Allen, Gay Wilson, 1903-1995

University professor, author, and Whitman scholar.

From the description of Letters, 1990-1995. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 40421951

From the description of Gay Wilson Allen papers, 1801-1988 and undated (bulk 1925-1970s). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 31182073

• 1903, Aug. 23: Born, Lake Junaluska, N.C.
• 1926: A.B., Duke University
• 1928: A.M., Duke University
• 1929 - 1931 : Teacher at Lake Erie College
• 1931 - 1932 : Teacher at Alabama Polytechnic Institute
• 1934: Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
• 1934 - 1935 : Associate Professor of English, Shurtlieff College
• 1935 - 1936 : Professor of English, Bowling Green State University
• 1946 - : Professor/Professor Emeritus of English, New York University
• 1946: Walt Whitman Handbook published
• 1955: The Solitary Singer: Critical Biography of Walt Whitman published; U.S. State Department lecturer in Japan
• 1961: Walt Whitman as Man, Poet, and Legend published
• 1967: William James, A Biography published
• 1967 - 1969 : Member of Editorial Board, American Literature published
• 1972: A Reader's Guide to Walt Whitman published
• 1981: Waldo Emerson published

• 1898, Apr. 30: Born, Sheridan, Ind.
• 1919 - 1921 : Teacher of music, Northwestern University
• 1921: A.B., Northwestern University
• 1922 - 1927 : Teacher of music, Horace Mann School for Boys, New York City
• 1928: Walt Whitman's Workshop published; A.M., Harvard University
• 1928 - 1934 : Teacher of English, Northeastern University (1928-1929), Bradford College (1929-1931), Harvard University Graduate School (1929-1934)
• 1929 - 1940 : Teacher of Biography and Music, Katharine Gibbs Schools
• 1930 - : Director of Academic Studies, New England Conservatory of Music
• 1930 - 1931 : Collaborated with Clara Barrus on Whitman and Burroughs, Comrades (1931)
• 1939: Editor, facsimile reprint of 1855 edition of Whitman's Leaves of Grass
• 1940s, mid: Died

From the guide to the Gay Wilson Allen Papers, 1801-1988, (Duke University. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)