Burton, Mary

Date:
1978-06-27
Length:
120 minutes.
Interviewer:
Cox, Dwayne
Transcription available:
no
Series:
University of Louisville
Series ID:
9999_008
Interview Number(s):
__464
__465
Summary:
Dr. Burton discusses her childhood and early education at the Louisville Girl's School; her student days in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Louisville (BA 1922 and MA 1924); her graduate education at Cornell University (PhD 1934); and her subsequent research and teaching career in the Department of English of the University of Louisville. Recollections include Burton's research and publication on the English poet William Wordsworth (1770-1850).
Topic(s):
University of Louisville, University of Louisville--Students, University of Louisville--Faculty, University of Louisville--Alumni and alumnae