Nicoll, Allardyce, 1894-1976
Variant namesAllardyce Nicoll was a literary scholar, theatre historian, and university teacher. He was born in Glasgow, educated at Stirling High School and Glasgow University, where he was a G.A. Clark scholar in English. He was appointed in 1920 as a lecturer in English at King's College, University of London, and was promoted quickly to the Chair of English at East London College, University of London, in 1924, at age thirty. From 1933 to 1945, he was a professor of the history of drama and dramatic criticism and chair of the Drama Department at Yale. Nicoll returned to Britain in 1945 to head the English Department at the University of Birmingham, a post he would hold until his retirement in 1961. Nicoll wrote numerous books on English drama and the history of English drama.
From the description of Allardyce Nicoll note regarding Mrs. Inchbald's Lovers' vows, between 1920 and 1976?. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 123899158
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| referencedIn | John Mason Brown papers, 1922-1967. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1912-1970 (inclusive), 1912-1954 (bulk). | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Havens, Raymond Dexter, 1880-1954. Raymond Dexter Havens papers, 1752-1954. | Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library | |
| creatorOf | Nicoll, Allardyce, 1894-1976. Allardyce Nicoll note regarding Mrs. Inchbald's Lovers' vows, between 1920 and 1976?. | Pennsylvania State University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Frank Alonzo McMullan papers, 1939-1976 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Wallace Notestein papers, 1899-1969 (inclusive) | Yale University Library | |
| creatorOf | Hopwood Awards Collection, 1930- | University of Michigan | |
| referencedIn | Harry Levin papers | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | English literature mss., ca. 1750-ca. 1979 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Shirley Graham Du Bois, 1865-1998 (inclusive), 1905-1975 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Fonds Edward Gordon Craig | Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des arts du spectacle | |
| referencedIn | English literature mss., 1901-1950 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| referencedIn | Wallace Notestein papers, 1899-1969 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | McMullan, Frank Alonzo, 1907-. Frank Alonzo McMullan papers, 1939-1976 (inclusive), 1945-1966 (bulk). | Yale University Library | |
| referencedIn | Du Bois, Shirley Graham, 1896-1977. Papers, 1865-1998 (inclusive), 1905-1975 (bulk). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Nicoll, Allardyce, 1894-1976. List of performances in London theatres, 1700-1745. | Brotherton Library, University of Leeds | |
| referencedIn | J.M. Dent & Sons. J.M. Dent & Sons records, 1834-1986 (author files N-R). | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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| correspondedWith | Brown, John Mason, 1900-1969 | person |
| associatedWith | Craig, Edward Gordon (1872-1966) | person |
| associatedWith | Du Bois, Shirley Graham, 1896-1977. | person |
| associatedWith | Havens, Raymond Dexter, 1880-1954. | person |
| associatedWith | Inchbald, Mrs., 1753-1821. | person |
| associatedWith | J.M. Dent & Sons. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Komisarjevsky, Theodore, 1882-1954 | person |
| associatedWith | Kotzebue, August von, 1761-1819. | person |
| associatedWith | Levin, Harry, 1912-1994 | person |
| associatedWith | McMullan, Frank Alonzo, 1907- | person |
| associatedWith | Notestein, Wallace, 1878-1969. | person |
| associatedWith | SHIRLEY GRAHAM DU BOIS, 1896-1977 | person |
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Birth 1894-06-28
Death 1976-04-17
Britons
English
