Burch, Charles Eaton, 1891-1948

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Birth 1891
Death 1948

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Chairman of the English Dept. at Howard University.

From the description of Papers, 1913-1948 (bulk 1936-1948). (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 70941051

1891 Born in Bermuda. Received early education in St. Georges, Bermuda. 1914 Received a Bachelor of Arts degree, Wilberforce University, Ohio. 1915 17 Instructor at Tuskegee Institute. 1918 Received the Master of Arts degree, Columbia University, New York. Married Willa Carter Mayer, his second wife. Taught at Morris Brown College, Langston University, and Alabama State Teachers College. 1921 Taught in the English Department, Howard University. 1928 Research in Great Britain. 1928 48 Chairman of the English Department, Howard University. 1933 Received Doctor of Philosophy degree, Ohio State University. 1938 Fellow at University of Edinburgh, Scotland. 1948 Died, Stamford, Connecticut

Charles Eaton Burch headed the Howard University English Department and received wide acclaim as a professor of 17th, 18th century English Literature. His major research concerned the literary and political activities of author Daniel Defoe. As a result of Burch's research and publications about Defoe, he has been recognized in Who's Who In American Library Scholarship and the Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature.

From the guide to the Charles Eaton Burch Papers, Bulk, 1936-1948, 1913-1948, (Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University)

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