Waller Creek.
He was a particularly active staff member, serving on Faculty Council and other committees such as
Committee on Fulbright Scholarships
Sophomore English Committee
Texas Union Board
American Association of University Professors
Modern Language Association
National Council of Teachers of English
Conference of College Teachers of English
Texas Association of College Teachers
He served as visiting professor in South Africa and New Zealand as well as elsewhere in the United States.
Warshaw Award of the Western Humanities Research Association 1952
Fulbright Scholarship to New Zealand in 1953
he was made Emeritus Professor on his retirement in 1975.
He was a particularly active staff member, serving on Faculty Council and other committees such as
Committee on Fulbright Scholarships
Sophomore English Committee
Texas Union Board
and was an active member of organizations such as
American Association of University Professors
Modern Language Association
National Council of Teachers of English
Conference of College Teachers of English
Texas Association of College Teachers
He served as visiting professor in South Africa and New Zealand as well as elsewhere in the United States.