A. Lynn Altenbernd Papers, 1948-1995 | University of Illinois Archives

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Altenbernd, Lynn (1918-2005)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of English

August Lynn Altenbernd (1918-2005), received his B.S. (1939), M.A. (1949), and Ph.D (1954) from Ohio State University, and served as Professor of English  at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1954 until his retirement in 1984.  Professor Altenbernd held various administrative positions at UIUC, including Head of the English Department (1966-1971) and Associate Dean of the Graduate College (1980-1983 and 1990).   He also published widely on topics relating to various British and American authors and nineteenth-century travel writing, and wrote or collaborated on a number of textbooks for the study of literature, poetry, and drama.

Sources:
Curriculum vitae; obituary

American Civilization
American Literature
Dissertations
English Curriculum
Manuscripts
Rhetoric
Student Protests
Teaching