302:. In 1976, his former colleagues at Duke University founded the Jay B. Hubbell Center for American Literary Historiography, a depository of papers by scholars in the field of American literature.
281:
While teaching at SMU in the 1910s, Hubbell met
Lucinda Smith: she had been studying his course on English literature. The pair married in 1918 and had two sons (Jay Jr. and David Smith).
124:
Hubbell continued teaching after the First World War, becoming chair of the
English department and E. A. Lilly Professor English at SMU. In 1927, he joined the faculty at
67:, on May 8, 1885. His mother was Ruth Eller Hubbell and his father was David Shelton Hubbell, a Baptist minister who served in churches across Virginia. His brother
637:
662:
212:
In 1964, the MLA's
American Literature section began awarding the Jay B. Hubbell Medallion for lifetime achievement. The first recipient was Hubbell himself.
617:
612:
682:
672:
667:
652:
657:
622:
677:
244:
85:(later University of Richmond) in 1905. His father had been educated at the same school. In 1908, Hubbell received a master's degree from
647:
632:
627:
687:
23:
642:
202:
200:(MLA), serving as its chairman from 1924 until 1927. In 1928, he became the founding editor of the MLA-affiliated journal
98:
72:
51:
42:
94:
49:
for almost thirty years. Hubbell served as editor of several journals and was the founding editor of the MLA-affiliated
447:
319:
197:
209:
Hubbell served on the executive council of the MLA from 1947 to 1949, being elected its vice president in 1951.
206:. He served as its editor for 25 years, being described in its obituary of him as the "founder, father pilot".
185:
270:
164:
152:
129:
90:
82:
64:
34:
27:
269:
Hubbell's published works also include a memoir of his wife and a history of the Yates
Baptist Church in
68:
306:
607:
602:
141:
137:
102:
113:
148:
86:
38:
258:
Hubbell continued to publish books after his retirement in 1961, releasing the essay collection
571:
525:
485:
419:
156:
563:
240:
177:
76:
125:
109:
46:
596:
221:
22:(May 8, 1885 – February 13, 1979) was an American academic who specialized in the
326:
294:
160:
575:
529:
489:
423:
309:
described him as "a pioneer in the scholarly study of
American literature".
473:
407:
551:
513:
147:
Hubbell left Duke in 1954, but continued teaching at schools including
112:, Hubbell served as an artillery officer. He later received a PhD from
196:
Hubbell was an early member of the
American Literature section of the
128:. Over the next three decades, Hubbell taught summer sessions at the
567:
552:"Review of The Southerner as American. Southern Life in Fiction"
133:
235:
In 1936, Hubbell published a two-volume anthology called
300:
Essays in
American Literature in Honor of Jay B. Hubbell
289:
Hubbell died on
February 13, 1979. He was 93 years old.
136:. He took part in two exchange professorships at the
75:
and his sister Ruth Anne
Hubbell was a librarian in
41:before beginning his teaching career. He taught at
333:Honorary degree from Southern Methodist University
175:From 1924 until 1927, Hubbell was editor of the
167:. He officially retired from teaching in 1961.
81:Hubbell received his undergraduate degree from
442:
440:
184:Hubbell was the first Honorary Member of the
89:. Over the next ten years, Hubbell taught at
8:
401:
399:
397:
395:
393:
391:
389:
387:
385:
383:
381:
379:
377:
375:
373:
371:
369:
367:
365:
363:
361:
359:
357:
355:
353:
336:Honorary degree from University of Richmond
514:"Obituary: Jay Broadus Hubbell, 1885-1979"
508:
506:
224:to compile and publish two anthologies:
349:
339:Honorary degree from Clemson University
638:Southern Methodist University faculty
408:"Jay. B. Hubbell: A Memorial Tribute"
322:'s American Literature section (1964)
7:
663:University of North Carolina faculty
245:United States Armed Forces Institute
171:Group membership and journal editing
264:Who Are the Major American Writers?
140:in 1949 and 1950, and one with the
618:People from Smyth County, Virginia
318:Jay B. Hubbell Medallion from the
220:In the 1920s, Hubbell worked with
14:
474:"Jay Broadus Hubbell (1885-1979)"
247:. In 1954, he published the book
454:. September 12, 1941. p. 10
249:The South in American Literature
63:Jay Broadus Hubbell was born in
33:Born in Virginia, he studied at
613:20th-century American academics
683:University of Kentucky faculty
673:University of Virginia faculty
668:University of Colorado faculty
653:Wake Forest University faculty
239:. It was reprinted during the
1:
658:Texas Tech University faculty
623:University of Richmond alumni
412:The Southern Literary Journal
99:Southern Methodist University
73:Michigan State Normal College
43:Southern Methodist University
305:In his obituary of Hubbell,
292:In 1967, Hubbell received a
95:University of North Carolina
678:Columbia University faculty
320:Modern Language Association
237:American Life in Literature
198:Modern Language Association
192:Modern Language Association
71:was a history professor at
704:
648:Clemson University faculty
633:Columbia University alumni
406:Moore, Rayburn S. (1979).
