Dr. Hugh B. Staples began his work at the University of Cincinnati in 1970, when he was appointed professor and director of graduate studies in English. He attended Harvard University and the University of California, which is where he attained his Ph.D. His publications include editing "The Ireland of Sir Jonah Barrington: Selections from His Personal Sketches" in 1967; a review of James Joyce's Dubliners; the "Guide to Graduate Study in English" in 1972; and "Robert Lowell: The First Twenty Years." He retired from the Department of English and Comparative Literature in 1987.
From the guide to the Staples, Hugh Papers: The Teaching of James Joyce, undated, (University of Cincinnati, Archives and Rare Books Library)