Background
Davis, Richard Beale was born on June 3, 1907 in Accomack, Virginia, United States. Son of Henry Woodhouse and Margaret Josephine (Wills) Davis.
Davis, Richard Beale was born on June 3, 1907 in Accomack, Virginia, United States. Son of Henry Woodhouse and Margaret Josephine (Wills) Davis.
Graduate School, 1957, Duke, 1965.
Instructor English McGuire U. School, Richmond, Virginia, 1927-1930, Randolph-Macon Academy, 1930-1932. Instructor, teaching fellow University of Virginia, 1933-1936. Associate professor Mary Washington College University of Virginia, 1936-1940.
Associate professor of University South Carolina., 1940-1946, Professor of English, 1946-1947.
Professor of English, in charge American literature University of Tennessee, 1947-1962, Alumni Distinguished Service professor American literature, 1962-1977, professor emeritus, from 1977. Visiting professor American literature University of Virginia, summers, 1938-1942, University Texas, 1949.
Research grantee Huntington Library, 1947, 50, American Philosophical Society, 1951-1952, 58, 62, Folger Library, 1955, American Council Learned Societies, 1966, Colonial Williamsburg, 1964. Fulbright visiting professor U. Oslo, 1953-1954.
United States State Department lecturer to Indian universities, 1957.
Visiting professor Claremont Graduate School, 1957, Duke, 1965. Chairman Southern Humanities Conference, since 1960.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Guggenheim fellow, 1947, 60-61. Member South. Atlantic Modern Language Association (president 1964-1965), Modern Language Association (chairman American literature section 1975), Bibliographical Society American, American Association of University Professors, Raven Society, International Association professors English, Virginia History Society (honorary), American Antiquarian Society, Blue Key, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Lambda Chi Alpha, Sigma Upsilon.
Clubs: Colonnade (University of Virginia).
Married Lois Camp Bullard, August 25, 1936.