Blistein, Elmer M. (Elmer Milton), 1920-1993
Variant namesElmer Milton Blistein (1920-1993) graduated from Brown in 1942 and received a doctorate from the university in 1953. Starting as an instructor in 1946, he taught English at Brown until his retirement in 1985. Professor Blistein taught, researched, and wrote books about comedy, Shakespeare and Elizabethan drama. He was a member of a cabal that created Professor Josiah Carberry, a fictitious Brown faculty member who traveled widely to attend scholarly functions without ever managing to show up for them.
From the guide to the Elmer Milton Blistein papers, Blistein (Elmer Milton) papers, circa 1957-1988, (John Hay Library Special Collections)
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| creatorOf | Philbrick, Charles Horace, 1922-1971. Correpondence, 1959-1971. | Brown University Archives, John Hay Library | |
| creatorOf | Elmer Milton Blistein papers, Blistein (Elmer Milton) papers, circa 1957-1988 | John Hay Library, Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Charles Philbrick correspondence with Hilary Masters and Elmer Blistein, Philbrick (Charles) correspondence with Hilary Masters and Elmer Blistein, 1959-1971 | John Hay Library, Special Collections |
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Birth 1920
Death 1993
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