Henry Arthur Smith (b 1914) was educated at King George V School, Southport and at the University of Birmingham. He obtained a BA in English in 1936 and his PhD in English was conferred in 1939, the title of his thesis being The Life and Thought of William Hale White . He was appointed as a temporary part time lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Birmingham in 1939, becoming full time in 1944. He remained in this post until about 1970.
Reference: Archives of the University of Birmingham
For further reading about the University of Birmingham see: Eric Ives, Diane Drummond, Leonard Schwarz The First Civic University: Birmingham 1880-1980 An Introductory History (The University of University of Birmingham Press. 2000).
From the guide to the University of Birmingham Staff Papers: Papers of Henry Arthur Smith, c 1936-1939, (University of Birmingham Information Services, Special Collections Department)
