Pratt, Willis Winslow, 1908-1991

Professor Pratt was born on August 20, 1908, in Los Angeles, California. He received three degrees from Cornell University, a bachelor's in 1930, a master's in 1931, and a PhD in 1935. Dr. Pratt joined the faculty of The University of Texas at Austin in 1935. He specialized in the English Romantics and was known for his scholarship on Byron, Shelley, and Blake. Professor Pratt helped establish Plan II, the University's undergraduate honors program, by serving as chairman of the committee on Plan II from 1949 to 1955. He was director of Plan II from 1950 to 1962 and again from 1970 to 1973. He also served as associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts from 1962 to 1968. Willis W. Pratt, professor emeritus of English, died on October 16, 1991.

From the description of Pratt, Willis, collection, circa 1940s-1970s. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 259757649

Professor Pratt was born on August 20, 1908, in Los Angeles, California. He received three degrees from Cornell University, a bachelor's in 1930, a master's in 1931, and a PhD in 1935.

Dr. Pratt joined the faculty of The University of Texas at Austin in 1935. He specialized in the English Romantics and was known for his scholarship on Byron, Shelley, and Blake. Professor Pratt helped establish Plan II, the University's undergraduate honors program, by serving as chairman of the committee on Plan II from 1949 to 1955. He was director of Plan II from 1950 to 1962 and again from 1970 to 1973. He also served as associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts from 1962 to 1968.

Willis W. Pratt, professor emeritus of English, died on October 16, 1991.

Source: Index of Memorial and Biographical Sketches web site, University of Texas Faculty Council, 2008.

From the guide to the Willis Pratt Collection, 2008-262., circa 1940s-1970s, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)