Walter Edwards Houghton (September 21, 1904 in

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- April 11, 1983) was an American historian of

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, best known for editing the Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals.

Biography

Houghton was educated at

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, where he graduated in 1924 and was a member of

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. He taught at

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before moving to

Wellesley College Wellesley College is a private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant as a female seminary, it is a member of the original Seven Sisters Colleges, an unofficial g ...

in 1942. He remained at Wellesley until retirement in 1969. With his wife Esther he continued to work on the Wellesley Index: three volumes appeared before his death, and two more volumes were completed for publication after his death.

Works

*''The Art of

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's 'Apologia' '' *''The Formation of

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's 'Holy and Profane States'' (1938) *''The Victorian Frame of Mind, 1830 - 1870'' (Yale University Press, 1957)(Copyright renewed 1985) *''The Poetry of

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: An Essay in Revaluation'' (1963) *''Victorian Poetry and Poetics'' (co-authored with G.R. Stange) *'' The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1824-1900'' (Toronto: University of Toronto Press). Vol I, 1965; Vol II, 1972; Vol III, 1978; Vol IV, 1987; Vol V, 1988

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Wellesley College person of the week, 17 July 2000
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