Smith, Lewis Worthington, 1866-1947

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Lewis Worthington Smith was born in Malta, Illinois on November 22, 1866. He studied at Beloit Academy and at Fairfield College in Nebraska, where he took his Ph. D. He did graduate work at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and Cotner College in Bethany, Nebraska. After teaching for some time in Nebraska, he taught for four years at Tabor College. He joined the faculty of Drake University where he became head of the English Department in 1902. He was appointed a dean of Drake University in 1936. He retired in 1940. He published over two dozen books and numerous articles, poems, and plays during his career. His textbook The Mechanism of English Style brought him royalties for twenty years. His play "The Art of Life" was a staple of midwestern touring troupes for many years. Lewis Smith died in Des Moines in December 1947.

From the description of Papers of Lewis Worthington Smith, 1942?-1946. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 234310395

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referencedIn Century Company records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Straub Carlyle. Letter 1936, August 24, New York City. [to] Mr. Virgil Markham, [Staten Island] / Carlyle Straub. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
referencedIn Amy Lowell correspondence, 1883-1927 (inclusive), 1910-1925 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company. Houghton Mifflin Company reader reports on manuscripts submitted for publication. 1882-1931. Houghton Library
referencedIn Weitz, Alice Carey. Alice Carey Weitz papers, 1910-1953. Iowa State Historical Society
creatorOf Pyle, Francis Johnson, 1901-1983. The feet of the young men / text: Lewis Worthington Smith ; music: Francis Johnson Pyle. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Smith, Lewis Worthington, 1866-1947. Papers of Lewis Worthington Smith, 1942?-1946. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962. Papers, 1897-1930 Houghton Library
creatorOf Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958. Scrapbooks of James Branch Cabell [manuscript], 1886-1958 (bulk 1904-1926). University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Smith, Lewis Worthington. The other woman [microform] : a drama / by Lewis Worthington Smith. University of Missouri -- Columbia, MU Libraries; University of Missouri; MU; Ellis Library; University of Missouri Columbia
referencedIn James Branch Cabell Collection, 1886-1928 University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
creatorOf Smith, Lewis Worthington, 1866-1947. Sun-burst across the world : American processional hymn / words and melody by Lewis Worthington Smith ; arranged and harmonized by William Alfred White. State Historical Society of Iowa, Library
creatorOf Smith, Lewis Worthington. At the height of the terror [microform] / by Lewis Worthington Smith. University of Missouri -- Columbia, MU Libraries; University of Missouri; MU; Ellis Library; University of Missouri Columbia
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correspondedWith Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962 person
associatedWith Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958. person
correspondedWith Century Company corporateBody
correspondedWith Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935 person
associatedWith Drake University corporateBody
associatedWith Houghton Mifflin Company. corporateBody
correspondedWith Lowell, Amy, 1874-1925 person
associatedWith Pyle, Francis Johnson, 1901-1983. person
associatedWith Straub Carlyle. person
associatedWith Weitz, Alice Carey. person
associatedWith White, William Alfred. person
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Drama
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Birth 1866

Death 1947

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