Philbrick, Norman, 1913-
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Norman D. Philbrick was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1913. He earned his A.B. from Pomona College in 1935, M.A. from Stanford University in 1942, and Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1949. He held posts, including the executive head of Stanford University Dept. of Speech and Drama, president of the American Theatre Association, faculty positions at Pomona and Scripps Colleges, was a member of the Board of Trustees of Pomona College, and taught at the Pasadena Playhouse. In 1941 he began collecting what would become one of the major research collections on the history of English, American, and to a lesser extent French, drama of the late 17th through early 19th centuries, and continued collecting until his death in 1987.
From the description of Norman D. Philbrick working files, 1787-1985. (Claremont Colleges Library). WorldCat record id: 679785234
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Subjects:
- American drama
- College and school drama, American
- English drama
- French drama
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- California--Claremont (as recorded)
