Background
Corbin, William Lee was born on January 8, 1872 in Athens, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John LeRoy and Delette Emma (Cook) Corbin.
Corbin, William Lee was born on January 8, 1872 in Athens, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John LeRoy and Delette Emma (Cook) Corbin.
Student Homer (New York) Academy. Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Amherst, 1896. Master of Arts, Yale, 1900.
Austin scholar in English, Harvard, 1910-1911.
Special student in English, University of Oxford, England, 1911-1912.
Principal Union School, Canaseraga, New York, 1897-1899. Librarian Norfolk (Connecticut) Library, 1899-1902. Head of English department Cascadilla School, Ithaca, New York, 1902-1904.
Instructor in English, Wells College, 1904-1906.
Associate professor, 1906-1920. Professor of English, Rollins College, 1920-1921, Boston University, 1921-1924.
Librarian Smithsonian Institution and custodian Smithsonian deposit Library of Congress, 1924-1942, retired for age, January 31, 1942. Special assistant Smithsonian Archives, 1942-1943.
Also Professor of English, Boston University, summers, 1925-1926.
Lecturer on English literature and composition, American University, 1926-1932.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association University Professors, Poetry Society America, Shakespeare Association America, Shakespeare Society Washington, American Library Association, District of Columbia library association, Delta Upsilon. Clubs: Cosmos, Yale, Harvard.
Married Ethel Christina Olin, December 15, 1904 (died September 9, 1941).