Oscar James Campbell Papers [ca. 1914]-1964.

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Oscar James Campbell Papers [ca. 1914]-1964.

This collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, and lecture notes relating to Oscar James Campbell, professor of English Literature at Columbia University.

10.5 linear ft (ca. 7,500 items in 25 boxes).

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Columbia University

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The Columbia University community and administration mobilized to the fullest extent in answer to the entry of the United States into World War I. Summed up by President Nicholas Murray Butler in the 1918 Annual Report, the effects of the war on the University were far-reaching: "Students by the hundred and prospective students by the thousand entered the military, naval, or civil service of the United States; teachers and administrative officers to the number of nearly four hundred...

Campbell, Oscar James, 1879-1970

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Professor Campbell taught English literature at Columbia University, 1936-1950, and was administrator of the Columbia Arts Center Program. He is the author of THE COMEDIES OF HOLBERG, SHAKESPEARE'S SATIRE, THE LIVING SHAKESPEARE, and TROILUS AND CRESSIDA. From the description of Oscar James Campbel papers, [ca. 1914]-1964. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 472459428 BIOGHIST REQUIRED Professor Campbell taught English literature at Columbia Un...

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...