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Philip Allison Shelley was born in York, Pennsylvania, on 7 August 1907. He earned degrees from Penn State (1929) and Harvard (M.A., comparative literature, 1930; Ph.D., Germanic philology, 1938). With the aid of an Ottendorfer Memorial Fellowship, he studied at the German universities in Berlin and Goettingen in 1933 and 1934. Philip Allison Shelley became a member of the Penn State faculty in 1939 and headed the German Department from 1942 to 1962. He was named professor of comparative literature in 1954 and headed that graduate program from 1952 and the undergraduate program until 1970. He also was director of the General Education Program in Humanities and Social Sciences from 1964 to 1971. Active in the Penn State Faculty Senate for 20 years, he spent ten years as chairman of the Courses of Study Committee. He was the author of a number of scholarly articles and reviews, co-authoring An Outline History of German Literature, first published in 1948, with multiple reprints. In 1972, the year before he retired with emeritus status, he bequeathed his collection of 8,000-10,000 Anglica Americana Germanica books, letters, manuscripts, and drawings, to the University Libraries. When Philip Shelley retired in 1973, he received the title of Honorary Curator of the Allison-Shelley Collection, located in the Special Collections Library. Dr. Shelley died on 14 February 1974 at the age of 66.

From the description of Philip A. Shelley papers, 1925-1974. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 748281550

Philip Allison Shelley was professor of German and Comparative Literature at The Pennsylvania State University and an avid collector, specializing in children's books and materials related to German influence on and interaction with American culture and literature.

The Simmons Series was created in honor of Lucretia Van Tuyl Simmons, longtime Head of the German Department at Penn State. The Simmons Series featured cultural events, primarily lectures and musical events, organized by the German Department and the College of Liberal Arts, presented free to the public. The series commenced during the 1946-47 academic year and ended after the 1961-62 academic year.

From the description of Philip Allison Shelley correspondence related to the Simmons Series, 1947-1959. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 55059416

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creatorOf Wagoner, David. David Wagoner letters to Philip Allison Shelley and papers, 1947-1964. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Brooks, Charles Timothy, 1813-1883. Charles Timothy Brooks letters, hymns, and poems, 1847-1880. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Shelley, Philip Allison, 1907-. Philip Allison Shelley correspondence related to the Simmons Series, 1947-1959. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Ambacher, Robert F., 1939-. Robert Ambacher poems, and letter to Dr. Shelley, 1972 Jan. 26. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Broderip, Frances Freeling, 1830-1878. Limericks collection, ca. 1650-1971. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Shelley, Philip Allison, 1907-. Philip A. Shelley papers, 1925-1974. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Nicolson, Harold George, Sir, 1886-1968. Harold George Nicolson correspondence, 1931-1965. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Lowes, John Livingston, 1867-1945. John Livingston Lowes letter to Philip Allison Shelley, 1930 Jan. 29. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973. W.H. Auden letters and miscellany, 1941-1973. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Shelley, Philip Allison, 1907-. Allison-Shelley manuscript collection.. 1600-1984. Pennsylvania State University, Commonwealth
creatorOf Pennsylvania State College. Joint Committee to Study Post-War Planning for Fraternities. Meeting minutes and correspondence, 1944 July 18-1945 April 16. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
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associatedWith Ambacher, Robert F., 1939- person
associatedWith Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973. person
associatedWith Blackmur, R. P. (Richard P.), 1904-1965, person
associatedWith Boldereff, Frances M. (Frances Motz), 1905- person
associatedWith Bowra, C. M. (Cecil Maurice), 1898-1971, person
associatedWith Brinnin, John Malcolm, 1916- person
associatedWith Brooks, Charles Timothy, 1813-1883. person
associatedWith Brumbaugh, G. Edwin, 1890-1983, person
associatedWith Capp, Al, 1909-1979, person
associatedWith Daiches, David, 1912-2005, person
associatedWith Engle, Paul, 1908-1991, person
associatedWith Harsányi, Janice, person
associatedWith Hyslop, Lois Boe, 1908-2003, person
associatedWith Kahler, Erich, 1885-1970, person
associatedWith Kibler, Belva, 1913-1983, person
associatedWith Kray, Elizabeth D., 1916-1987, person
associatedWith Levin, Harry, 1910-1965, person
associatedWith Lowell, Robert, 1917-1977, person
associatedWith Lowes, John Livingston, 1867-1945. person
associatedWith Mertner, Edgar, person
associatedWith Moore, John C., architect, person
associatedWith Morgan, Donald, baritone, person
associatedWith Muller, Herbert Joseph, 1905- person
associatedWith Nicolson, Harold George, Sir, 1886-1968. person
associatedWith Oates, Whitney J. (Whitney Jennings), 1904-1973, person
associatedWith Pennsylvania State College. Joint Committee to Study Post-War Planning for Fraternities. corporateBody
associatedWith Pennsylvania State University corporateBody
associatedWith Pennsylvania State University. Comparative Literature Program corporateBody
associatedWith Ransom, John Crowe, 1888-1974, person
associatedWith Schreiber, Carl F. (Carl Frederick), b. 1886, person
associatedWith Simmons, Ernest J., 1839-1895, person
associatedWith Spender, Stephen, 1909-1995, person
associatedWith Tate, Allen, 1899-1979, person
associatedWith Tudor Singers of Montreal, corporateBody
associatedWith Viereck, Peter, 1916-2006, person
associatedWith Viëtor, Karl, 1892-1951, person
associatedWith Wagoner, David, person
associatedWith Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975, person
associatedWith Zipf, George Kingsley, 1902-1950, person
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Great Britain
United States
Pennsylvania--University Park
Germany
Europe
Pennsylvania--University Park
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American literature
German literature
German literature
German literature
College teachers
Comparative literature
English literature
Literature teachers
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Birth 1907

Death 1974-02-14

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