Burch, Charles Eaton, 1891-1948

Chairman of the English Dept. at Howard University.

From the description of Papers, 1913-1948 (bulk 1936-1948). (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 70941051

• 1891: Born in Bermuda. Received early education in St. Georges, Bermuda.
• 1914: Received a Bachelor of Arts degree, Wilberforce University, Ohio.
• 1915 - 17 : Instructor at Tuskegee Institute.
• 1918: Received the Master of Arts degree, Columbia University, New York.
• Married Willa Carter Mayer, his second wife.
• Taught at Morris Brown College, Langston University, and Alabama State Teachers College.
• 1921: Taught in the English Department, Howard University.
• 1928: Research in Great Britain.
• 1928 - 48 : Chairman of the English Department, Howard University.
• 1933: Received Doctor of Philosophy degree, Ohio State University.
• 1938: Fellow at University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
• 1948: Died, Stamford, Connecticut

Charles Eaton Burch headed the Howard University English Department and received wide acclaim as a professor of 17th, 18th century English Literature. His major research concerned the literary and political activities of author Daniel Defoe. As a result of Burch's research and publications about Defoe, he has been recognized in Who's Who In American Library Scholarship and the Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature.

From the guide to the Charles Eaton Burch Papers, Bulk, 1936-1948, 1913-1948, (Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University)