Wells, Carlton F. (Carlton Frank), 1898-

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Professor of English at University of Michigan.

From the description of Carlton F. Wells papers, 1910-1993. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420048

Wells was an English professor at the Univ. of MI; was an author and editor.

From the description of Collection of material about The moon is down by John Steinbeck, 1942-1945. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 41520106

Biography

Wells was an English professor at the University of Michigan; was an author and editor.

From the guide to the Carlton F. Wells Collection of Material about, The Moon is Down, by John Steinbeck, 1942-1945, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)

Carlton Frank Wells was born April 30, 1898 in Vicksburg, MI, the son of Frank W. and Anna H. Wells. After graduation from Western State Normal High School in Kalamazoo, he entered the University of Michigan from which he received his bachelor's degree in 1920 and his master's degree in 1922. Wells joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in 1921 as an instructor in English. He would teach in the English Department until his retirement in 1968. During his career, Wells served as chairman of Freshman English in the Literary College from 1935 to 1949. He was also faculty advisor to foreign students from 1922 to 1929. Toward the close of World War II and immediately thereafter, he served as chairman of the Michigan Committee of Americans for Poland.

Professor Wells was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the National Council of Teachers of English and the Michigan Council of Teachers of English. He was co-editor of several texts for freshman English and in 1962, he published, with a colleague, The Recognition of Emily Dickinson . For 10 years following his retirement, he served as secretary-treasurer of the U of M Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Wells died December 4, 1994.

