Scope and Contents
Biographical Note
Preferred Citation
Conditions Governing Use
Conditions Governing Access
Provenance
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Watson Nicholson Papers
creator:
Nicholson, Watson
Identifier/Call Number: M0157
Physical Description:
4 Linear Feet
(8 boxes)
Date (inclusive): circa 1903-1921
Scope and Contents
Literary manuscripts, research notes, copies of research material, clips, lectures, essays, printed material. Predominantly
research material and manuscripts of published works on British theatre. Some unpublished material. Other subjects include;
censorship, Victorian era, Thackeray, Defoe's JOURNAL OF THE PLAGUE YEAR, and various English literature topics.
Biographical Note
Missing Title
1866, Sept. 23 |
student through junior year at Indiana U. |
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born, Pendleton, Ind., son of Abraham and Maria (Davis) Nicholson. |
1884 - 1887 |
teacher in Indiana schools |
1892 |
A.B., Stanford |
1892 - 1894, 1897 - 1901 |
teacher in California schools |
1895 |
M.A., Harvard Graduate School |
1895 - 1897 |
teacher at Harvard |
1897, Sept. 1 |
married Florence Emily Beaver |
1903 |
Ph.D., Yale |
1903 - 1905 |
engaged in university extension teaching |
1905 and 1907 |
traveled and studied in Europe |
1905 - 1908 |
instructor, English Literature at Sheffield Scientific School (Yale) |
1910 - 1915 |
Clubs: Authors' (London); Stanford, Fortnightly, Harvard, Yale |
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Author: A Syllabus of Six Lectures on American Literature with bibliography, 1903; The Struggle for a Free Stage in London,
1906; discovered all the sources of Defoe's famous Journal (1913), previously regarded as fiction, published as Historical
Sources of Defoe's Journal of the Plague Year, 1919; Anthony Aston, Stroller and Adventurer, 1920.
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worked in British Museum |
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Member: Harvard Teachers' Association, A.A.A.S., American Academy of Political and Social Science, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Chi. |
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Hon. Member: Mark Twain Society |
1951, Dec. 2 |
died - last address: Michigan |
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item] Watson Nicholson Papers (M0157), Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
Conditions Governing Use
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research. Note that material is stored off-site and must be requested at least 36 hours in advance
of intended use.
Provenance
Gift of W. Nicholson, ca. 1950.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
England -- Theater
British literature
Nicholson, Watson