Armour, Richard, 1906-1989
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Richard Armour, 1906-1989, was an American poet, humorist and author. He was also professor of English at Scripps College (Claremont, Calif.) from 1945 to 1963, dean of faculty at Scripps College, and member of the Board of Trustees at Claremont McKenna College.
From the description of Richard Armour collection, 1935-1989. (Claremont Colleges Library). WorldCat record id: 51767456
American author, poet, lecturer, and teacher; d. 1989.
From the description of Richard Armour collection, 1963-1988. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70976741
Educator, authority on English Romantic poetry, and prolific writer of humorous prose and light verse.
From the description of Manuscript and correspondence, 1947-1968, n.d. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122632928
Professor.
From the description of Letters, 1952-1956. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 36046810
Richard Armour was an educator, administrator, poet, and author. He was a professor of English at Scripps College and Claremont Graduate School, and contributed poetry and prose to more than 200 periodicals. In addition, he publihed over 60 books for children, young people and adults.
From the description of Papers, 1965-1970. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63286306
Richard Armour was born July 25, 1906 in San Pedro, CA. He began his education at Pomona College, receiving his bachelor's of arts, which lead him to Harvard University to pursue both his masters and his Ph.D. in 1933. Maintaining his pull in academia, Armour became a permanent fixture as a professor in colleges all throughout the country. He was dean of faculty at Scripps College, beginning in the 1960s. Author of over sixty books, Armour's contribution to the written world was indispensable. His prosaic and poetic pieces appeared in over two hundred periodicals, all the while writing the widely syndicated newspaper column "Armour's Armory". Richard Armour died in 1989.
Biographical source: Something About the Author . Volume 14 and 61, 1978 and 1990.
From the guide to the Richard Willard Armour Collection, 1965-1970, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])
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Subjects:
- American literature
- American poetry
- Poets, American
- American wit and humor
- Authors and publishers
- Humorists, American
Occupations:
- Authors, American
- Poets, American
- Lecturers
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- United States (as recorded)