From the guide to the Carlton F. Wells papers, 1910-1994, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Tomalin, Ruth. Letter, 1985 Feb. 8, Highgate, London, England, to Carlton F. Wells, Ann Arbor, Mich. University of Michigan
creatorOf White, William, 1910-1995. Papers of William White [manuscript], 1875-1987. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Wells, Carlton F. (Carlton Frank), 1898-. Collection of material about The moon is down by John Steinbeck, 1942-1945. University of California, Los Angeles
creatorOf Carlton F. Wells papers, 1910-1994 Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Wells, Carlton F. (Carlton Frank), 1898-. Carlton F. Wells papers, 1910-1993. Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Langton, Jane. Correspondence, 1981-1983, with Carlton F. Wells. University of Michigan
creatorOf Hudson, W. H. (William Henry), 1841-1922. W. H. Hudson papers, 1865-1921, 1933-43. University of Michigan
creatorOf Wicker, Tom. Inscription, to Carlton F. Wells, 1964. University of Michigan
creatorOf Roberts, Morley, 1857-1942. Letter, 1933 Jun. 22 [London] to C.F. Wells [Ann Arbor]. University of Michigan
referencedIn University of Michigan. News and Information Services. Faculty and Staff Files, 1944-2005 (bulk 1960-1995) Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Ursula Roberts, Incoming correspondence, ca. 1910-1960 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Willard, Nancy. Nancy Willard papers, 1941- . University of Michigan
referencedIn Oswald Garrison Villard papers Houghton Library
creatorOf Garnett, David, 1892-1981. Letter, 1938 Mar. 7, St. Ives [Eng.] to Carlton Wells, Ann Arbor, Michigan. University of Michigan
creatorOf Wicker, Tom. Letter, 1964 Oct. 28, Washington, D.C., to Carlton F. Wells [Ann Arbor] University of Michigan
referencedIn Shirley Wheeler Smith Papers, 1881-1959 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn John Mason Brown papers, 1922-1967. Houghton Library
creatorOf Roberts, Morley, 1857-1942. Letter, 1933 Mar. 10 [London] to [C.F. Wells, Ann Arbor]. University of Michigan
creatorOf Bridger, J. A. D. Letter, 1932 Dec. 17, Penzance, to Carlton F. Wells, London. University of Michigan
creatorOf Wells, Carlton F. (Carlton Frank), 1898-. Letter to Tracy W. McGregor [manuscript], 1934 November 20. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Garnett, Edward, 1868-1937. Letter, 1932 Dec. 15, Chelsea, to [C.F. Wells, Chelsea]. University of Michigan
referencedIn Roberts, Ursula, b. 1887. Incoming correspondence, c. 1910-1960. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Eaton, Walter Prichard, 1878-1957. Papers of Walter Prichard Eaton [manuscript], 1930-1955. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Carlton F. Wells Collection of Material about, The Moon is Down, by John Steinbeck, 1942-1945 University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
creatorOf Garnett, Edward, 1868-1937. Letter, 1935 Jan. 17 [London] to Walter [i.e. Carlton] F. Wells [Ann Arbor] University of Michigan
referencedIn Donald C. Stewart collection of research materials on Fred Newton Scott, 1980s-1990s Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Untermeyer, Louis, 1885-1977. Correspondence, 1938-1950. Ohio State University Libraries
referencedIn The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf University of Michigan. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1927-1938. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Wells, Carlton F. (Carlton Frank), 1898-. Correspondence, with G.M. Adams, 1943. University of Michigan
creatorOf Hudson, W. H. (William Henry), 1841-1922. Papers, 1865-1921, 1933-43. University of Michigan
creatorOf Wells, Carlton F. (Carlton Frank), 1898-. Letter, 1943 Jul. 15, Ann Arbor, to [Randolph G.] Adams [Ann Arbor] University of Michigan
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associatedWith Adams, George Matthew, 1878-1962. person
associatedWith Adams, Randolph Greenfield, 1892-1951. person
associatedWith Baker, Ray Stannard, 1870-1946. person
associatedWith Bridger, J. A. D. person
correspondedWith Brown, John Mason, 1900-1969 person
associatedWith Canby, Henry Seidel, 1878-1961 person
associatedWith Cosmopolitan Club (University of Michigan) corporateBody
associatedWith Coughlin, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1891-1979. person
associatedWith Cunninghame Graham, R. B. (Robert Bontine), 1852-1936. person
associatedWith Donne, John, 1572-1631. person
associatedWith Eaton, Walter Prichard, 1878-1957. person
associatedWith Garnett, David, 1892-1981. person
associatedWith Garnett, Edward, 1868-1937. person
associatedWith Guest, Edgar A. (Edgar Albert), 1881-1959. person
associatedWith Guest, Edgar A. (Edgar Albert), 1912- person
associatedWith Hornberger, Theodore, 1906-1975. person
associatedWith Hudson, W. H. (William Henry), 1841-1922. person
associatedWith Langton, Jane. person
associatedWith McGregor, Tracy W. (Tracy William), 1869-1936 person
associatedWith Michigan Committee of Americans for Poland. corporateBody
correspondedWith Nation (New York, N.Y. : 1865). corporateBody
associatedWith Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920. person
associatedWith Phelps, William Lyon, 1865-1943. person
associatedWith Quadrangle Club (University of Michigan) corporateBody
associatedWith Roberts, Morley, 1857-1942. person
associatedWith Roberts Ursula person
associatedWith Roberts, Ursula, b. 1887. person
associatedWith Smith, Gerald L. K. (Gerald Lyman Kenneth), 1898- person
associatedWith Smith, Gerald L. K. (Gerald Lyman Kenneth), 1898-1976. person
associatedWith Smith, Shirley Wheeler, 1875-1959 person
associatedWith Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. person
associatedWith Stewart, Donald C. person
associatedWith Tomalin, Ruth. person
associatedWith United States. Army. Students' Army Training Corps (University of Michigan) corporateBody
associatedWith University of Michigan. corporateBody
associatedWith University of Michigan. Dept. of English Language and Literature. corporateBody
associatedWith University of Michigan. Dept. of English Language and Literature. corporateBody
associatedWith University of Michigan. Men's Glee Club. corporateBody
associatedWith University of Michigan. News and Information Services. corporateBody
associatedWith University of Michigan. Spring Games corporateBody
associatedWith Untermeyer, Louis, 1885-1977. person
correspondedWith Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949 person
associatedWith Ward, C. H. (Charles Henshaw), 1872-1935. person
associatedWith Wells family. family
associatedWith White, William, 1910-1995. person
associatedWith Wicker, Tom. person
associatedWith Willard, Nancy. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
North Pole
Michigan
United States
North Pole.
Poland
Poland.
Subject
English language
Students, Foreign
Polish Americans
Polish Americans
World War, 1939-1945
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Birth 1898

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