Background
III, Townsend Scudder, was born on August 27, 1900 in Glenwood, Long Island, New York, United States. Son of Townsend and Mary Dannat (Thayer) S.
III, Townsend Scudder, was born on August 27, 1900 in Glenwood, Long Island, New York, United States. Son of Townsend and Mary Dannat (Thayer) S.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1923; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale, 1933.
With book editorial department, Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923; editorial work, Rockefeller Foundation, 1924; with, English department Yale, 1924-1931; assistant Professor of English, Swarthmore College, 1931-1940; associate professor, 1940-1943; on leave, 1943-1948; professor, 1943-1953; executive director, Center for Information on American, Washington, Connecticut, 1951-1956; president, Center for Information on American, 1956-1987.
Trustee Middlesex College. Member Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Coffee House (New York ).
Married Virginia Louise Boody, June 23, 1923. Children— Townsend, Thayer.