Russell, Phillips, 1884-1974

Charles Phillips Russell was a journalist, biographer, and member of the faculty of the English Department, 1931-1937, and the School of Journalism, 1937-1954, at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C.

From the description of Charles Phillips Russell papers, 1861-1974 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25300732

• 5 August 1884: Born, Rockingham County, N.C., oldest child of Moses Harris and Lucy (Phillips) Russell
• 1904: A.B., University of North Carolina
• circa 1905 - 1906 : Reporter, Charlotte Observer
• 1911 - 1913 : Writer, New York Press and Sunset Magazine
• 1914: Married Phyllis Meltzer (later divorced)
• 1914 - 1919 : Writer, Philadelphia Evening Ledger (for a time, that paper's London correspondent)
• 1915: Son, Leon Bazalgette, born
• circa 1919 - 1920 : Staff member, Printer's Ink Publishing Company, New York, N.Y.
• circa 1920 - 1925 : Lived in England; worked in advertising and as a reporter for the London Daily Express
• 1925 - 1931 : Freelance writer, copy editor, and advertising copywriter, New York, N.Y.
• 1928: Traveled in Mexico
• 1931: Married Caro Mae Green
• 1931 - 1937 : English Department faculty member, University of North Carolina
• 1932: Daughter, Claire Phillips, born
• 1936: Daughter, Avery Battle, born
• 1937 - 1954 : School of Journalism faculty member, University of North Carolina
• 1954 - 1958 : Editor, The News Leader, Chapel Hill
• 1954 - 1974 : Freelance writer, private writing instructor, and community activist, Chapel Hill
• 22 Novmeber 1974: Died, Chapel Hill

From the guide to the Charles Phillips Russell Papers, 1883-1974, (Southern Historical Collection)