132:, Columbia University and
628:Harvard University alumni
550:Quint, Howard H. (1961).
228:, published in 1922; and
226:An Introduction to Poetry
45:for several years and at
688:Edgar Allan Poe scholars
253:Southern Life in Fiction
230:An Introduction to Drama
59:Early life and education
643:Duke University faculty
186:Poe Studies Association
159:, Columbia University,
271:Durham, North Carolina
165:University of Kentucky
153:University of Virginia
130:University of Colorado
91:Wake Forest University
65:Smyth County, Virginia
28:Southern United States
232:, published in 1927.
452:The News and Advance
448:"Rev. David Hubbell"
298:of 23 essays titled
142:University of Athens
138:University of Vienna
103:Dallas County, Texas
518:American Literature
260:South and Southwest
203:American Literature
114:Columbia University
52:American Literature
20:Jay Broadus Hubbell
556:American Quarterly
149:Clemson University
87:Harvard University
69:Paul Edgar Hubbell
39:Harvard University
313:Awards and honors
157:Hebrew University
16:American academic
695:
587:
586:
584:
582:
547:
541:
540:
538:
536:
524:(2): 159. 1979.
510:
501:
500:
498:
496:
470:
464:
463:
461:
459:
444:
435:
434:
432:
430:
403:
307:Rayburn S. Moore
285:Death and legacy
241:Second World War
178:Southwest Review
83:Richmond College
77:Washington, D.C.
35:Richmond College
703:
702:
698:
697:
696:
694:
693:
692:
593:
592:
591:
590:
580:
578:
568:10.2307/2710492
549:
548:
544:
534:
532:
512:
511:
504:
494:
492:
472:
471:
467:
457:
455:
446:
445:
438:
428:
426:
405:
404:
351:
346:
315:
287:
279:
251:. He published
243:for use by the
218:
194:
173:
126:Duke University
122:
120:Academic career
110:First World War
61:
47:Duke University
17:
12:
11:
5:
701:
699:
691:
690:
685:
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
645:
640:
635:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
595:
594:
589:
588:
562:(3): 426–427.
542:
502:
478:PSA Newsletter
465:
436:
348:
347:
345:
342:
341:
340:
337:
334:
331:
323:
314:
311:
286:
283:
278:
275:
217:
216:Writing career
214:
193:
190:
172:
169:
121:
118:
60:
57:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
700:
689:
686:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
634:
631:
629:
626:
624:
621:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
604:
601:
600:
598:
577:
573:
569:
565:
561:
557:
553:
546:
543:
531:
527:
523:
519:
515:
509:
507:
503:
491:
487:
483:
479:
475:
469:
466:
453:
449:
443:
441:
437:
425:
421:
417:
413:
409:
402:
400:
398:
396:
394:
392:
390:
388:
386:
384:
382:
380:
378:
376:
374:
372:
370:
368:
366:
364:
362:
360:
358:
356:
354:
350:
343:
338:
335:
332:
329:
328:
324:
321:
317:
316:
312:
310:
308:
303:
301:
297:
296:
290:
284:
282:
277:Personal life
276:
274:
272:
267:
265:
261:
256:
254:
250:
246:
242:
238:
233:
231:
227:
223:
222:John O. Beaty
215:
213:
210:
207:
205:
204:
199:
191:
189:
187:
182:
180:
179:
170:
168:
166:
162:
158:
154:
150:
145:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
119:
117:
115:
111:
106:
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
84:
79:
78:
74:
70:
66:
58:
56:
54:
53:
48:
44:
40:
36:
31:
29:
25:
21:
579:. Retrieved
559:
555:
545:
533:. Retrieved
521:
517:
493:. Retrieved
481:
477:
468:
456:. Retrieved
451:
427:. Retrieved
415:
411:
325:
304:
299:
293:
291:
288:
280:
268:
263:
262:in 1965 and
259:
257:
252:
248:
236:
234:
229:
225:
219:
211:
208:
201:
195:
183:
176:
174:
146:
123:
107:
80:
62:
50:
32:
19:
18:
608:1979 deaths
603:1885 births
484:(1). 1979.
327:Festschrift
295:Festschrift
108:During the
597:Categories
344:References
161:Texas Tech
24:literature
576:0003-0678
530:0002-9831
490:1051-743X
424:0038-4291
266:in 1972.
255:in 1960.
144:in 1953.
116:in 1922.
101:(SMU) in
581:June 20,
535:June 20,
495:June 20,
458:June 20,
429:June 20,
163:and the
26:of the
574:
528:
488:
422:
330:(1967)
97:, and
418:(1).
583:2024
572:ISSN
537:2024
526:ISSN
497:2024
486:ISSN
460:2024
431:2024
420:ISSN
134:UCLA
37:and
564:doi
599::
570:.
560:13
558:.
554:.
522:51
520:.
516:.
505:^
480:.
476:.
450:.
439:^
416:12
414:.
410:.
352:^
273:.
188:.
181:.
155:,
151:,
105:.
93:,
55:.
30:.
585:.
566::
539:.
499:.
482:7
462:.
433:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.